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End of Patent Infringement Litigation for Manitou and JCB Ancenis (France) and Rocester (United Kingdom), 8 December 2023 Manitou BF and J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited have decided, by mutual agreement, to put an end to all patent infringement litigation. The disputes initiated from May 2017 concerned three European patents and led to a set of […]
SACKFUL OF FESTIVE CHEER AS JCB CHRISTMAS TOY APPEAL BREAKS RECORD JCB’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal is set to deliver a sackful of festive cheer to children in Staffordshire and Wrexham thanks to a record number of gift donations. The appeal got under way in November with the installation of 14 collections points at JCB […]
Caterpillar to Amplify Electrification and Energy Solutions at CES 2024 Attendees at CES 2024 will experience the Power of Possible at Caterpillar Inc.’s roughly 9,600 sq ft exhibit January 9 – 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s display focuses on Caterpillar’s electric machines and energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers […]
Liv Golf League Event at JCB Golf Club LIV GOLF LEAGUE EVENT HEADS FOR JCB GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB JCB’s exclusive Golf & Country Club is set to host its most prestigious tour event in its short history with confirmation today that the LIV Golf League is heading for the venue next summer. On July […]
JCB DIGatron™ DEBUT AS MONSTER JAM® PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED JCB DIGatron™: A new truck is set to hit the world stage to thrill families and motorsport fans after digger maker JCB and entertainment giant Monster Jam ® announced a new partnership. The two family companies are joining forces to establish JCB as the official heavy equipment […]
CONGRATULATIONS AS JCB SPONSORED CANOEIST CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024 JCB-sponsored slalom canoeist Adam Burgess has the digger giant’s congratulations ringing in his ears after he was today confirmed as a competitor in Paris next summer. Staffordshire-born Adam, 31, started canoeing on the River Trent in his home town of Stone, Staffordshire with the Stafford, and […]
SANY set to return to the Executive Hire Show 2024 SANY UK has announced its participation in the upcoming Executive Hire Show 2024, scheduled to take place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on the 14th and 15th February. SANY will showcase its smallest zero tail-swing excavator, the SY18U which will be displayed alongside a […]
PLATINUM EDITION CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF JCB BACKHOE INNOVATION JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe loader with the unveiling Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after he combined a lightweight […]
MINISTER’S INSIGHT INTO MONEY-SAVING BRITISH POTHOLE FIXER Transport Minister Mark Harper was given a live demonstration of a machine which is helping fix Britain’s roads and end the scourge of potholes. The Minister was shown the JCB Pothole Pro during a visit to the company’s Derbyshire engine plant and saw for himself how the machine […]
Freeport-McMoRan uses Cat MineStar™ to convert fleet IRVING, Texas, Oct. 31, 2023 – Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) announce that the two companies are collaborating to convert the mining company’s fleet of 33 Cat® 793 haul trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to an autonomous haulage system (AHS) using Cat MineStar™ Command for […]
