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…

JCB will unveil a large number of new machines for materials handling in Hall 17, stand 740 at the LAMMA Show, being staged at NEC Birmingham on 15/16 January. In addition to featuring the JCB Fastrac iCON high-speed tractors, the exhibit will underscore JCB’s leading role in efficient materials handling, with British-built solutions that include…

Employees from JCB’s farming businesses in Staffordshire were today given a day off work to join a rally in support of farmers affected by changes in inheritance tax. Almost 40 employees boarded a 5am JCB coach to London with a host of other Staffordshire farmers for a rally in the Capital. The group included employees…

One of the UK’s leading waste and recycling equipment hirers has invested in a fleet of JCB electric Teletruks. Coventry-based Wastemasters Group has taken delivery of three new JCB 35-22E Teletruk models which join its massive fleet of more than 80 JCB Wastemaster machines which the company hires to waste and recycling customers across the…

What did we do before telehandlers were invented? These flexible tools are now part of many industries from construction to farming – and the 2003 model JCB 532/120 telehandler would work well in any environment. A 4x4x4 model with a 3.3 tonne lift and 12 metre reach, there’s no end to the tasks this machine…

What did we do before telehandlers were invented? These flexible tools are now part of many industries from construction to farming – and the 2003 model JCB 532/120 telehandler would work well in any environment. A 4x4x4 model with a 3.3 tonne lift and 12 metre reach, there’s no end to the tasks this machine…

JCB is expanding its rotating telescopic handler range with the launch of the JCB 558-210R PRO and the 558-260R PRO. The range-topping machines feature increased lift capacity, a higher standard specification, a range of new options and attachments, plus a three-year warranty. Key features include:  The 21-metre lift 558-210R PRO and the 588-260R PRO, which…

It’s not every day that you see a JCB telehandler that isn’t yellow. So, if you are thinking about a green telehandler then the 524 shown on this week’s front cover is right up your street. It’s available ex MoD contract hire and is showing 506 hours. It will be heading through the GPSV auction…

Calling all you farmers reading the Truck & Plant Pages magazine, there’s JCB 536-60 Agri Super telehandler on the front cover – the full details of which are in the Plantmaster advert on the inside front cover. A 2015 4x4x4 model it is available complete with large bucket, air conditioning and a rear hitch. Visit…

Roy Howell has a JCB 535 140 telehandler on this week’s front cover. Plucked from the photo listings, the 3.5 tonne machine has a 14 metre lift capacity and is showing just 9200 hours. It can be your for Christmas for just £21,500. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister…

A new 3 tonne lift capacity compact telescopic handler has been launched by JCB for the 6.0m lift height sector with a specification that the manufacturer claims offers significant performance and productivity advantages. The JCB Loadall 530-60 AGRI Super is sized to match the needs of livestock farms with narrow aisles and passages, and caters…

This week sees a JCB TM320 Waste Master on the front cover courtesy of AJ Machinery. It is a 2016 model with new waste tyres and clam bucket. The machine is well looked after with just 5,890 hours on the clock. You can see AJ Machinery’s full stock of loaders on the inside front cover…

One of the country’s leading specialist hirers of telescopic handlers has welcomed a unique machine into its fleet – an electric JCB Loadall with distinctive livery. The JCB 525-60E electric Loadall was built from scratch by 36 JCB apprentices to raise money for the company’s Platinum Jubilee NSPCC Appeal. Now the splendid machine has been…

JCB has landed its biggest ever UK order for electric equipment after EMR, a global leader in sustainable materials, bought 50 electric Teletruk models, in a deal worth more than £3 million. EMR recycles over eight million tonnes of metals and plastics each year – anything from an aircraft carrier to a can. It has…

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…

BYLOR, the civil engineering joint venture helping construct EDF’s Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station in Somerset, has deployed one of JCB’s machines to handle thousands of tonnes of steel. The new JCB 555-210R rotating telehandler model is already in action on the UK’s largest infrastructure project. Bouygues Travaux Publics (TP) and Laing O’Rourke, two…

A leading waste management company has added a brand-new JCB Stage V 560-80 Wastemaster telescopic handler to its impressive fleet of over 20 JCB machines. Glasgow-based J & M Murdoch will be using the JCB Stage V 560-80 Wastemaster telescopic handler for loading and distributing paper, cardboard, plastic and timber at the company’s four recycling…

A construction company is charging ahead with plans for an electric equipment fleet. Isle of Wight-based MCM Construction has bought three new electric JCB machines – adding to a three-strong existing electric JCB fleet. The new JCB 19C-1E mini excavator, 1TE site dumper and 525-60E Loadall models join a further Loadall, electric Dumpster and power…

On 5th July 2022 the High Court of Justice (Patents Court) in London found that Manitou UK Limited and its listed French parent company Manitou BF, infringed JCB’s European Patent EP (GB) 2 616 382 relating to stability control systems on telehandlers. This judgment followed a 6-day hearing in the High Court in London in…

One of the UK’s leading equipment rental firms has invested in a fleet of brand new JCB rotating telehandlers in a deal worth more than £5 million – the biggest order so far for the new product. Nationwide plant hirer Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant) has ordered 25 machines including the 21-metre 555-210R machine and…