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Hitachi CM becomes LANDCROSImage: Hitachi CM

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Hitachi CM announces global rebrand to LANDCROS

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. (Hitachi CM), Ltd. has announced its transformation to a new global brand, LANDCROS, marking the next chapter in the company’s 75-year legacy of reliability, innovation, and customer partnership. Read More

Tom Foster2 days agoNovember 7, 2025

Accessibility, Excavators, Hitachi, Hitachi, Landscaping industry, Mini excavators, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

Hands on with Hitachi

The Elmore and District Machinery Field Days once again proved why it remains one of Australia’s most respected machinery showcases. Visitors were hands on with Hitachi. Read More

Tom FosterOctober 30, 2025, 8:36 amOctober 30, 2025

A compact, efficient, zero-tail-swing excavator like the LiuGong 9035F can be a landscaping lifesaver. Image: LiuGong Australia

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LiuGong 9035F ZTS mini excavator

LiuGong F-Series excavators are built to deliver a strong balance of performance, precision, and quality. Landscape Contractor magazine put the compact LiuGong 9035F into a tight spot and was impressed with how well it performed. Read More

Tom FosterSeptember 6, 2025, 9:42 amSeptember 6, 2025

battery power, Business, Excavators, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, LiuGong, LiuGong, Loaders, Mini excavators, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

LiuGong metro dealerships

Rising levels of support for the growing LiuGong equipment range across Australia’s civil, construction and mining industries are in for a turbo-boost, particularly catapulting the brand in key metro markets along the eastern seaboard. Read More

Tom FosterAugust 29, 2025, 8:41 amAugust 29, 2025

LiuGong’s compact, zero-swing mini excavators have already made a big impact on the market. Image LiuGong

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LiuGong mini loaders and excavators

Expanding construction equipment manufacturer, LiuGong, has a line-up of mini loaders and excavators to suit all landscaping operators. Read More

Tom FosterJuly 22, 2025, 1:24 pmJuly 22, 2025

Excavators, Hitachi, Hitachi, Landscaping innovations, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

Hitachi ZAXIS-7

Hitachi Construction Machinery’s ZAXIS-7 compact excavators – the ZX75US-7 and ZX85USB-7 – have been enthusiastically embraced by, and are right at home with, Australian operators. Read More

Tom FosterJuly 17, 2025, 8:49 amJuly 17, 2025

Cat, Excavators, Mowers, skid steers and landscape machinery, Updates

Cat 301.8 mini excavator

The Cat 301.8 mini excavator is the first model in the range to have a sealed cab with air-conditioning, a valuable asset in the harsh Australian climate. Read More

Tom FosterJune 28, 2025, 9:49 amJune 28, 2025

Liam McCormick, Digby Moullin and David Capper with LiuGong’s Australian distributor, McIntosh Distribution, were all smiles during a recent visit to the manufacturer’s Global Research and Development Centre in Liuzhou, located in the Guangxi region in southern China. Images: LiuGong electric

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Electric feeling DownUnder

A recent visit to LiuGong’s Global Research and Development Centre in southern China by the company’s Australian distributor has further reinforced the manufacturer’s market lead for the introduction of a wide range of electric powered equipment DownUnder. Read More

Tom FosterJune 13, 2025, 8:44 amJune 13, 2025