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Another Komatsu on this week’s front cover, but this time a tracked excavator – a PC210LC-8 from Waller Construction Equipment. This 2009 machine is showing 8,354 hours and is in…

Sizzling summer temperatures helped to make the biggest party in JCB’s history a day to remember. Around 15,500 people soaked up the atmosphere at the JCB Family Festival, a belated…

The Ammann ARS 30 and ARS 50 Single Drum Rollers are the most compact rollers in Ammann’s soil compaction product line. The ARS 30 and ARS 50 are ideal for…

A leading supplier of temporary power and lighting solutions has bought 60 JCB generators in a deal totalling more than £750k. Purchased by South-West-based Progen Power, many of the new…

Takeuchi returned to Hillhead in June and tell us that their stand was busy as ever showcasing new products launched in the UK and Ireland over the last four years….

This week sees a Komatsu HM300-5 wheel loader available to buy at Ridgway Rentals which features alongside a series of other equipment and tractor unit trailer combinations. Check out all…

A construction company is charging ahead with plans for an electric equipment fleet. Isle of Wight-based MCM Construction has bought three new electric JCB machines – adding to a three-strong…

On 5th July 2022 the High Court of Justice (Patents Court) in London found that Manitou UK Limited and its listed French parent company Manitou BF, infringed JCB’s European Patent…

Plantmaster has their lineup of immaculate JCB 3CX Sitemasters displayed on the front cover – the company has a choice of years available for sale, including machines from 2011,2001 and…

Featuring for the first time at this year’s Bauma 2022 exhibition, the new S86 R-Series Skid-Steer Loader and T86 R-Series Compact Track Loader replace the previous 700 and 800 M-Series…

The demand for small multipurpose articulated loaders in the agricultural, rental and construction sectors is on the increase. These machines are gradually replacing other types of machines (tractors with loaders,…

One of the UK’s leading equipment rental firms has invested in a fleet of brand new JCB rotating telehandlers in a deal worth more than £5 million – the biggest…

AJ Machinery has their 2018 JCB 437 Waste Master on this week’s front cover. Under 6,500 hours with a toe tip bucket, weigh gauge and reversing camera, this loader is…

With an operating weight of 130 tonnes and a colossal reach of up to 40m, the Kobelco SK1300DLC is currently the world’s largest OEM manufactured building demolition machine. Its introduction…

Ridgway Rentals are featuring their range of JCB mini and midi diggers available for sale – the lineup looks pristine to us and sits alongside a range of other machines…

Based on customer feedback from the past years, Komatsu’s WA475-10 wheel loader now offers a new “tool linkage” boom. It was developed at the Komatsu site in Hanover, Germany, where…

Mecalac has launched a brand new range of swing loaders – The all-new AS750, AS850 and AS1000 models join the existing AS600, AS900tele, AS1600 and AS210. Collectively, the range of…

Kubota has launched a new telematics portal to help construction equipment operators increase machine efficiency and security. The ‘Kubota Tracking System’ portal enables users to stay informed about the KX080-4a2…

The retirement sale at V.A. Transport run by CVA on June 25th gives us our machine for the front cover. A 9-tonne Lancer Boss forklift that joins other forklifts and…

The new Caterpillar 966 GC Wheel Loader has Caterpillar designed components, on-demand fan, load-sensing hydraulics and intuitive controls keep fuel consumption and operating costs low, making it a versatile machine…