As German machinery show, Bauma is almost upon us, we get a chance to take a look at some of the machinery on offer, including offerings from Caterpillar which include the next generation 140 motor grader, long reach excavator and road and rail excavator the M323. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale…

This week’s front cover is taken over by the latest Actros Procabin tractor unit that’s on sale at Northside Trucks. If you are in the market for a new tractor unit, then this is the most modern model on the road today. In plant news this week, we look at Bobcat’s new forklift ranges that…

Bobcat is presenting several new developments at LogiMAT 2025 as part of a display of the company’s material handling product lines, including diesel, LPG and electric forklifts, reach trucks and warehouse equipment such as pallet trucks and stackers. Bobcat is showing three new developments in the range including: Bobcat Lithium (Li-ION) Batteries At LogiMAT 2025,…

The choice of lithium-ion forklift options is set to step up a gear with the launch of several new models from Hyster.  “Forklift buyers can now have all the benefits of lithium-ion on a no-nonsense forklift they can depend on, with lift capacities up to 3.5 tonnes and a reach up to 6m,” says Robert…

The 500,000th forklift from the Craigavon factory producing Hyster lift trucks has been donated to the FareShare in Northern Ireland, part of the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity. Representatives from FareShare, based in Mallusk, visited the Craigavon plant on 6th March 2024 to receive the handover of the new truck – a Hyster J1.6XNT…

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to begin production of its electric reachstacker and Essential forklift truck range at the company’s Shanghai manufacturing plant. The production launch was celebrated at a themed ‘Electrify & Expand’ event on 6th December with customers and dealer representatives. Kalmar’s Shanghai plant opened in 2005 and manufactures a wide range of…

Kalmar has concluded a deal to supply UK material handling equipment provider BJB Lift Trucks Ltd. (BJB) with 15 medium electric forklift trucks. The large order was booked in the Q2 2023 order intake with delivery scheduled for Q4 2023. BJB is a leading provider of MHE solutions across the United Kingdom. Headquartered in Grimsby…

Clark has expanded the GEX20-30L and GEX40-50 electric forklift series to include models with an 80 volt lithium-ion battery (Li-ion), which further extends the product range in the segment of electric counterbalance trucks with Li-ion technology. The materials handling vehicles specialist offers operators a powerful and environmentally friendly alternative to IC engine-powered trucks in both…

Shred Station has switched from diesel to electric for its brand-new fleet of JCB materials handling machines. The company – which shreds over 55,000 tonnes of paper per year – is replacing six of its diesel powered JCB Teletruks with six new electric models. And by making the switch the company estimates it will save…

Hyster is giving customers more ways to select the best battery technology for their application with Sunlight Group lithium-ion batteries now an option for selected Hyster forklifts and warehouse trucks. The Sunlight Li.ON FORCE batteries, which will be available for selected 24V, 48V, and 80V lift trucks and warehouse equipment, are fully linked to the…