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Tributes have been paid to a former JCB employee who joined the company as a teaboy and rose through the ranks to become a director. Bill Hirst MBE - who was the third person recruited by JCB in 1947 - passed away last night (Sunday,... Read Full Article

When Stig Engström first saw an excavator quick hitch that was able to tilt and rotate, he realised immediately that the product would change the world of excavation. In 1990, he formed the company Engcon, and now 30 years later Stig Engs... Read Full Article

FW Bau, the construction company based in Salzhemmendorf in Germany, has used a Doosan DX255LC excavator to dismantle a concrete tank at a sewage treatment plant at Malente in Schleswig-Holstein.This is not the only project where the comp... Read Full Article

Demand for heavy side building materials in Great Britain, including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and mortar, has been weak throughout 2019. With demand failing to pick up again in the final quarter of the year, sales volumes for thes... Read Full Article

Ian Price has been appointed managing director of Hanson UK’s national road surfacing and contracting infrastructure business, Hanson ContractingHe moves from his role as major projects manager with the business to replace Rick Gree... Read Full Article

A company which helps JCB customers to buy their machines has set itself a golden charity goal in celebration of 50 years in business. JCB Finance – one of the biggest lenders to the UK’s construction and agricultural industry &... Read Full Article

Waste management specialists B&M Waste Services is set to benefit from considerable time and cost savings following the introduction of a Totalkare brake testing solution at its Wirral head officeThe family-owned business, which emplo... Read Full Article

Stelex Engineering Limited, the sole manufacturer and supplier of the original Hercules Trommel range of heavy duty trommels based in the UK, are now working hard on their new and improved company website which will be launched in the next t... Read Full Article

The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has announced the venue and dates for the next Plantworx trade show. The 5 th biennial construction machinery exhibition will be held on 15-17 June 2021, at the East of England Arena and Even... Read Full Article

Together with better performance, simplified maintenance is the key multiplier for the economic viability of a sorting facility. Through its new software and the fifth evolutionary stage of the tried-and-tested UniSort PR, STEINERT is offering imp... Read Full Article

Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has invested over £300,000 into its Salford railhead, upgrading its track and storage bays to improve safety and allow delivery of hardstone into the site.This important work forms ... Read Full Article

Since 2017, over 40,000 end customers have been contacted by Engcon ambassadors around the world. The ambassadors are tasked with promoting Engcon's product offering, taking a consultative approach to determine customer challenges and equipment ne... Read Full Article

JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced today. The move will mean a shorter working week for aro... Read Full Article

Following Terex Corporation’s release of its fourth quarter 2019 results, Terex Materials Processing (MP) is pleased to share these, along with its segment-specific, results.Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced fourth quart... Read Full Article

The new WB97S‐8 is the first follow‐up model in Komatsu’s new range of backhoe loaders. Packed with customer‐focused features, the WB97S‐8 offers a high level of standard specifications along with unrivalled operator visibility thank... Read Full Article

CDE and Molson Washing establish new strategic partnership in the UK...CDE, the industry-leading wet processing equipment manufacturer, and Molson Washing, the specialist materials processing division of Molson Group, have establ... Read Full Article

Nigel has crossed quite a few continents in his sales career and seems to have spent a lifetime in the field.From a country Manager based on Oil and Gas fields in the Deserts of the Middle East, supplying everything from life support t... Read Full Article

Grist Environmental has taken delivery of a JCB JS200W wheeled excavator, from local dealer Holt JCB, to work on its waste transfer site in Devizes, Wiltshire. The JCB vehicle is a straight replacement for an existing excavator, which was par... Read Full Article

Terex MPS is looking forward to showing customers the future of crushing and screening at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with their latest innovations—including one of the ... Read Full Article

Terex Ecotec – industry leader in the design and manufacture of wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment are putting final plans in place ahead of their attendance at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, wher... Read Full Article