Category: Plant News
JCB SUCCESSFULLY CAMPAIGNS FOR TOWING REGULATION UPDATE JCB was today celebrating after securing a change in regulations which will allow trailers to be towed on the road by wheeled construction machinery – potentially saving customers thousands of pounds a year. The decision affects towing rules in England, Scotland and Wales and has seen the Vehicle […]
Exclusive new Cat® Track Wear Sensor provides remote, no-touch wear monitoring and alerts at key wear percentages https://youtu.be/KZ8MEzURLdg With 120 years of undercarriage experience, Caterpillar continues to innovate, so customers get the most from their investment. Exclusive to Cat® machines and undercarriages, the proprietary Cat Track Wear Sensor (CTWS) remotely monitors undercarriage wear to better […]
AG Wilson adds to its fleet with more SANY excavators AG Wilson Civil Engineering, a family-owned civil engineering contractor, based in Co Armagh, Ireland has taken delivery of a further three 24-tonne SANY excavators this month. The order has been supplied by SANYs Irish dealer, Sleator Plant and will join an existing fleet of SANY […]
New Cat® Grading Beams for Cat Tiltrotators allow contractors to take on dynamic and efficient grading and compaction work using excavators Versatile new Cat® Grading Beams deliver high productivity material grading Adjustable roller height adapts to material type and desired compaction levels High-abrasion-resistant wear material delivers long frame life A range of grading beam widths […]
Here is a brief history of how Pier UK Ltd became the largest vacuum excavation contractor in Europe Origins and Early Years Pier UK Ltd was founded in 2001 by Sean Quinn as a civil engineering and drainage company in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. In 2008, the company hired its first vacuum excavator after seeing the safety […]
WORK began yesterday (June 4th) on a new $500 million JCB factory in North America – the biggest-ever investment in the company’s history. The start of construction was signalled at an official ground-breaking ceremony at the site in San Antonio, Texas, where Alice Bamford, daughter of company Chairman Anthony Bamford, cut the first sod of […]
An HD Hyundai HX235A LCR crawler excavator has become something of an internet sensation, while working on improvements to the Dore and Totley train station near Sheffield. Part of the Hope Valley Railway network, the station is having its second platform rebuilt after more than 30 years of service, with the installation of a new […]
ENERGY SECRETARY INSPIRED BY JCB’S HYDROGEN ENGINE INNOVATION The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho MP, paid a visit to JCB to see for herself the progress being made by the British manufacturer of construction equipment and agricultural machinery on decarbonisation using hydrogen combustion engine technology. The Energy Secretary’s […]
New Cat® Hydraulic Connecting CW couplers for excavators deliver fast and safe attachment changes with less spillage Operators can trade out attachments within seconds from the cab Internally routed hoses protect against damage, reducing costs Compatible with any Cat® hydraulic attachment Building on decades of field success with the CW coupler platform, Caterpillar announces three […]
PD DEVELOPMENTS ADDS FIRST WHEELED MACHINE TO FLEET Manchester-based groundworks and civil engineering specialist contractor PD Developments, led by Damian O’Grady and Paul Lackey, has enhanced its operational capabilities with the addition of an HD Hyundai Construction Equipment HW150A CR wheeled excavator to its growing fleet of equipment. The machine is the company’s first wheeled […]