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Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens has launched the fully electric, UJ443E heavy jaw crusher. The Sandvik UJ443E is built upon a new ‘fully electric’ track platform and features high quality,…

Kubota has sponsored this years ‘Micro-Excavator Operator of the Year’ category at the UK Plant Operator of the Year 2023 competition, hosted by UK Plant Operators Magazine in partnership with…

National Hirer Plantforce has placed an order for £4.2m in a major site dumper fleet deal with Thwaites. The deal which consists of 105 site dumpers, 58 of which are…

CASE Construction Equipment has updated its compact wheel loader line, with the launch of four F-Series Evolution models – the 21F, 121F, 221F and 321F. The machines benefit from increased…

The Hyundai HX439L is a 43 tonne excavator heading through the Lambert Smith Hampton sale on the 6th December. It comes from the joint administrators of M Ifoe Limited and…

Phoenix Plant Sales Ltd, have reached agreement with Thwaites to expand their current south and west Wales territory to now include mid and north Wales. Effectively establishing the company as…

JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its backhoe loader with the unveiling Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe…

This week’s front cover sees a military, ex MoD, Foden dump truck alongside a Hitachi ZX130 excavator, both of which are offer at GPSV auctions on 23rd November. See the…

CASE Construction Equipment completed its 2023 European Roadshow with a two-day, sustainability-certified event, in Derbyshire, UK in September. The company welcomed UK and Northern European dealers, the construction media and…

Hodgson Tool Hire, one of the leading independent hire firms in the North West of England, has expanded its mini-excavator fleet with the purchase of nine new Kubota machines throughout…

AUSA, the manufacturer of compact all-terrain industrial vehicles, is launching their new D101AEA and D101AEA Compact dumpers at Smopyc. Both models have a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) payload and join…

There are three of these Volvo 40 tonne excavators heading through the Malcolm Harrison sale on November 18th in Derbyshire. They are to be joined by a pair of Volvo…

There’s a 2008 Volvo L150F wheel loader on this week’s front cover, courtesy of Plantmaster, whose advert sits over the page on the inside front cover. This is a one…

Cornish contractor Steve Hoskin Construction (SHC) have taken delivery of the first hydrostatic drive, 6-tonne Power Swivel Dumpers to be manufactured by Thwaites. SHC, formed in 1995, are recognised as…

Ardent Hire, one of the UK’s leading hire specialists, is celebrating a decade of association with Kubota. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of two existing hire firms, Ardent…

To meet the demand for more environment-friendly construction projects, Mecalac has developed a range of 100% electric machines. The company launched their very first 11-ton electric excavator, the e12 excavator…

Malcolm Harrison have a whole series of Hitachi ZX33U-6 mini diggers going through their Prees Plant sale on Saturday November 4th in Shropshire. There’s viewing on the Thursday and Friday…

Euro Auctions, the unreserved industrial, construction and agricultural auctioneer, has announced the acquisition of Michener Allen Auctioneering Limited, a Canadian Industrial Equipment and Automotive auction company. Michener Allen Auctioneering Limited…

A groundworks and civil engineering specialist has hailed the outstanding performance, fuel efficiency and operator environment of its new JCB 140X tracked excavator. Luton-based Harkmac Construction Ltd bought the 15-tonne…

Bobcat launched the company’s new Machine IQ telematics subscription service in Europe. Designed to connect customers to vital machine information at anytime and anywhere, the new subscription service is available…