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In the UK, a new Doosan DX300SLR-5 crawler excavator that was part of a fleet of machines hired from Fraserburgh-based David Smith Contractors Ltd has played a vital role in helping to save the historic Abergeldie Castle following huge storms in S... Read Full Article

National plant hire specialist, Flannery Plant Hire has completed a £35M equipment solutions deal with Finning UK and Ireland, that will see 380 new Caterpillar® machines take the total of its technology supported Caterpillar fleet to ov... Read Full Article

LiuGong, a global leader in manufacturing a full line of extreme duty equipment, will exhibit at CeMAT 2016; the world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics.At the trade fair, which will take place from 31 May-3 June in Hannover, ... Read Full Article

At the bauma 2016, attachment and bucket specialist Lehnhoff presented its new symmetrical quickcouplers of the SQ series for excavators from 12 to 70 tons in three versions for the first time: the new quickcouplers are based on the open industria... Read Full Article

Market falls in the Middle East and Latin America fail to dent Volvo Construction Equipment’s first quarter results, with sales and profitability on the same level as last year, boosted by strong interest in its new machine introductions.... Read Full Article

Volvo Construction Equipment has appointed Mona Tractor Co Ltd, a long established and highly respected agricultural machinery supplier, as its utility equipment dealer covering the whole of North Wales with immediate effect. Mona Tr... Read Full Article

Volvo Construction Equipment pipelayers play a major part in Argentina’s energy revolution. The operator rotates the superstructure of the Volvo PL3005D pipelayer through 360 degrees to lift and place large, heavy pipe... Read Full Article

Norfolk-based Mervyn Lambert Plant Hire has invested in 40 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers in an order worth in excess of £2 million.The deal is for JCB Loadall models ranging from 6 to 17 metres including the six-metre JCB 525-... Read Full Article

The Materials Handling Engineers Association is proud to announce the launch of the MHEA Excellence Awards – designed to celebrate the talent and creativity of its members and the wor... Read Full Article

Radar level sensors are a proven a success story for bulk solids level.  In some industries they have superseded electromechanical and ultrasonic measuring devices many sectors. This is due to th... Read Full Article

April’s bauma exhibition in Munich proved to be Terex Trucks’ most successful show to date, with the company showcasing new and improved equipment, alongside a renewed focus and investment in aftermarket and service excellence.... Read Full Article

The new, compact P4820D ABG includes features more often seen in larger Volvo pavers, allowing it to handle both small inner-city jobs and bigger intercity projects. And with paving widths from 2 m-6.5 m – it’s a compact machine with b... Read Full Article

This automated bulk material handling system provides a total process solution for moving highly fragile product through multiple process operations into bulk ... Read Full Article

Even more comprehensive UNICASE gear unit portfolioNORD DRIVESYSTEMS has extended the successful industrial gear unit range by adding a new size with 190 kNm output torque. The series now comprises nine sizes and covers ... Read Full Article

Half-bridge scrapers made by A&J Fabtech rotate around a central pivot in circular settlement tanks and provide a cost effective option for removing sludge and scum which has settled to the bottom. A&J Fabtech takes the half-bridge scraper... Read Full Article

It was a highly successful Scotplant 2016 for CASE Construction Equipment and their dealer Hodge Plant Ltd, with sales of machines, new CASE customers, plus a record number of participants taking part in the CASE Rodeo Challenge.Hodge Pla... Read Full Article

A new automated Bulk Bag Weigh Batching System from Flexicon meters ingredients into a FLEXI-DISC™ Tubular Cable Conveyor that transports batches of a specified weight to downstream processing equi... Read Full Article

21st April - JCB is today honoured for innovation and export sales growth with three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.Winning its first Queen’s Awards is JCB Power Systems, producer of the engine which powered the JCB Dieselmax s... Read Full Article

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has published a new, 36-page “Measurement Product Guide 2016” that is packed with a host of innovative products.The fully revised edition provides a summary of Micro-Epsilon’s ... Read Full Article

Once again, commercial vehicle safety specialists, Sentinel Systems, will be exhibiting at this year’s APSE Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar in Aviemore. Running from 17 – 20 May 2016, the seminar will host various presen... Read Full Article