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Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has recently announced that the current South East England dealer Ernest Doe & Sons has extended their territory with the addition of West Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.Ernest Doe is the lon... Read Full Article

JCB’s new Northern Ireland dealer Dennison JCB has delivered its first machines to a long-standing JCB customer which set up business 33 years ago with just a single 3CX backhoe loader.Now a leading plant hirer and commercial proper... Read Full Article

David Fisher Contracting of Stenhousemuir, Larbert, has taken delivery of a Volvo EC140E with a second unit tentatively on order, thus continuing a tradition of owning and operating Volvo 14-tonne excavators.“We’ve been operat... Read Full Article

Bobcat has announced a number of new developments in the company’s compact loader range for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), such as Auto Ride Control, Heated Cloth Air Ride Seats and several more, offering numerous additional benefits... Read Full Article

Blastcrete Equipment, LLC, a long-time manufacturer of shotcrete and gunite mixers and pumps, offers a Refractory Paddle Mixer that delivers fast mix times while working with mixtures that include aggregates up to a half-inch (13 millimeters) thic... Read Full Article

Kellands Plant Sales, part of the Mecalac dealer network, is celebrating the launch of its brand-new equipment depot in Cornwall with an exclusive customer open day. Taking place at the company’s new site in Camelford on 30 October 2018, the... Read Full Article

Ardent Hire Solutions, has placed a £9m order with Marubeni-Komatsu to supply PC138US (13T), PC210LC (21T) and PC360LC (36T) machines to further grow its large excavator fleet.Ardent’s machine fleet holding currently stands... Read Full Article

O Kinch Agricultural Contracting Ltd of Avon, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, has purchased a bespoke Volvo L70H for its farming and contracting businessThe 14- tonne L70H, equipped with agricultural wheels and tyres, single lever hydraulic c... Read Full Article

ECCO a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle warning and safety equipment has announced the release of two motorised searchlights. The new EW3000 and EW3010 Series spotlights can be installed wirelessly and are available in black and white ho... Read Full Article

Lomond Plant has bought more than 250 JCB models in a deal worth in excess of £13 million – including a fleet of 18 brand new JCB X Series excavators. Operators at the Falkirk-based firm – which offers plant hire serv... Read Full Article

L. Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage Ltd. has built a reputation over the last 30 years for operating one of the safest, most cost effective and efficient plant hire companies in the UK.Now equipped with a large fleet of Komatsu machines, wh... Read Full Article

Aware of potential dust issues, a Council were investigating their options for Dust Suppression at their new 500m2 Road Waste Transfer Depot. Home to the storage and handling of road plainings and various ... Read Full Article

Wirtgen Group UK, one of the UK’s leading providers of construction equipment, has officially opened its new UK headquarters in Newark, Nottinghamshire.The £12.5 million investment includes a new 5500 square metre head office ... Read Full Article

Asphalt Drum Mixers, Inc. offers asphalt plant add-ons for greater customizability, uptime and efficiency. The components help with ease of operation and can alert operators to small problems be... Read Full Article

Engcon, the world-leading tiltrotator manufacturer, has developed a new sorting grab specifically for mini excavators. The new grab, SK02, weighs just over 100 kg, making it perfectly suited for small excavators in the 1.5-3 tonne class. The SK02 ... Read Full Article

We will remember them… JCB has paid its final tribute to the World War I generation by presenting a cheque for more than £30,000 to The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The company, which hosted Staffordshire&rsq... Read Full Article

Performance studies have shown that repair and refurbishment can increase the life of heavy plant equipment for around 60% of the cost of a new replacement. The decision to repair rather than replace heavy plant equipment is a preference made by m... Read Full Article

To celebrate 50 years since launching its very first mini-excavator, Yanmar has announced a special edition livery for its class-leading SV60. Unveiled at the SAIE 2018 exhibition in Italy (17 October), a limited run of 10 units will be made avail... Read Full Article

Bobcat provides a new solution for heavy lift handling applications found in general industry, manufacturing, building materials, warehousing, quarrying and mining with the launch of the TL43.80HF telehandle... Read Full Article

JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the year, the company announced today.The Staffordshire-based construction and agricultural machinery maker revealed that... Read Full Article