New regulations needed to stop unsafe concrete practices
By Owen Batham – Sales and Marketing Director, Elite Precast ConcreteUsing recycled waste within interlocking concrete blocks often presents a cost saving to the manufacturer – and could be argued as being more enviro... Read Full ArticleJCB wins major electric digger order from leading UK hirer.
JCB today announced it had secured its biggest fleet deal to date for its brand new electric mini excavator – just weeks after going into full production. The 19C-1E models - JCB’s first-ever electric diggers - are ... Read Full ArticleWhen the going gets tough – Aggregate Industries launches new acid-resistant asphalt for arduous environments
Continuing to pave the way in surfacing innovation, Aggregate Industries has launched a new range of acid-resistant asphalts, specifically designed to withstand the harsh chemical environments found... Read Full ArticleLord Bamford officially opens new £50 million JCB Germany HQ
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has officially opened a new headquarters for one of its most important European businesses in an investment worth around £50 million. JCB Germany - which was founded in 1965 - is now operating fr... Read Full ArticleMolson Group appointed Terex Trucks ADT dealer for the UK
The Scottish articulated dump truck manufacturer becomes the latest addition to the 360-degree product range available through the Molson Group.Molson Group have been appointed as a nationwide dealer for Terex Trucks for the UK in a move tha... Read Full ArticleBAM Nuttall Go Hybrid with Trime
BAM Nuttall, the UK based supplier of civil engineering services, has invested in a further thirty lighting towers from the Cambridgeshire manufacturer and supplier, Trime (UK) Limited.The company now has over eighty Trime made lighting s... Read Full ArticleUK’s First TL43.80HF Telehandler Arrives in East Yorkshire
John Suggitt, who runs construction, storage and farm businesses in East Yorkshire in the UK, has purchased the country’s first Bobcat TL43.80HF telehandler to support the growth of his businesses. The new TL43.80HF was supplied by local... Read Full ArticleTwo Liebherr mixing plants Betonmix 3.0 master concrete production at Brenner Base Tunnel
Considerable amounts of concreteLarge storage volume with low space requirementIndividually adapted concrete mix for each rock sectionTwo Liebherr Betomix 3.0 mixing plants produce concre... Read Full ArticleHyundai Construction Equipment embark on the construction of a large-scale ‘Reliability Assessment Centre’
Hyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) has commenced construction on a large reliability assessment centre in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do (South-Korea) to strengthen its quality competitiveness...HCE announced that on Wednesday 1... Read Full ArticleMajor European Plant Hirer places multi-million pound order with JCB.
Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine fleet, all fitted with the latest telematics technology. Netherlands-based Boels Rental has placed an ... Read Full ArticleHirer hails new JCB X Series Cab ‘A great place to spend a shift’
A hire company is celebrating its 20th anniversary – by investing in one of the first in a new range of JCB X Series models.Matthew Williams Digger Hire was founded in 1999 offering both operated... Read Full ArticleAggregate Industries backs calls for low carbon road surfacing
As a recent report from a cross-party group of MPs recommends using advanced asphalt technology on UK roads, Aggregate Industries is urging local authorities, highways agencies and the wider industr... Read Full ArticleAggregate Industries fulfils tall order in complex self-build project
Aggregate Industries has helped source the roofing product solution to meet the incredibly complex aesthetic and functional requirements of a pioneering self-build project.Having owned and ... Read Full ArticleRibbon burner has integral bag dump station
A new Munson Ribbon Blender, model HD-3.5-9-SS, features an integral bag dump station that collects dust generated duri... Read Full ArticleDust controlled imports for the new agri-hub at the Port of Rosyth – the first SAMSON ecological hopper in the UK arrives for commissioning
The Port of Rosyth welcomed their new SAMSON ecological hopper into the port for commissioning. The hopper is the first of its kind in the UK and will be a key component of the port’s new agri-bulk... Read Full ArticleVAT Reverse Charge Delay – JCB Finance stresses the time should be used to prepare, not ignore.
With less than a month to go the Government has announced a delay to the introduction of the VAT Reverse Charge to UK construction until October 2020.The one year extension will be a welcome relief to JCB Finance customers a... Read Full ArticleFirst Komatsu PC360LCI-11 in Europe is kitted with Miller attachments
At Bauma earlier this year the world saw the launch of Komatsu’s new PC360LCi-11 intelligent excavator which is the first excavator in the 36-tonne weight class, factory integrated with a 3D semi-automatic system. The first of these excavato... Read Full Article“The proof of the pudding…..
… will be in the eating,” says Tony Iles, Managing Director of Tonic Construction as the company chooses Volvo excavators for the very first time... Breaking with tradition, the Swindon based civil engineering a... Read Full ArticleDoosan and Engcon investing in Europe together
Doosan and Engcon have entered into an agreement regarding increased collaboration in Europe. The first Doosan excavators factory-fitted to be equipped with Engcon’s tiltrotators, control systems and hitches are being delivered during th... Read Full ArticleJCB Electric Mini brings zero emissions performance to HS2
One of the first electric mini diggers to roll off JCB's production line has been pressed straight into service on one of Europe's biggest and most prestigious infrastructure projects.The JCB 19C-1E was snapped up by leading plant hire fi... Read Full Article