Wates Group sees hydrogen as a major contributor to its plans to reduce carbon emissions across its operations after successfully trialling a JCB generator powered by the fuel. The company, one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies, has been trialling a JCB 60kVA hydrogen combustion generator on a site near…

Two new JCB Hydradigs have been earning their keep from day one of their delivery to a waste management company in Northern Ireland – thanks to their ability to do multiple jobs. Purchased by Portadown-based ABC Waste Management, the JCB Hydradig 110W Plus was supplied by dealer Dennison JCB. It joins a JCB TM320 Wastemaster,…

JCB is set to double the size of a new factory currently under construction in Texas as the company confirmed today that newly-announced tariffs will impact its business in the short-term. JCB has been manufacturing in the USA for 50 years, and last year bought 400 acres of land in San Antonio after recognising the…

One of the first new JCB 3CX Pro DualDrive backhoe loaders in Scotland is delivering time savings of up to 30 per cent for a road surfacing specialist. Purchased by Aberdeen-based L B McRonald, the new 3CX Pro model is used for pavement and road surfacing projects along with tarring, kerbing and concrete work. Supplied…

JCB has appointed Thorncliffs as a new agricultural machinery dealership with a well-established JCB pedigree to provide sales, parts and service support in south Lincolnshire, effective from May 1st. The appointment follows long-standing JCB dealer G & J Peck’s decision to focus on its Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk territories. Based at modern premises in Sleaford,…

BAM Construction has hailed the simplicity of the refuelling process of JCB’s hydrogen powered Loadall telescopic handler after testing the machine on a major Midlands regeneration project. The company has been trialling the first JCB 540-180H Loadall on the Tea Factory regeneration project in Digbeth, Birmingham. Powered by a hydrogen combustion engine developed by JCB…

Commercial and agricultural construction company, McKinty Construction, has purchased two of the first new JCB A45EH articulated booms in Northern Ireland. The new machines are being used at the AI Services artificial insemination bull stud in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. Supplied by local dealer Dennison JCB, the brand new JCB A45EH models join four JCB rough…

JCB Powertrain will demonstrate its developments in the hydrogen sector with a stand built around this technology at the Bauma equipment fair in Munich, April 7-13. JCB is the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen and a team of 150 engineers has been working on the exciting…

Any waste operators involved in skip loader work should take a look at the late, low mileage, 18 tonne 2023 DAF LF advertised for sale by South West-based Falcon Vehicle Solutions. With just 60,000 kilometres on the clock, it would be a perfect addition to any fleet. Check out the news on pages 6 and…

European plant and tool hire company BOELS Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine fleet worth £65 million (€78 million). Netherlands-based BOELS Rental has ordered more than 700 machines including tracked and wheeled excavators, wheeled loading shovels, Loadall telescopic handlers, rotating telescopic handlers, electric scissor lifts…

Perfect for transporting your heavy machinery – Peter Gilder’s brand new King GTS low loader trailers featured on this week’s front cover. Take the opportunity to pair it with the truck that every driver has dreamt of piloting – a bullnose Scania T Series. These much sought after trucks would be perfect for the job…

JCB will unveil a brand new electric micro excavator at the Executive Hire Show – the 8008E CTS. Joining the JCB E-TECH range of electric products with zero emissions at point of use, this new 1.0-tonne machine shares its structure, bodywork and dig-end with the conventional diesel-powered 8008 CTS and has the same control lever…

A civil engineering and groundworks contractor has bought one of the first JCB DualDrive backhoe loaders in Scotland. Purchased by Greenlaw-based B&K Hume Groundworks from dealer Scot JCB, the brand new 4CX Pro DualDrive machine has been bedecked in unique pearlescent orange paintwork designed to catch the sunlight. DualDrive feature allows the operator to drive…

JCB has celebrated a major machine milestone with the production of its one millionth Backhoe Loader. The first JCB Backhoe rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire in 1953. Called the Mark One, it brought the new wonder of hydraulic power to construction equipment for the first time. In the first full year of…

In addition to the tonnes of plant advertised for sale in this issue of the magazine and the thousands available to be searched online at www.plantpages.co.uk, there is a tonne of news covering new developments in machinery, such as Yanmar’s new mini digger range, JCB royal appointment an Irish dealer network expansion. On the auction…

A leading road surfacing specialist has purchased the first new JCB CT430-140 compaction model to roll off the production line. Purchased by Royston, Hertfordshire-based North Herts Surfacing, the brand new tandem vibratory roller is already in action on local authority highways maintenance contracts for Ringway Jacobs on Essex highways and EST in Hertfordshire. North Herts…

JCB is to restructure the distribution of its growing range of agricultural products in Ireland with the appointment of a network of new dealers, the company announced today. The appointments will take effect from February 1st, 2025 and will strengthen JCB’s presence in the Irish agricultural market. John Smith, JCB Agriculture MD commented, “We look…

Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood MP dropped into JCB on National Pothole Day – to see close up a machine which is helping fix the nationwide scourge of Britain’s highways. The Nottingham South MP visited the JCB Power Systems factory in Foston, Derbyshire to watch the JCB Pothole Pro in action. Derbyshire has been…

JCB has cleared significant hurdles in its development of the world’s first hydrogen combustion engine after securing landmark rulings from licensing authorities allowing it to be used commercially in machines. JCB is the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen and a team of 150 engineers has been…

A Scottish plant hirer has bought the first of the brand new JCB 2.5 tonne mini excavator models to reach Scotland. Purchased by Ayrshire-based Tom Grant Plant Hire, the brand new JCB 26C-1 is part of the new series of JCB 2.5-tonne mini excavators unveiled earlier this year. Supplied by Scot JCB, the new model…