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  • Piles of benefits

    Akela Ground Engineering – part of the Glasgow-based Akela Group – is now using a specially modified JCB ...

    Akela Ground Engineering – part of the Glasgow-based Akela Group – is now using a specially modified JCB X Series tracked excavator for its piling and foundations work on new housing developments. Thi ...

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  • Boosting the welfare state

    The only way is Essex, well it is when visiting powered access specialists JPS Platforms. CVW navigates i ...

    The only way is Essex, well it is when visiting powered access specialists JPS Platforms. CVW navigates its way to its rural location to find out more! It was meant to be a move that would help accele ...

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  • Plantforce grows up North

    Plantforce has announced a new depot opening as part of its northern depot expansion plan. The new locati ...

    Plantforce has announced a new depot opening as part of its northern depot expansion plan. The new location in Bury, just northeast of Manchester will see Plantforce reinforce its position as a nation ...

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  • Turn up for the books

    Cast your mind back to 1980 and prime minister Lady Thatcher’s oft-quoted words of defiance: “To those wa ...

    Cast your mind back to 1980 and prime minister Lady Thatcher’s oft-quoted words of defiance: “To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the 'U-turn', I have only one thi ...

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  • Racing certainty

    CVW, at Volvo CE’s invitation, gets close up and personal with the company’s latest mid-size electric off ...

    CVW, at Volvo CE’s invitation, gets close up and personal with the company’s latest mid-size electric offering, its L120H Electric Conversion. Equipment manufacturers love choosing novel places to lau ...

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  • One Stage at a time

    Anthony Greatwood, global product manager, Eminox, explains the implications for manufacturers and operat ...

    Anthony Greatwood, global product manager, Eminox, explains the implications for manufacturers and operators of off-highway equipment of Stage VI emissions standards and what the company is doing to a ...

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  • Our friends in the North

    In just nine years Braddan Plant Hire has grown from being a sideline to Braddan Structures, a steel erec ...

    In just nine years Braddan Plant Hire has grown from being a sideline to Braddan Structures, a steel erection company, to being one of the largest independent access hire companies in the Tees Valley ...

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  • Dealer leaps at Bobcat expansion

    Versatile Equipment Ltd has now been appointed to represent Bobcat in two more counties - Norfolk and Suf ...

    Versatile Equipment Ltd has now been appointed to represent Bobcat in two more counties - Norfolk and Suffolk in East Anglia. To serve the new area, Versatile Equipment has opened a brand-new depot ba ...

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  • Joint deal

    Sunbelt Rentals has announced a £2.6 million investment in the latest TracStar fusion machines from McElr ...

    Sunbelt Rentals has announced a £2.6 million investment in the latest TracStar fusion machines from McElroy, a global leader in pipeline fusion technology. The investment includes the purchase of McEl ...

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  • More machines on the horizon

    Takeuchi’s new factory based in Aoki, Nagano will bring a massive increase in productivity across the exc ...

    Takeuchi’s new factory based in Aoki, Nagano will bring a massive increase in productivity across the excavator line up, says the company, with the facility expected to reach full production capacity ...

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