Awesome Earthmovers: Issue 25 – May 2025

22nd, May 2025

Hooked on Innovation Feature – Page 28 – 29

In this publication, we highlight how Conquip’s innovative lifting attachments are setting new standards in the industry and how they can enhance safety and efficiency on your site.

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  string(10598) "When it comes to essential infrastructure, few sectors are as critical as the water industry. Whether it’s maintaining existing water supply networks or constructing new treatment centres and sewer systems during the AMP8 framework period, project contractors across the UK trust Conquip for reliable, safe, and productivity-enhancing solutions.

Water utility projects come with their own challenges—a combination of deep and shallow excavations, complex installations, tight schedules and a high demand for safety and compliance. Watch our video on this topic here.

Here's where our specialist ranges come in:
Trench Shoring
Browse our Trench Shoring range




Trench Box

Designed for safety in excavation, our Trench Boxes keep trenches stable when placing pipes.




Manhole Box

The Manhole Box is a robust design that provides durable support when installing manholes.




Drag Box

The Drag boxes are designed to be installed and dragged along the trench for an easy pipe installation.



Excavator Attachments
Browse our Excavator Attachments range




Mechanical Pipe Lifter

Control and precision are essential when laying pipes. Our mechanical pipe lifter offers a safe and controlled solution with a mechanical grip for placing sections in the trench.




Excavator Pipe Laying Hook

Speed up unloading time with our hook attachment—perfect for safe handling and moving pipework from truck to trench.




Excavator Pipe Pusher (Coming soon)

Push pipes into place in the trench with the Excavator Pipe Pusher.









Excavator Drag Skip

Keep materials close to the dig site and reduce waste with our flat-based Excavator Drag Skip—minimising double handling and improving efficiency.






Site Management
Browse our Site Management range




Fuel Eco-Hub

Store, refuel, and manage fuel onsite with our compact solution designed to reduce fuel waste and theft and improve logistics.




Boot Wash

Keep sites clean and prevent contamination between locations.







Autolock Tipping Skip

Don’t leave your buckets behind, take them with you! Our Bucket box is designed to stop operators from tracking back and forth to a bucket changing area.









Chain Storage Rack

Perfect solution to keep your lifting chains and slings tidy and clean.






NEW Dust Control Unit

Our new product was developed and trialled with a water supply and sewerage utility company to help sites with dust suppression and as a water dispenser, without mains water supply.




 



We’ve partnered with many major water and sewerage utility providers, and we’re ready to support you during AMP8 with:

✅ Best-In-Class Equipment – From Trench Boxes to Fuel Storage and Drag Skips, our products are already trusted across live water projects to deliver performance under pressure.

✅ Engineering Support – Our in-house engineers provide temporary works designs, 3D models, and site-specific advice—helping you meet safety requirements without delays.

✅ Full Hire Service – With depots across the UK and fast turnaround times, get the kit you need, when you need it—whether it’s for emergency works or long-term contracts.

✅ Compliance-First Solutions – Every product is built to help you meet strict health, safety and environmental standards, while improving efficiency and cutting downtime.
Starting a new project? Need expert advice?
Contact the team today!
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  string(14323) "Hundreds of contractors around the UK rely on us for kit that performs not just every time, but also lasts and lasts... So that's why all our equipment is designed, manufactured and delivered to be the best-in-class.

Crafted with operators in mind, our excavator attachments give site teams the optimal safety and productivity outcomes.
Housebuilders
With multiple phases of your projects, we know that you need attachments that help you move, lift and tidy with ease. Here's what many of you tell us you need:



Excavator Pouring Bucket

Transport and pour concrete and shingle, with our funnelled shape pouring bucket. Access the places the concrete truck can’t go!




Excavator Forks

Perfect option for when you don’t have a telehandler. Our floating forks make transporting materials around site quick and easy.




Excavator Bucket Box

Don’t leave your buckets behind, take them with you! Our Bucket box is designed to stop operators from tracking back and forth to a bucket changing area.



Bonus for your Forklift or Telehandler:



Powerbrush Forklift Sweeper

Cleans, collects and suppresses dust to keep your housebuilding site tidy and compliant.






Autolock Tipping Skip

Transport waste materials around the site, plus comply with waste segregation guidelines with our multiple colour options.




Forklift Crane Arm

Simply turn your forklift or Telehandler into a mobile crane with this one attachment, for material and equipment transportation around site.



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Groundworkers
You need products that are hard-wearing and can stand the test of time. Our durable attachments are designed to work as hard as you do. Here are the best sellers that your team might need:




Excavator Compaction Wheel

Use the full force of the excavator with our Excavator Compaction Wheel. Loved by operators - to get a level and well-compacted ground surface.




Excavator Drag Skip

Prevent up to ¾ cube of material wastage per load with our flat-based skip. Keeps materials with the operator, stopping tracking back and forth.





Excavator Forks

Perfect option for when you don’t have a telehandler. Our floating forks make transporting materials around site quick and easy.







Excavator Bucket Box

Don’t leave your buckets behind, take them with you! Our Bucket box is designed to stop operators from tracking back and forth to a bucket changing area.






Excavator Pouring Bucket

Transport and pour concrete and shingle, with our funnelled shape pouring bucket. Access the places the concrete truck can’t go!





Excavator Pipe Laying Hook

Level up your truck unloading time. Designed for fast and safe handling of pipe sections when unloading truck deliveries.






Excavator Mechanical Pipe Lifter

Keep control of your pipe sections when placing them in trenches with our Excavator Mechanical Pipe Lifter, mechanical grips.






 




 



Bonus for your Forklift or Telehandler:



Autolock Tipping Skip

Transport waste materials around the site, plus comply with waste segregation guidelines with our multiple colour options.







 



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Plant Hire
Our curated range of equipment is tailored to ensure operations in the Plant Hire sector run smoothly, efficiently and safely. Discover the essentials:




Excavator Bucket Box

No Bucket left behind… Our Bucket box is designed to stop tracking back and forth to a bucket changing area. Keeping buckets with the Operator’s at their working site.






Excavator Pipe Laying Hook

Designed for fast and safe handling of pipe sections when unloading truck deliveries. Simple addition to optimise efficiency onsite.







Excavator Forks

Perfect for when sites don’t have a telehandler. Our floating forks make transporting materials around site quick and easy.






Excavator Mechanical Pipe Lifter

Keep control of pipe sections when laying them in the trench. Our Excavator Mechanical Pipe Lifter grips down to help with the perfect pipe placement.






 




 



Bonus for your Forklift or Telehandler:





Powerbrush Forklift Sweeper

Cleans, collects and suppresses dust to keep your housebuilding site tidy and compliant.







Autolock Tipping Skip

Transport waste materials around the site, plus comply with waste segregation guidelines with our multiple colour options.




 



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