JCB celebrates 75th birthday with an extra day's holiday for all their employees
JCB is to mark its 75th birthday by giving employees around the world an additional day’s holiday, the company announced today. The news was conveyed to employees today ahead of the anniversary tomorrow. And in ... Read Full ArticleJCB artwork visible from outer space
A huge ‘75’ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCB’s impending 75th birthday. The giant logo was cultivated in a field eight miles away from the company... Read Full ArticleTPPL - A major player in public works in Western France acquires new Bobcat Loaders for work on diversified sites
Between Paris and the Atlantic coast, the Pays de la Loire region offers vast undulating expanses of which more than 40% is occupied by forests and meadows crossed by two major rivers - the Loire and the Sarthe - and several wetlands. The regi... Read Full ArticleCASE announces new Head of Europe for Construction Equipment businesses
CASE Construction Equipment announces the appointment of Federico Bullo as the new Head of Europe for Construction Equipment businesses. Federico has held various positions in the company, most recently as Vice President, General Manager, Naveco L... Read Full ArticleDoosan excavator art installation shines in Prague
Doosan is a proud partner of the ‘Signal’ Light Festival taking place this month in Prague in the Czech Republic. In its role as a leading manufacturer of construction machinery, Doosan has supplied one of the company’s DX160W-5 ... Read Full ArticleThe boots who were made up for working notch up 600 years' service
As JCB prepares to mark its 75th birthday tomorrow there’s one family with an extra reason to toast the milestone after notching up a staggering 600 years’ service to the company. The Boot family started ... Read Full ArticleCollins Earthworks takes delivery of UK’s first EC950F
Derbyshire-based Collins Earthworks has taken delivery from SMT GB of the UK’s first Volvo EC950F - the largest excavator currently offered in the Volvo Construction Equipment range.In mass excavation trim, this heavyweigh... Read Full ArticleOilQuick opens subsidiary OilQuick UK Ltd in Great Britain.
Interest in OilQuick's quick couplers has grown steadily over the last few decades. With the new OQTR-E tiltrotator, that interest has grown even further, not least in Europe and the rest of the world. Until now OilQuick has only been represented ... Read Full Article£2 million upgrade for Hanson Kings X Concrete Plant
Capacity has been doubled at the Kings X operation following a £2 million upgrade...Both existing two-metre Skako planetary mixers have been replaced with two four-metre models, which can produce up to 230 ... Read Full ArticleHoward Civil Engineering expand fleet with Komatsu utility range.
Howard Civil Engineering, founded in 2003 by Michael Howard, is one of the leading civil engineering companies in the North and specialises in four key disciplines: RC Frames, S278 works, roads & sewers and groundworks. The family run busi... Read Full ArticleEngcon's new standardisation advances excavation safety
Engcon's new standardisation advances excavation safety by supplying the QSC locking system as standard...Since its inception 30 years ago, Engcon has been actively involved in driving safety development in the excavation ... Read Full ArticleCASE releases SiteWatch Telematics Platform with new design, new dashboard, and simple navigation.
CASE Construction Equipment launches the next generation of its SiteWatch telematics platform with an all-new dashboard, more intuitive navigation and new overview sections that spotlight critical information without requiring the user to search e... Read Full ArticleEngcon launches “Do More. Earn More”, to improve excavator efficiencies and enhance the resulting benefits
When discussing the benefits of making product improvements and efficiencies the environmental impact is increasingly in focus. Excavators that perform more work with less driving time reduce the environmental impact. In addition, excavators t... Read Full ArticleAtlas Copco launches HiLight H6+, a light tower to rise illumination while reducing noise and operational costs
The new light tower from Atlas Copco offers low operational costs and reduced noise levels while increasing illumination coverage. The HiLight H6+ is ideal to use in tough environments, such as applications in construction, mining, events, and... Read Full ArticleDoosan launch new HB-series Hydraulic Breakers
Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new HB-series hydraulic breaker range for the European market.The new range of five HB-series breakers provides a novel concept with high performance and a simplified design, specifically optimized... Read Full ArticleRapid International Bespoke Static Concrete Batching Plant supports Stanton Bonna’s strategic growth plans - improving capacity & efficiency.
Stanton Bonna is a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes, manholes and culverts for drainage, as part of a comprehensive range of precast offsite solutions for the construction industry. Recognising a need to upgrade their manufact... Read Full ArticleJCB updates market-leading 55kw 3CX Backhoe Loader
JCB, the world’s number one backhoe loader manufacturer, has launched a new 55kW 3CX backhoe loader with EU Stage V compliant engine. The machine delivers improved operator comfort and ease of use, increased productivity and performance, com... Read Full ArticleEssential London Bridge maintenance completed one month early
The City of London Corporation’s essential maintenance and waterproofing programme for London Bridge has completed almost four weeks ahead of schedule.Lord Mayor of London William Russell today (21 September) visited the rejuvenated... Read Full ArticleHydrema 922G 20t dump truck working in North East Scotland
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