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    Celebrating a century of Caterpillar

    An invitation to celebrate a century of the world’s most iconic construction machinery brand was not one ...

    An invitation to celebrate a century of the world’s most iconic construction machinery brand was not one to turn down. CPN reports from the Costa del Sol. A trip to Southern Spain’s Malaga is never a ...

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    Stolen JCB Loader recovered

    A 3.5 tonne JCB Loader, valued at approximately £25,000, has been recovered after a check made with The E ...

    A 3.5 tonne JCB Loader, valued at approximately £25,000, has been recovered after a check made with The Equipment Register (TER), europe's largest database of stolen plant and equipment, identified it ...

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    Inside Bauma 2025

    The sun shone, the beer flowed, and the visitors came – around 600,000 of them, according to Messe Münch ...

    The sun shone, the beer flowed, and the visitors came – around 600,000 of them, according to Messe München which runs Bauma. Liken it to a construction machinery-themed Glastonbury but held in Munich ...

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    Marubeni-Komatsu has appointed Alan Snow Agricultural Engineers

    In an expansion of its dealer network Marubeni-Komatsu (MKL) has appointed Alan Snow Agricultural Enginee ...

    In an expansion of its dealer network Marubeni-Komatsu (MKL) has appointed Alan Snow Agricultural Engineers to cover the southwest of England. The company will be offering the full range of Komatsu Ut ...

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    Construction and earthmoving sales are up

    Sales of construction and earthmoving equipment made an encouraging start of the year with sales in Janua ...

    Sales of construction and earthmoving equipment made an encouraging start of the year with sales in January at 7.4% above sales in the first month of 2024, according to the latest figures from the CEA ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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