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Norfolk groundworking specialist contractor G&J Bircham has added two Hyundai HX25Az mini excavators to its fleet, primarily for use on house building projects across the region. The 2.6-tonne machine is the largest model in the Hyundai line-up that can be easily towed behind a light commercial vehicle or pick-up, allowing the company to relocate the […]

British engineering giant JCB has set a new world land speed record of 406.320 mph with its hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax. The car recorded the average speed 400.623 mph in its first run this morning across the Bonneville Salt Flats, and 412.135 mph on its second run, giving the average of 406.320 mph – the fastest […]

JCB’s hydrogen-powered Hydromax streamliner today clinched an SCTA speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats – reaching 368.347mph at the world’s leading land speed racing event. Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the car set a new record in the Southern California Timing Association’s (SCTA) Blown Gas Streamliner (AA/BGS, 500+ cubic inches) class at […]