The Break Fast Show #569

In today’s show: A Spanish power station gets popped; we’re checking out the latest addition to the CJ Charlton equipment fleet. Ever wondered what it takes to assemble a 95 tonne excavator? We have the answer. We’re going top down in New Zealand with McMahon Services; and how an Irish company is using Cat Vision Link to track its equipment in Frankfurt.

PLUS there is yet another Komatsu baseball cap up for grabs.

Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction.

Come for the news and stay for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

Spanish power station popped

Demolition contractors have this afternoon carried out the explosive demolition of the Compostilla thermal power plant, in the Bierzo region of Spain.

The Break Fast Show #568

In today’s show: Liebherr prepares for an electric future with a new energy storage solution; we’re off to Italy for some awesome demolition; we’ll be taking a look at how cold recycling is revolutionising road repairs and replacements; and strike a light – A construction light that is so good they wrote a song about it.

PLUS there is yet another Komatsu baseball cap up for grabs.

Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction.

Come for the news and stay for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

The Break Fast Show #567

In today’s show: Two booms are better than one for Allu; JCB’s Lord Bamford takes a hydrogen van for a spin; the technology that is shaping the Museum of the Future in Dubai; and we are taking an in-depth look at the Next Generation Cat 336 excavator.

PLUS there is another Komatsu baseball cap up for grabs.

Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction.

Come for the news and stay for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

The Break Fast Show #566

In today’s show: We have a special report from last week’s Steinexpo exhibition in Germany, courtesy of Construction Channel Luxembourg; it is time for Hyundai; how AMI Attachments are helping a US contractor in a land clearance application; and we will play out with a closer look at the Mecalac 16 MCR crawler skid excavator, the closes thing we have to a real-life transformer.

PLUS there is a Komatsu baseball cap up for grabs.

Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction.

Come for the news and stay for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

The Break Fast Show #565

In today’s show: Komatsu makes timber handling easy; how Liebherr is giving attachments a second life; we hop over to Italy to meet a happy CASE customer; and Sandvik perfects the battery swap to keep its electric machines running.

PLUS we are going to play out today with a plant and equipment demonstration from the 1960s.

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The Break Fast Show #564

In today’s show: Caterpillar prepares for battle in Robot Wars; we’re looking at what goes into the construction of a Liebherr mining truck; and we’re scrolling through the controls with John Deere.

PLUS we have a very unusual blast from the past – A high speed Zettelmeyer wheeled dozer.

Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction.

Come for the news and stay for the chat in our after-show discussion session, The Craic.

Volvo conversion opens way for electric retrofit

Together with Parker Hannifin, Volvo Construction Equipment has developed an electric conversion for its proven L120H wheel loader.

The new machine brings all the zero emission benefits to applications such as waste transfer yards, quarries and recycling centres.

In this exclusive interview with Parker Hannifin’s Marco Banditt, we discover the process that led to this revolutionary machine PLUS how the system could be retrofitted to covert an existing diesel machine to all-electric.

According to plan

The National Federation of Demolition Contractors, the Institute of Demolition Engineers and the Health and Safety Executive have joined forces to deliver a series of what are described as “demolition planning masterclasses” for clients tendering demolition works.

According to the NFDC, the talks will help clients ensure they are aware of the relevant safety and contractual considerations for a safe and successful demolition project.

Three sessions will be held across the country, featuring speakers from the HSE, NFDC, and IDE as follows:

7 September – Komatsu UK Ltd, Birtley
14 September – South & City College, Birmingham
4 October – The Montague, London.

Booking is open now. You can register here.

The BIG Kinshofer Giveaway Show

Kinshofer is a recognised leader in the field of attachments, offering a comprehensive of innovative solutions across a range of applications.

And we are going to be celebrating that innovation with an evening show dedicated entirely to Kinshofer and featuring never-seen-before video footage.

In addition, we will be giving away LOTS of prizes including high vis’ jackets, exclusive backpacks, hats, mobile phone chargers, pens, cups and anything else we can lay our hands on.

Be sure to join us ON YOUTUBE for your chance to win.