JCB announces shutdown extension with pledge to pay employees
JCB is suspending UK production until at least the end of April as a result of the coronavirus crisis and will continue to pay employees unable to work, the company announced today. The firm’s nine manufacturing plants i... Read Full ArticleClearing the way for the Forestry Hyundai High-Walker
The Hyundai High-Walker (HW) crawler excavator is specifically designed for demanding forestry work, the factory-built machine has the capability to work like a Trojan in challenging and tough environments...Leigh Dalgleish, sale... Read Full ArticleDoosan launch new DX490LC-7 and DX530LC-7 Stage V - 50 tonne crawler excavators
Doosan has launched the new DX490LC-7 and DX530LC-7 Stage V 50 tonne crawler excavators, providing significantly improved performance compared to the previous Stage IV models that sets a new benchmark for the 50 tonne class.These new 50 t... Read Full ArticleLiebherr supports Weihenstephan Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences with L 506 compact loader for GaLaBau project
Students construct a show garden for the Bavarian State Horticultural Show 2020“Climate Move” motto represents principle of sustainability in horticulture and landscapingLiebherr provides compact l... Read Full ArticleSuccess at Conexpo 2020 – Engcon looks to conquer the North American market
Global tiltrotator manufacturer Engcon sums up this year's major construction industry event, the Conexpo 2020 in Las Vegas, as a resounding success. Represented on stands and with product demonstrations across the entire exhibition with machi... Read Full ArticleNew Bobcat Skid-Steer Loaders unloading bulk materials from ships
For almost 51 years, stevedoring company, ZHD Stevedores, based in Dordrecht in the Netherlands, has been using Bobcat skid-steer loaders to clear the holds of ships and to move material around so that the ... Read Full ArticleAnother large order from PhosAgro Metachem for Aumund.
PhosAgro has ordered eight Chain Bucket Elevators for its Metachem Plant near St. Petersburg in Russia from AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH. In 2014 AUMUND received its first order from the Russian fertiliser industry from the PhosAgro Metachem Pla... Read Full ArticleVolvo EC55D: more muscle, more hustle
Do more in less time with the market-leading power, outstanding digging efforts and faster digging equipment speed of the 5.5 tonne EC55D tracked excavator. Delivering breakout force of 42 kN, as well as superior traction, swing force and lifting ... Read Full ArticleStarclean belt cleaners save cement producer 500 hours a year
A maintenance manager strives for efficiency at a leading UK cement works near London. He knows about cement production after working in the industry for nine years before serving as the plant’s maintenance manager where he looks after its e... Read Full ArticleDressta’s all-new TD-16N dozer sets a new benchmark for visibility.
Dressta’s new dozer has made its eagerly anticipated debut at ConExpo. The new TD-16N is a revolutionary dozer that sets a new benchmark for visibility.Right from day one, the LiuGong Dressta design team’s brief was simple ... Read Full ArticleG Simpson Builder’s flexible friend
G Simpson (Builders) Ltd of Beauly, near Inverness, has taken delivery of a zero swing Volvo ECR25D compact excavator complete with an Engcon Tiltrotator. The machine has been supplied by SMT GB’s utility equipment dealer for the north o... Read Full ArticleJCB STOPS PRODUCTION AS GLOBAL DEMAND FOR MACHINES REDUCES
JCB is today stopping production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic causes an unprecedented reduction in global demand. The company is halting production for the rest... Read Full ArticleHyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) to develop “Hydrogen Fuel Excavators” with Hyundai Motors
Hydrogen Fuel Excavator development to start in 2020 with a target date for mass-distribution set in 2023Hydrogen fuel cells are more compatible with large construction equipment because of easie... Read Full ArticleFlexicon introduce a new TIP-TITE Drum Tipper
A new TIP-TITE® Drum Tipper transfers hazardous bulk material ... Read Full ArticlePaulo Lima appointed Managing Director of the AUMUND subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
On 1 March 2020 Paulo Lima was appointed Managing Director of the AUMUND Subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil.Paulo Lima has had a successful career in mechanical engineering, in particular in ... Read Full ArticleW M Donald adds two new Volvos to its fleet
W M Donald Ltd of Netherley, Stonehaven, has recently added a twenty-two tonne EC220E and a twenty-five tonne EC250E to its ever-expanding plant fleet...The groundworks and civil engineering firm is a longstanding user of Volvo c... Read Full ArticleComment from the Asphalt Industry Alliance on implications for local roads following today's budget
“Over £1 billion has been wasted chasing and filling potholes on local roads over the last decade1. What’s needed is sustained investment in effective road maintenance to improve the condition of our local roads and help prevent ... Read Full ArticleHistoric day as 750,000th Backhoe rolls off JCB production line
JCB today celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line. The landmark machine was driven off the line at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location w... Read Full ArticleMTB hydraulic breakers hit the UK market
Warrington based attachment specialists ECY Haulmark Ltd are delighted to announce a new and exclusive dealer agreement in partnership with Inan Makina to supply their MTB and MTB Proline range of hydraulic breakers into the UK market.... Read Full ArticleBobcat Appoints New Dealer for Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire in the UK
Bobcat has appointed Peterborough-based RTC Plant Services Ltd (www.rtcplant.com) as the new Authorised Bobcat dealer for Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire in the UK. RTC is now re... Read Full Article