JCB remains profitable in 2020
Staffordshire-based JCB remained profitable in 2020 despite the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its global manufacturing operations, the company announced today. Last year sales turnover fell to £3.1 billion (2... Read Full ArticleHitachi Construction Machinery UK invests in Scotland with new product support depot
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK), a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, are relocating their Scottish depot to support its fast-growing customer base and inc... Read Full ArticlePD Ports completes successful roll out of Port Community System in collaboration with Port of Rotterdam
PD Ports, the Statutory Harbour Authority for the River Tees, has successfully rolled out a Port Community System (PCS) to improve efficiencies and boost the international competitiveness of Teesport and the River Tees.After announcing it... Read Full ArticleCG Robinson takes delivery of the first HX210A Hyundai crawler excavator in the UK
Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has recently added a new 20-tonne class excavator into the range – the HX210A – the first of which has been sold by Cumbria-based Hyundai dealer, ... Read Full ArticleNew 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pump from Liebherr: Light, compact and flexible
36 m boom as quintuple folder in new designUnique Liebherr Powerbloc drive unitSemi-closed oil circuit offers a multitude of benefitsInnovative technologies have been combined in a compact mac... Read Full ArticleGGBS milestone for Hanson at Hinkley Point C
The 10,000th load of Hanson’s Regen GGBS has been delivered to the Hinkley Point C (HPC) new nuclear power station construction site in Somerset. The material is helping to enhance the project’s low carbon credentials before... Read Full ArticleRMGroup to showcase automated palletising solutions at PPMA
Leading robotics and automation company, RMGroup, will be using this year’s PPMA show to demonstrate a collaborative cell, consisting of the compact ABB IRB 460 - the world’s fastest palletising robot - together with an omnidirectional... Read Full ArticleBobcat E26 provides efficient maintenance of Spanish rice fields
In the Tarragona region of Spain, the General Community of Regants of the Dreta Sant de Sant Jaume d'Enveja is in charge of managing irrigation waters, so that each member of this group of irrigators receives the exact same amount of water for the... Read Full ArticleCase Construction Equipment launch the new Backhoe Loader SV Series
CASE Construction Equipment today launched the new Backhoe Loader SV Series, over 60 years in the making and widely acclaimed legendary king of backhoe loaders. A pioneer market leader since 1957, the SV Series features a new expanded cab with enh... Read Full ArticleDependability drives productivity: Metso Outotec Railcar Unloading Solutions provide an integrated material handling solution
Uniform and efficient material unloading plays an essential role in maximizing production in minerals processing. Equipment needs to be robust and dependable to get the job done. Metso Outotec Railcar Unloading... Read Full ArticleEverything comes in threes!
MB Crusher presents three new models of sorting grapples...Pythagoras once said that 3 is a perfect number.To satisfy many construction sites, MB Crusher manufactured three new grapples, designed, and built with the comp... Read Full ArticleTarmac’s recycled rubber asphalt used for the first time in West Yorkshire
A road in Bradford has become the first in West Yorkshire to be resurfaced with an innovative and sustainable asphalt manufactured from waste tyres. A section of Otley Road in Eldwick has recently been resurfaced by Bradf... Read Full ArticleFlexicon introduce a new line of anti-slip access platforms
Flexicon have introduced a new line of anti-slip access platforms to reach elevated process equipment safely, eliminating the need for ladders, scissor lifts and forklift cages. The modular system includes braced frames which c... Read Full ArticleFarewell to JCB's ERF truck fleet after 15 million miles
A piece of JCB history will go under the auctioneer’s hammer later this month as the company’s fleet of ERF trucks is retired – after travelling the equivalent of almost 600 times around the world. The distinct... Read Full ArticlePD Ports celebrates 60 per cent increase in bulk cargo volumes one year since opening Teesport Bulks Terminal
PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, has recently celebrated the first anniversary since the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Teesport Bulks Terminal.Officially unveiled in the height of the COVID19 pandemic during an innovative liv... Read Full ArticleBrammer Buck & Hickman introduces innovative safety footwear
Following the launch of the comprehensive GISS PPE product range in the UK, Brammer Buck & Hickman, the UK’s leading supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO... Read Full ArticlePlantforce draw the line on safety with FTC
As the demand for improvements to safety solutions grows, often the most innovative solutions provide a simple answer in complex environments. This has drawn Tier 1 plant hire supplier, Plantforce, to form a partnership with FTC Group, install... Read Full ArticleLiuGong Dressta Machinery showcased its newest machines and impressed Polish operators at the eRobocze Show
LiuGong Dressta Machinery (LDM) has participated once again in the 9th edition of eRobocze event in Lubień Kujawski with a line up of 13 machines (5 demo, 8 static) and a giant stand covering a whopping area of 2400m2.... Read Full ArticleUK’s first Kobelco semi-automatic excavator has the X-Factor!
UK first, there are similar systems in development, however,I these systems have only managed to get the boom and bucket working or just the tilt rotator – not all three together. So, a true revolution.This machin... Read Full ArticleNew JCB helps Lomond dig deep for children's charity.
A leading plant hirer has commissioned a special edition JCB backhoe loader to raise vital awareness and funds for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.Falkirk-based Lomond Plant Hire has emblazoned the brand-new Stage V 3CX Plus bac... Read Full Article