Plant News
ENERGY MINISTER IMPRESSED WITH JCB’S HYDROGEN ENGINE DEVELOPMENT Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has challenged JCB to have its super-efficient hydrogen machines working on building sites and farms by next year – declaring himself “impressed” with the company’s early success in developing engines powered by the zero-carbon fuel. The Secretary of State for Energy Security […]
BIGGEST EVER JCB APPEAL FOR THE NSPCC GETS OFF TO FLYING START JCB has launched the biggest-ever fundraising drive for the NSPCC in its history – with a target of £2 million. The appeal will culminate in 2025 when JCB celebrates its 80th anniversary – and 40 years of support for the UK’s leading children’s […]
New Technologies Available for DEVELON 7 Series Wheel Loaders (SUWANEE, Ga. – June 2023) DEVELON is introducing new innovative technologies on its next-generation -7 Series wheel loaders in North America. Technologies previewed during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 help improve operator productivity, visibility and safety. Technologies including the Transparent Bucket, around view monitor (AVM) camera system and object […]
Erkat ER 250 Stump Grinder Making Easy Work of a Tree Stump The Erkat ER 250 Stump Grinder, equipped with longitudinal drum cutters powered by a robust radial piston motor, generates incredibly high cutting forces. When paired with a Wacker Neuson EW65 wheeled excavator, this machinery can easily remove an old tree stump in an […]
Caterpillar celebrates production of the 50,000th Cat® Wheel Excavator In 1984, Caterpillar, Eder and Zeppelin Baumaschinen, the Cat® dealer in Germany, introduced a new wheeled excavator line, offering four models under the Cat Eder brand. Eight years later, the line became a 100% Cat product with a designated wheel excavator team. Twenty-eight years later, in 2012, […]
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 – […]
New Cat 995 Wheel Loader offers more payload and performance while using less fuel New Cat® 995 Wheel Loader offers more payload and performance while using less fuel Building on the success of the 994K, the new Cat® 995 Wheel Loader features up to 19% increased productivity than the previous model with its higher rated […]
SANY UK Celebrates Success at PlantWorx 2023 SANY UK, a prominent provider of construction machinery and equipment, is delighted to announce its resounding success at the esteemed Plantworx Exhibition 2023. The event, held from 13 – 15 June at the East of England Arena and Events Centre in Peterborough provided an exceptional platform for SANY […]
HYUNDAI UPDATES MIDI WHEELED AND CRAWLER EXCAVATORS HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe is launching the HW65A wheeled excavator and the HX65A crawler model, strengthening the company’s presence in the compact machinery market. Powered by Stage V Hyundai engines, the machines boast a spacious new cab, standard proportional joysticks and improved serviceability. The HW65A and […]
JCB 525-60E Electric Loadall NATIONAL HIRER GOES GREEN FOR THE NSPCC AND THE ENVIRONMENT One of the country’s leading specialist hirers of telescopic handlers has welcomed a unique machine into its fleet – an electric JCB Loadall with distinctive livery. The JCB 525-60E electric Loadall was built from scratch by 36 JCB apprentices to raise […]
