Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK) will present 12 machines at Hillhead 2024 – the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition. The event, which had more than 18,500 visitors in 2022, will feature three days of live demonstrations and over 600 exhibitors from 25-27 June at Hillhead Quarry in Buxton. This year, the showground has…

It’s not every day that you see a JCB telehandler that isn’t yellow. So, if you are thinking about a green telehandler then the 524 shown on this week’s front cover is right up your street. It’s available ex MoD contract hire and is showing 506 hours. It will be heading through the GPSV auction…

Shannonside Civil Engineering Ltd has used more than 200 Hitachi excavators over the last ten years, and currently has a fleet of over 100 Zaxis models ranging from 3 to 30 tonnes. The Midlands-based company specialises in housing, infrastructure, and commercial projects, operates on multiple sites within an 80-mile radius of its Redditch headquarters. Two…

New Cat grading beams for Cat Tiltrotators allow contractors to take on dynamic and efficient grading and compaction work using excavators. Pairing with Cat Tiltrotators enables 360˚ bidirectional and 40˚ left-and-right rotation of the grading beam to increase attachment versatility. The grading beams’ mechanically adjustable roller – from 10 mm (0.40 in) below frame to…

Takeuchi UK have recently appointed Daisuke Yanagisawa, better known as Yana as the new Managing Director, effective from 1st June 2024. Yana has spent the last 12 months as assistant MD, getting to know the industry in the UK. Yana will be leading the team of 25 at Takeuchi’s UK head office in Rochdale and…

Mecalac has designed the Revotruck, a unique dumper that combines cab rotation with exceptional off-road capabilities. Already the winner of five awards, including the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards “Best of the Best”, the Revotruck builds on the success of the dumper range to offer increases in safety. Although dumpers are an effective means of…

The neat little forklift on this week’s front cover is heading through the impressive UK Auctions annual European sale starting on 12th June. There will be a selection of similar sized machines plus trucks, loaders and generators galore. To view the inventory as soon as it becomes live view their UK Auctions page at Plant…

JCB has begun work on a new $500 million 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 The Hon. Alice Bamford, daughter of company Chairman Anthony Bamford, cut the first sod…

More than 700 customers, dealers, suppliers and journalists from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headed to Doosan Bobcat EMEA’s campus in Dobříš, Czechia for Bobcat Demo Days 2024. From 21 May to 5 June, attendees received unprecedented access to the organisation’s comprehensive equipment lineup over a series of 10 intense full-day experiences….

Here’s a solid looking workhorse. The 2008 Volvo L150F wheeled loader looks ready to go to work and comes with just one owner and is fitted with a reversing camera system. Sold by Plantmaster, all of their details are to be found on their advert on the inside front cover of this week’s magazine. Remember,…

Thwaites has announced the furthering of their distributor agreement and partnership with The Molson Group. The new territory appointment covers the English county of Cumbria and commenced on June 3rd 2024.  Molson Equipment were recently appointed approved distributor for the Northeast of England, following confirmation earlier this year of Molson Young Plant Sales appointment to…

A machine built to celebrate the 70th birthday of the JCB backhoe loader is set to play a major role in training the operators of the future. Sheffield-based K-Plant Hire has taken delivery of one of the first Platinum Edition JCB backhoe loaders – introduced to commemorate the special anniversary of the iconic machine. The…

Machine performance, productivity, operator acceptance, fuel consumption and dealer back-up are all contributing factors in Welsh groundworks contractor Hywel Griffiths Plant Hire and Groundworks’ continued move to a CASE Construction Equipment fleet of machinery. The company, established 28 years ago from its base in Clunderwen near Carmarthen in South Wales, first turned to the CASE…

At Volvo Days 2024, Volvo CE will present product launches and a fresh solutions-based approach – enabling sustainable change for customers in both regulated and less regulated markets. Taking place in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Volvo Days is the first major showcase since the company announced the site as its new corporate headquarters in August last year….

We simply don’t get these every day. Now Walters Group are selling a pair of Kress Pallet carriers. You can read about these heavyweight machines here. These flexible machines have rear dump units and come complete with skips. See the advert on page 11 for the contact details. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale…

Volvo CE has inaugurated new facilities at its plants in Changwon, South Korea and Braås, Sweden to support its strategy to offer more sustainable solutions to its customers and meet its ambitious sustainability commitments. An investment totaling SEK 440 million ($40.5 million) has been used to develop its facilities in Changwon and Braås Kamel Sid,…

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 visit started at JCB Power Systems, Derbyshire, where a…

Oshkosh Corporation, an equipment manufacturer has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AUSA, a privately held international company and manufacturer of wheeled dumpers, rough terrain forklifts and telehandlers for the construction, material handling, agriculture, landscape and specialty equipment industries. Upon closing, AUSA will become part of the Oshkosh Access segment. “AUSA’s history…

Well, we’ve had to look this one up. This week’s front cover has a Steelweld Strobe ES 1500. A useful piece of kit to those in the know. It is a “mobile eddy current separator which use powerful magnetic fields to separate ferrous and non-ferrous metals, such as aluminum and copper from a variety of…

Komatsu Europe has introduced a new sorting and demolition grapple range, the latest addition to the Komatsu attachments portfolio. The new grapple range includes all grapples coming as standard with a load control valve included. The main areas of focus were on low maintenance cost and a long lifetime of the attachments. This was achieved…