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Doosan Infracore Europe (DIEU) has announced that Chris (Kwanhee) Jeong has taken up the position as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1st July 2021. Chris has taken over from Charlie Park, who was CEO between 2... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has today announced plans to invest £2.6 million in new facilities at its depot in Toton, Nottinghamshire, to facilitate the export and import of a new generation of Toyota cars.The announcement was made during a visit t... Read Full Article

Atlas Copco Power & Flow has launched two new PAS dewatering surface pumps with robust proprietary HardHat® technology. The lightweight yet tough canopy means the innovative PAS 100 and PAS 150 pumps are durable and easy to service, pr... Read Full Article

Technological advancements continue apace at Komatsu with the news that its Advanced Joystick Steering System (AJSS) is now available as an option on its next generation 24-tonne WA475-10 wheel loader.Designed to enhance versatility, mano... Read Full Article

Bruks Siwertell has now completed the commissioning of a new Siwertell ST 640-M screw-type ship unloader in Houston, Texas, USA; as far upstream the Buffalo Bayou as ocean-going vessels can go. Its undisclosed owners have switched from bagged to ... Read Full Article

Hitachi has put owners and operators at the heart of the design for its latest Zaxis-7 medium excavators¬: the ZX210-7, ZX225US-7 and ZX225USR-7. Continuously improving on previous generation machines, Hitachi has focused on enhancing the expe... Read Full Article

Money raised to grant more magical Wishes for sick children...Derby-based Bobcat dealer, Butler Reynolds Ltd, has announced that the winner of the company’s charity raffle for a Bobcat E10z 1 tonne mini-excavator is Chris O... Read Full Article

A talented JCB engineer who amassed a multi-million pound fortune thanks to his interest in cars has made a life-changing bequest to a Staffordshire school dedicated to nurturing the engineers of the future. Bill Turnbull spent almos... Read Full Article

When the brothers Louis and Cyril Keller invented the first front end loader to help a local farmer remove turkey manure from his barn in Minnesota in 1957, few could have imagined the impact this development would have on the world of heavy machi... Read Full Article

Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new DX140W-7 and DX160W-7 Stage V compliant wheeled excavators. These new ‘-7’ models provide significantly higher performance in every area than the previous generation Stage IV machines. They ... Read Full Article

Innovative engineers at DB Cargo UK’s maintenance depot in Stoke are busy converting a set of unused BYA wagons into open hot coil wagons – dubbed ‘The Stegosaurus’ due to its striking profile! The company... Read Full Article

With a lack of raw materials and skyrocketing prices, your solution comes from waste material.It’s a problem affecting everyone, from suppliers to their customers: we’re in the middle of a supply shortage. The planeta... Read Full Article

The MHM Group have confirmed that all their diesel powered machinery, principally generators and lighting towers are now fully compatible with HVO fuel.For rental firms and contractors which are not familiar with HVO fuel, it is a renewab... Read Full Article

PD Ports has proudly registered Teesport as part of a new initiative called PortSafe to form a collaborative approach between law enforcement, first responders, partner agencies and industry to enhance security awareness within the UK ports indust... Read Full Article

The sawmilling industry's trend continues to rise despite the strained economic situation in many other industries. One of Germany's largest wood processing companies, GELO Holzwerke, therefore decided last year to make a far-reaching investment i... Read Full Article

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Denis Curran, major projects and key accounts director for Hanson Contracting, who has passed away following a prolonged illness.Denis’ career with Hanson spanned 38 years and he ... Read Full Article

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA has appointed Anthony Kinder to the role of UK Area Sales Manager (North). With significant expertise in sales and account management, Anthony is set to bring a new strategic approach to the region.With 25 ye... Read Full Article

Aggregates R Us is the latest company to invest in the Haith mobile bagging system which it received this month...The mobile bagging system, which includes a GIC5100 vertical form fill and seal packaging machine, will be... Read Full Article

SBM LINEMIX® produces dam wall concrete under most extreme conditions...A new arch dam will be built in front of the monumental Spitallamm dam on the Grimsel that needs renovation. SBM Mineral Processing installed ... Read Full Article

Choosing the wrong bucket can have significant effects on productivity, machine uptime and performance, therefore it’s important to find the right bucket for the job. The expectation when buying a bucket is that it will last, but do you expe... Read Full Article