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G Series loaders, D Series excavators drive production for massive mulch producer. Britton Industries is a leading producer of natural and dyed mulches, screened topsoil, leaf compost and aggregate products. Servicing the landscaping and construction markets of Central New Jersey and South Pennsylvania, the family-owned and operated company has been in business for over 28 […]

Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. has announced the hiring of David Marston as Product Support Sales Manager. Marston will manage product support sales operations for all locations in Kirby-Smith’s territory, and be responsible for growing revenues from support related activities. He will also be responsible for partnering with industry suppliers and engaging Kirby-Smith’s customer base to identify […]

Kraemer North America is replacing an 84-year-old truss bridge near Savanna, Illinois, using a barge-mounted MLC300 equipped with VPC-MAX. Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) technology enables the MLC300 to adjust its counterweight during each lift, which helps keep the barge stable while lifting. When the Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane debuted with Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) and […]

New machine control system—the result of a partnership between CASE and Leica Geosystems—provides innovative and cost-effective grade control solution for CASE dozers. CASE Construction Equipment introduces the all-new SiteControl CoPilot powered by Leica Geosystems. Available factory-installed or as a retrofit on select CASE M Series dozers, the CoPilot system bridges the gap between automatic and […]

Will offer full line of hydraulic crawler cranes from 85 to 275 USt Effective immediately, the ALL Family of Companies has been named an authorized dealer for Kobelco Construction Machinery USA for the exclusive territory of Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh. The ALL Family will provide equipment and parts sales and equipment […]

Building on the solid legacy of the MD6420C, the new Cat® MD6310 blasthole drill offers substantial technology, efficiency and productivity improvements. A key advantage of the machine, Cat Electronics delivers advanced troubleshooting for efficient drill operation and scalable automation. The building blocks include drill assist, semi-autonomous and remote control operation, and machine health reporting to […]

After all the online votes were counted, Eric Moores, a high school building trades instructor in Woodbine, Iowa, was crowned the grand prize winner of the inaugural John Deere “Small Machines. Big Impact.” contest last night at the 2017 John Deere Classic pairings party. As the winner, Moores will take home a new 333G compact track loader […]

ALLU Group will be exhibiting and demonstrating its new, customer focused technology brand: ALLU TRANSFORMER at Steinexpo 2017. Alongside demonstrations of the TRANSFORMER series, ALLU will proudly be exhibiting and demonstrating other members of its extensive range of equipment. The 10th Steinexpo will be held from the 30th August to the 2nd September at Europe’s […]

Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc., a leading Komatsu distributor, has hired five new salesmen to offer more comprehensive sales coverage for its customer base in North and West Texas.   Kirby-Smith’s Vice President of Sales, Del Keffer believes the hires will ensure that Kirby-Smith can better partner with customers to provide a one-of-a-kind business relationship. “At Kirby-Smith, we […]

          As the latest addition to the lineup of Volvo E-Series rotating pipelayers, the PL3005E boasts impressive improvements to power, productivity and efficiency versus predecessor models, all on a 360-degree excavator-based platform. Equipped with the Volvo D8J Tier 4 Final engine, the PL3005E offers a 6 percent increase in horsepower, 8 […]

Registration open, check out new and upgraded services to enhance your show experience  Registration is officially open for ICUEE 2017, the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition. Attendees can look forward to new education opportunities, streamlined registration and enhanced peer networking events. ICUEE 2017 opens its doors October 3-5 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in […]

Updates to the John Deere L-Series backhoe lineup enhance the productivity and uptime for professionals looking to lift more and multitask on the job site. The key backhoe updates include the introduction of precision mode, enhanced pilot controllers, two new rear quick coupler offerings and a redesigned hydraulic thumb. “Our L-Series lineup is popular among […]