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Komatsu’s all-new WA700-8 wheel loader

|Date: May 07, 2025

Komatsu’s all-new WA700-8 wheel loader

Komatsu’s all-new WA700-8 wheel loader is said by the company to “deliver unparalleled levels of safety, ...

Komatsu’s all-new WA700-8 wheel loader is said by the company to “deliver unparalleled levels of safety, increased productivity, exceptional durability, and impeccable environmental credentials.” Powe ...

May 07, 2025
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Certas Energy discusses HVO

|Date: May 02, 2025

Certas Energy discusses HVO

While the efficacy and sustainability credentials of HVO can differ from supplier HVO is being touted as ...

While the efficacy and sustainability credentials of HVO can differ from supplier HVO is being touted as an easy drop-in alternative to diesel, but scepticism remains. Pete Cronin, commercial marketin ...

May 02, 2025
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Bobcat 1-2 tonne mini excavators preview

|Date: April 30, 2025

Bobcat 1-2 tonne mini excavators preview

There’s a corner of a foreign field that forever has a hole in it, dug by CPN on a recent trip to Bobcat ...

There’s a corner of a foreign field that forever has a hole in it, dug by CPN on a recent trip to Bobcat in the Czech Republic to preview its new 1-2 tonne mini excavators. To be unveiled at Bauma thi ...

April 30, 2025
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Investment in a Hinowa spider lift

|Date: April 29, 2025

Investment in a Hinowa spider lift

CPN hears from entrepreneur Brian Barclay about how his investment in a Hinowa spider lift has triggered ...

CPN hears from entrepreneur Brian Barclay about how his investment in a Hinowa spider lift has triggered the growth of a thriving group of businesses offering services from tree surgery to constructio ...

April 29, 2025
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The annual UK Plant Operator of the Year Competition

|Date: April 28, 2025

The annual UK Plant Operator of the Year Competition

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and UK Plant Operators (UKPO) magazine have announced the ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and UK Plant Operators (UKPO) magazine have announced the return of the annual UK Plant Operator of the Year Competition (UKPOOTY) This fifth incarnatio ...

April 28, 2025
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JCB reaches a major machine milestone

|Date: April 25, 2025

JCB reaches a major machine milestone

JCB has reached a major machine milestone with the production of its one millionth Backhoe Loader. The Ba ...

JCB has reached a major machine milestone with the production of its one millionth Backhoe Loader. The Backhoe in question was a 4CX model, which has been decorated in graffiti art by London-based art ...

April 25, 2025
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The annual Executive Hire Show delivered “another fantastic event”

|Date: April 24, 2025

The annual Executive Hire Show delivered “another fantastic event”

According to the organisers, the recent 18th annual Executive Hire Show delivered "another fantastic even ...

According to the organisers, the recent 18th annual Executive Hire Show delivered "another fantastic event for the hie industry". With a fully booked show floor featuring 145 stands, the event was pac ...

April 24, 2025
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Tom Grant Plant Hire is a proud new owner of a JCB 26C-1

|Date: April 21, 2025

Tom Grant Plant Hire is a proud new owner of a JCB 26C-1

Ayrshire-based Tom Grant Plant Hire is the proud new owner a brand new JCB 26C-1, part of the new series ...

Ayrshire-based Tom Grant Plant Hire is the proud new owner a brand new JCB 26C-1, part of the new series of JCB 2.5-tonne mini excavators unveiled in 2024. Supplied by Scot JCB, the new model boasts a ...

April 21, 2025
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Mabey Hire achieves one-million hours without riddor reportable incidents

|Date: April 18, 2025

Mabey Hire achieves one-million hours without riddor reportable incidents

Mabey Hire has declared that it has achieved one-million man-hours without riddor reportable incidents, a ...

Mabey Hire has declared that it has achieved one-million man-hours without riddor reportable incidents, as of January 2025. The company says the accomplishment is testament to its collective commitmen ...

April 18, 2025
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Mann+Hummel’s new interactive filtering guide

|Date: April 17, 2025

Mann+Hummel’s new interactive filtering guide

With Mann+Hummel's new interactive guide, customers can quickly and easily find different filters for all ...

With Mann+Hummel's new interactive guide, customers can quickly and easily find different filters for all the popular brands and models of industrial engines, says the company. The guide caters for 33 ...

April 17, 2025
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