Develon used the Bauma 2025 exhibition to showcase the new DX140RDM-7; a compact high reach demolition rig in interchangeable boom configuration.
DemolitionNews caught up for an exclusive conversation with Develon Product Manager – Special Applications. Jan Breburda to discuss the new machine and its place in Develon’s demolition line-up.
In today’s show: Magni unveils a pair of new telescopic handlers; the latest from Leica; we’re in the swim for some Dutch pool demolition; and in the latest instalment of The Break Fast Show at Bauma, we’re sitting down with Develon’s demolition specialist, Jan Breburda.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: Longing for leaders.
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Evolution is not optional. You might choose to disembark from the progress train, but that train is going to continue its journey, with or without you.
Now, admittedly, I am not the best person to deliver this not-very-surprising news. The most-listened-to album on my iPhone was released 43 years ago. I firmly believe that men dressed best in the 1930s and 40s, that the 1970s largely gave us the best music, and that the 1980s was the greatest decade of all time.
It has been a very long time since I discovered a meaningful new band; even longer since I discovered one that didn’t just remind me of something from my youth. I am not someone who stays on top of what’s “trending.” I don’t know who half the new celebrities are. And when I hear someone mention TikTok, my instinct is to reach for a wristwatch.
But I’m also not stubborn enough or delusional enough to believe that my preferences freeze time. I’m willing to accept that Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are the sound of today. They’re not for me, and they were never supposed to be. And just because I find them both bland, vanilla, and far too safe and corporate for my tastes, I don’t resent their existence.
I don’t have to like everything new. But I do have to acknowledge it. That’s the price of living in the present.
All of which brings us to the subject of demolition and construction equipment. More specifically, it brings us to the issue of people dismissing the new in favour of the tried and tested.
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In today’s show: A JCB 4CX Groundworker PRO goes to work; we’re feeling the Sunward spirit at Bauma; and we have a double dose of CASE that includes an unlikely link with Metallica.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: All aboard the progress express.
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Ever since I returned to the Substack platform as a home for my long-form writing, I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to the subject of US politics: not just as a spectator; but as a student of dysfunction. It’s not the drama or the spectacle that grabs my attention. It’s the patterns. The eerie, creeping sense of déjà vu.
Substack has become a lifeline for independent voices, particularly in the US, where some of the best journalism now lives beyond the reach of corporate media. These voices – unfiltered and unbought – are exposing the machinery behind the Trump administration: the lies, the cronyism, the almost theatrical incompetence.
And every time I read a new exposé about backroom deals, policy made on whims, or leadership decisions based on ego or petty cruelty rather than expertise, a strange thing happens. I don’t just think, “that sounds awful.” I think, “that sounds familiar”.
Because while we may like to believe that such chaos is a uniquely American disease, the symptoms are starting to appear here too: in boardrooms; in industry bodies; and on demolition and construction sites. The UK demolition and construction industry might not have a Trump figurehead, but the same reckless disregard for experience, ethics, and equity is becoming impossible to ignore.
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In today’s show: Laurini lifts the lid on the Settanta; Komatsu wheel loader efficiency in the US; dozing with Deere; and, in the latest instalment of The Break Fast Show at Bauma, we’re taking a spin around the stand of Sennebogen.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: When industry imitates politics.
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She was fifteen when she said it aloud for the first time. It wasn’t a joke, or a dare, or a moment of adolescent rebellion. It was just a simple truth: “I want to work in demolition.”
Her classmates froze. Then came the laughter. A ripple at first. Then full-throated howls. Like she’d announced plans to become an astronaut, or a wizard, or to marry a movie star. “You?” one girl gasped. “In demolition?!” Another chimed in. “That’s a pretty butch job, you know. Is there something you’d like to tell us?”
By the end of the morning session, she was eating lunch alone. By the end of the week, she had been labelled a lesbian. The fact that she had a boyfriend apparently counted for nothing. But then he was gone too. Being the boyfriend to “demolition girl” apparently didn’t align with what he considered to be “cool”.
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In today’s show: Develon talks tech; Kleemann raises the bar in crushing; Bergmann makes tracks with its awesome carrier; and in our Break Fast Show at Bauma segment, we’re taking a long-awaited tour of the all-electric Volvo stand.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: It’s different for girls.
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In today’s show: A hot new Hyundai; Bobcat goes by the numbers at Bauma; we’re paying a flying visit to a Scottish demolition project; and how to get a second life from your Caterpillar excavator.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: What did we learn at Bauma 2025?
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In today’s show: CASE makes an Impact; a fleet of Hydrema backhoes goes to work; KTEG and Hitachi join forces to create a new breed of mini excavator; and, in our Break Fast Show at Bauma segment, we will be touring the stand of Mecalac.
PLUS in Mark’s Morning Monologue: What did we learn at Bauma 2025?
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