Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

To celebrate 50 years since launching its very first mini-excavator, Yanmar has announced a special edition livery for its class-leading SV60. Unveiled at the SAIE 2018 exhibition in Italy (17 October), a limited run of 10 units will be made avail... Read Full Article

JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the year, the company announced today.The Staffordshire-based construction and agricultural machinery maker revealed that... Read Full Article

The Revolution Bike Park is an extreme cycling facility set in over 120 acres of private woodland in Llangynog, at the foot of the Berwyn Mountain range, North East Wales. Customers can test their skills cycling challenging trails through the wood... Read Full Article

Superior Industries Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has appointed an accomplished industry veteran to a brand new leadership position... Read Full Article

Mounted on an 18m telehandler complete with three on-board water tanks and a generator, this high-level Dust Fighter is completely self- contained. It can be moved and positioned around site freely, with no hoses or electrical cables becoming a tr... Read Full Article

New from Flexicon is a Twin BEV-CON™ Flexible Screw Conveyor system with a common hopper and mobile base constructed and finished to sanitary standards.New from Flexicon is a Twin BEV-CON™ Flexible Screw Conveyor system with a common h... Read Full Article

Digger maker JCB today marked the centenary of the World War One Armistice in three unique ways. A team of JCB apprentices and graduates has created a distinctive art installation which holds 255 ceramic poppies. It has been made by a ... Read Full Article

A V Dawson Ltd, the Middlesbrough-based multimodal logistics provider, has chosen two new Volvo L220H loading shovels for one of its latest contracts handling imported gypsum and loading trains from its newly built rail head.The new L220H... Read Full Article

Euro Auctions, Europe’s leading auctioneers of industrial plant, construction and agricultural machinery, is expanding to meet the increasing needs of its global customers, building Europe’s largest permanent auction facility at its sa... Read Full Article

Siwertell, part of Bruks Siwertell Group, has secured an order from US-based GCCM Holdings LCC to supply a high-capacity ship unloader for South Texas Cement’s terminal in the US port of Corpus Christi.The Siwertell ST 640-M unit wi... Read Full Article

Young Plant Sales open new depot in Inverness to increase coverage of Northern areas of Scotland and better serve customers in the area...The new premises will be open for business from Friday 5th October, followed by the o... Read Full Article

As the nation prepares to mark the Centenary of the World War I Armistice JCB is digging deep to help a charity which supports the Armed Forces. The Staffordshire-based digger maker has created a unique ‘Lest We Forget’ min... Read Full Article

A fleet of 24 Volvo machines, supplied by GB dealer for Volvo Construction Equipment, SMT GB, has started work on one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently underway in the UK. CA Blackwell (Contracts) has put 20 of Volvo’s latest ... Read Full Article

There’s just a day to go before Shaping the Future BULKEX 2018 takes place at Eastwood Hall Nottingham from 17-18 October and it’s absolutely free to attend.In the Material... Read Full Article

The exciting capabilities of the ALLU range of Processors and Transformers will be shown at bauma China 2018. As the largest trade show in Asia, ALLU will show at first-hand how its equipment can help construction companies maximise their business... Read Full Article

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has appointed three new dealers to its UK and Ireland network. Responsible for distributing Yanmar’s latest portfolio of excavators, loaders and crawlers, each dealer was chosen for its experience, ... Read Full Article

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has officially opened a brand new Scot JCB depot in Edinburgh – over six times the size of its predecessor - which is set to bring several new jobs to the region.Located in Sighthill, approximately five mil... Read Full Article

Teesport has become the first UK port to actively minimise the risk of plastic pellets from leaking into the environment, as its operator PD Ports signs up to the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) initiative. The project, run in the UK by the Briti... Read Full Article

So says David Lancashire, Plant Manager for C A Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd as the company takes delivery of 24 Volvo machines for one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently underway in the UK.A fleet of 24 Volvo machines, supplie... Read Full Article

So says plant hirer and ground working contractor Graham J Irvine of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, as he takes delivery of his first new Volvo EC140E excavator.The family-run business comprising Graham, his wife Sheila and eldest son ... Read Full Article