Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

As part of a £12 million (€14 million) investment in new equipment, 22 Atlas Copco hydraulic breaker and compactor attachments have been bought by Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage.

Many of the attachments from the current batch, which includes five MB 1200E medium breakers; six MB 750E medium breakers; ten SB 302 small breakers and one HC 350 compactor, are already in use on the Crossrail project, which will see 42km of new rail tunnels constructed under London.

As part of a £12 million (€14 million) investment in new equipment, 22 Atlas Copco hydraulic breaker and compactor attachments have been bought by Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage.

Many of the attachments from the current batch, which includes five MB 1200E medium breakers; six MB 750E medium breakers; ten SB 302 small breakers and one HC 350 compactor, are already in use on the Crossrail project, which will see 42km of new rail tunnels constructed under London.

Much of the equipment from a future order i

As part of a £12 million (€14 million) investment in new equipment, 22 Atlas Copco hydraulic breaker and compactor attachments have been bought by Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage.

Many of the attachments from the current batch, which includes five MB 1200E medium breakers; six MB 750E medium breakers; ten SB 302 small breakers and one HC 350 compactor, are already in use on the Crossrail project, which will see 42km of new rail tunnels constructed under London.

Much of the equipment from a future order i

When blasting is not a viable option because of legal regulations or proximity of houses or other buildings, a large-sized excavator equipped with a heavy and powerful breaker is often the answer to get high productivity without the risk of excessive vibrations, noise and splinters dangerously flying away.

Caterpillar has held a successful series of Quarry Days at its Malaga Demonstration and Learning Centre (MDLC) in Malaga, Spain, which were attended by customers from Europe and Russia. During the event the company displayed its latest models as they would work in a quarry, and introduced the new 988K wheeled loader, which has an operating weight of 51tonnes and a bucket capacity of 6.4-7.5m³. The seventh generation 988 wheeled loader is powered by a Tier 4 Final/Stage IV Cat C18 ACERT diesel engine, featur

Atlas Copco Construction Tools has introduced a range of  ve C-Series hydraulic breakers, speci cially for the Chinese construction market. The basic breakers are designed to work with carrier machines in the 4-50tonne class, and have a slim box design with vibration dampening technology. As with other Atlas Copco breaker models the C-Series use energy recovery to optimise percussive performance, by increasing blow frequency. “China is the only construction market in the world which is dominated by the bas