Heritage Fleet Sale
Direct Rail Services (DRS) is selling off heritage locomotives and carriages as it modernises its fleet.The sale will see all the Class 20s, which were DRS’s first engines and have been with the company for over 25 years, sold, as w... Read Full ArticleGDR Sales takes delivery of UK’s first Yanmar SV120
GDR Sales has taken delivery of the first SV120 sold in the UK. Retailed through Ben Burgess, Yanmar’s official dealer for Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Rutland, the n... Read Full ArticleAll hands on deck as JCB supports port operator
A leading port operator is using a fleet of JCB Teletruks to handle millions of items of luggage as the cruise industry launches its post pandemic recovery.At its Port of Southampton base, Solent Stevedores run a fleet of 16 JCB Tele... Read Full ArticleUnderstanding the Total Cost of Ownership - new on-line course
NEW ONLINE COURSE: Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership – how to avoid future problems and buy bulk solids handling equipment intelligently...Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 Novembe... Read Full ArticleTaylor & Braithwaite’s 1000th Hyundai machine sale results in £10K charity donation
Waitings Ltd, an industry leading civil engineering company located in Penrith, have been working with Cumbrian based machinery dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite Ltd for over 30 years, initially purchasing agricultural machinery and working on agricu... Read Full ArticleLinde Hydraulics introduces the next generation of control valves to the market
− Modular system consisting of a Monoblock and additional sections for customer-specific requirements− Innovative float function for the Excavator can be used as “Smart Boom”− Efficient serial Rod-to-Head-... Read Full ArticleBES merges with R&G Cooper to form Bulldog Plant & Equipment.
Two of the best-known names in the supply, installation and maintenance of concrete plants, asphalt plants and materials processing plants have announced a 50:50 merger to form a new venture offering a ‘one stop shop’ from concept to c... Read Full ArticleWho helps nature look “perfect” for Instagram?
During summertime, enchanting locations flood social media, but a lot of work goes into preparing these places behind the scenes...This year, now, more than ever, the warm weather has brought out the desire to be outdoors, breath... Read Full ArticleDoosan ‘Transparent Bucket’ Wins Two Matexpo Awards
Company scoops both the Innovation and Safety Awards...The industry’s first wheel loader ‘Transparent Bucket’ system from Doosan Infracore Europe has won two of the major awards at the internati... Read Full ArticleJCB 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 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 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 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 Article