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Partnership for success

With the addition of BULL backhoe loaders and skid steers to its stable, Babcock has plugged a crucial gap in its product line-up. The range provides Babcock customers in the mining and quarrying value chain with a proven utility tool for housekeeping and other small-scale support functions on site. By Munesu Shoko.

Babcock, Earthmoving, Featured Articles, Load & Haul

New Volvo EC550E punches above its weight

Having introduced the first Volvo EC550E unit late last year, Babcock reports increased demand for the new 55-t class excavator. A major talking point is the new Independent Metering Valve Technology hydraulic setup, which allows the machine to punch well above its weight with production more in line with 60-65 tonne (t) class machines. Customers can also expect 40% more productivity and a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency, writes Munesu Shoko.

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