Explore Plant and Transport Solutions has invested in a fleet of more than 100 JCB machines in a deal worth in excess of £6 million. The haulage and plant hire services specialist based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire has taken delivery of the new models which include: JCB Loadall telescopic handlers, site dumpers, generators and for the…

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…

There’s a stack of Mecalac site dumpers heading through the regular Malcolm Harrison Prees sale on the 3rd February. There are 6 tonne straight tips with full cabs from 2021 and 3-tonne straight tip models from 2018 and 2018. These are joined by older Terex,Thwaites and JCB dumpers. So, if it’s a dumper you are…

JCB’s 131X tracked excavator has been making light work of tough demolition jobs in the South East of England. Purchased by London-based demolition and dismantling contractor, Feltham Demolition, the machine – already built with strength in mind – has also been equipped with bucket and dipper ram guards, side impact protection, cab cage and belly…

JCB today called on industry leaders to get behind the Government’s call for evidence on how non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) might be powered in the future. Evidence is being sought on how NRMM might decarbonise as part of the Government’s wider net zero ambitions. As the clock ticks down to the March 26th submissions deadline,…

JCB has joined a new partnership which has been launched by road users and industry to help tackle potholes as new figures show pothole damage to vehicles has hit a five year high. The research by the AA – released on National Pothole Day – shows that the motoring organisation dealt with 631,852 pothole related…

If you are looking for a 13 tonne excavator and a heavy haulage truck to transport it around, then both items on this week’s front cover could suit you down to the ground – both heading through the GPSV sale on 24th January. The excavator is a 2013 JCB JS130LC-4 and has just come off…

An Irish groundworks and civil engineering specialist has bought a brand new JCB 245XR tracked excavator to work on a major €65 million rail project in Limerick. County Clare-based Mushroom Civil Ltd has purchased the new reduced tailswing model which initially worked on the Dunkettle Interchange roadbuilding scheme near Cork. Now, the JCB 245XR –…

A Midlands waste recycling specialist has invested in a brand new JCB 140X tracked excavator for sorting and loading waste at its materials recycling facility. MRW Waste Recycling Ltd has bought the new model for pre-sorting waste and loading the picking line at the company’s Stratford-upon-Avon site where it recycles construction and demolition materials. Supplied…

JCB has presented longstanding customer, JC Balls & Sons, with a unique X Series tracked excavator to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The milestone also represents 60 years of the two family-owned businesses working in partnership after founder Jim Balls established JC Balls & Sons with a JCB 3 backhoe loader in 1963. He has bought…

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…

There’s a neat and tidy-looking 2001 JCB P12 Sitemaster backhoe loader on this week’s front cover. Fitted with a Perkins turbo engine, it has a 4 in 1 front bucket, rear extender and hammer line. Looks like the perfect tool and well presented for its age. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale…

JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its backhoe loader with the unveiling Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models. Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the backhoe concept and the first JCB model was manufactured in 1953 after he combined a lightweight backhoe with a Major Loadall tractor loader. It created, for…

A groundworks and civil engineering specialist has hailed the outstanding performance, fuel efficiency and operator environment of its new JCB 140X tracked excavator. Luton-based Harkmac Construction Ltd bought the 15-tonne JCB 140X specifically for drainage and foundation work on groundworks contracts for its leading housebuilding clients. Supplied by dealer Watling JCB, the new machine has…

The biggest fleet of JCB Pothole Pros – a machine which fixes potholes in eight minutes flat – is set to hit the road in the UK after one of the country’s leading hirers placed a massive order for 50 machines. Commercial asset supplier Dawsongroup has already bought 11 JCB Pothole Pros – but all…

JCB has announced it is set to build a new factory in North America which will create 1,500 new jobs over the next five years. The construction of the 720,000 sq ft (67,000m²) factory will begin early next year on a 400-acre site in San Antonio, Texas. The new facility will manufacture machines largely for…

Malcolm Harrison is showing some of the backhoe loaders available at the Prees sale taking place on the 16th September. Pictured front and centre is a 2000 Sitemaster 3CX 4WD backhoe with cross lever controls, forks and a 4 in 1 bucket and plenty of additional buckets to suit multiple tasks. This machine is joined…

If you are interested in fencing, then the kit on this week’s front cover should be up your street. Its a purpose-built, Yanmar C50R tracked dumper that has been converted to a fencing specialist machine. According to the vendor, the machine can carry out any type of fencing work and comes with its own mobile…

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…

Saturday 2nd September sees Malcolm Harrison auction off Steven Broadhurst’s collection of trucks and machinery, including the JCB 3CX Sitemaster on this week’s front cover. It’s a year 2000 machine with Cross Lever Controls, a 4 Way Grab Bucket and set of Forks. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister…