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Reduced operating costs with the updated and improved Quad 600 cropper from NPC
The newly updated and refined Quad 600 cropper from National Pile Croppers has been designed to be used for the reduction of augured (round) piles up to 600mm diameter. It utilises four powerful and fully synchronised rams with specially designed blades to give a superb pile cut. Additionally, the cropper will also hold the cut […]
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HOW YANMAR COMPACT EQUIPMENT PUT THE SWING INTO THE SWINGING 60s
When Yanmar CE launched the first mini excavator in 1968 it didn’t just transform the company – it reshaped the industry – with its impact still being felt today. Mini excavators are part of everyday life – but that hasn’t always been the case. Yanmar Compact Equipment popularized the concept of a small, diesel powered […]
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Xwatch Safety Solutions: New role for Jemma Dycer Hopkins as Operations Manager
Xwatch is delighted to announce that Jemma Dycer Hopkins will be moving into a new role as Operations Manager at Xwatch Safety Solutions. Since joining the Xwatch team in 2021, Jemma has significantly contributed to the company’s growth and success, making her an essential part of the team. In her new role, Jemma will continue […]
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Powerscreen of Washington Takes on Fuchs
Material processing equipment supplier Powerscreen of Washington is to extend its range with the introduction of material handling machines from specialist manufacturer Fuchs a Terex brand. From their base in Kent in the heart of Washington state, the addition of Fuchs will complement its existing industry-leading range of crushers, screens and conveyors with the addition […]
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HEAVY INVESTMENT FOR HOULIHANS IN 11 MACHINE JCB X SERIES DEAL
One of the South East’s leading construction firms has bought a fleet of JCB excavators including 11 new JCB 140X tracked excavators. Sunbury on Thames-based Houlihans has purchased the new JCB 140X models and two new 16-tonne JS160 excavators, all supplied by dealer Greenshields JCB. A repeat JCB X Series customer, the new additions take […]
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JCB WINS 900 MACHINE DEAL FROM NATIONAL BUILDERS’ MERCHANT
JCB has won one of its biggest orders of the year after a 900-machine deal was signed with national builders’ merchant Jewson. The order for machines worth more than £12 million is the biggest ever placed by Tool Hire – the rental division of Jewson – in the 20 years since JCB first began supplying […]
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SMT GB officially appointed as a Unicontrol distributor in Great Britain
The Unicontrol 3D machine control system can now be retrofitted to the majority of construction equipment products in Great Britain. Created by Danish developers in collaboration with Scandinavian contractors, Unicontrol’s system has not just been designed with the operator in mind, but as a platform that grows with end users through adoption of machine control technology. […]
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Former Construction Equipment Association chief receives MBE
Rob Oliver, who retired as the Chief Executive of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in 2021, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s first New Year’s honours list. The Award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was made in recognition of Oliver’s services to the construction equipment manufacturing sector. He […]
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Rokbak & one of the world’s fittest women join forces again!
Like the haulers she appeared alongside a year ago to highlight their power, strength and reliability, Ali Crawford only gets better. Fresh from being crowned the world’s fittest woman over 45, she recently returned to Motherwell to put an RA40 through its paces. Twelve months on from the Rokbak online launch event on September 1st 2021, one of the locally […]
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M.V Kelly welcomes its 200th Hitachi machine.
In an incredible display of trust in Hitachi construction machinery, civil engineering contractor M.V. Kelly has purchased its 2,000th excavator from Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK). The latest and greatest machinery Specialising in housebuilding and groundworks, M.V. Kelly also engages in larger civil engineering excavations and more precise road and sewer projects. Thanks to the versatility of the ZX300-7 medium excavator and the […]
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