Komatsu plans to introduce the 13-ton class PC138E-11 electric excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery to the domestic Japanese market as a rental machine in January 2024 or later. Komatsu also plans to introduce it to European markets, following Japan. As a market for electrified construction equipment has not yet been established, Komatsu is working…

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…

With the PW168-11 and PW198-11 wheeled excavators Komatsu expands its product range of short-tail models, rounding up the operating weights of these popular machines up to 20 tonnes. The new machines are compact and easy to transport, powerful, comfortable, versatile, reliable and durable, as per the most frequently expressed customer requests, which led to their…

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…

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…

Attendees at CES 2024 will experience Caterpillar’s 9,600 sq ft exhibit from January 9th to the 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s display focuses on Caterpillar’s electric machines and energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of their customers as they electrify their job sites. “We are delighted to return to CES to showcase…

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…

Atlas Copco has launched its first hybrid light tower, the HiLight BI+ 4 which incorporates ‘surface mount device’ (SMD) LED lighting technology and lithium-ion batteries to provide excellent performance and efficiency. Operators at construction sites, events, mines, emergency applications and rental companies will be able to reduce their carbon footprint and operating costs while improving…

JN Bentley, a national civil engineering, building and MEICA contractor, which is part of the Mott MacDonald Group, is making waves in the construction and engineering industry. With an unwavering commitment to safety and quality, the company, with roots in Skipton, but now operating UK-wide, has cultivated a lasting partnership with PV Dobson and Kubota,…

This week’s front cover boasts a heavyweight CAT tracked Dozer that is heading through the Malcolm Harrison sale – ring 1 from 9am on 9th December at Prees, near Whitchurch in Shropshire. It’s not on its own, there is a series of dozers, excavators and loaders heading through the sale. The auctioneer is still accepting…

Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens has launched the fully electric, UJ443E heavy jaw crusher. The Sandvik UJ443E is built upon a new ‘fully electric’ track platform and features high quality, reputable componentry throughout, as well as the latest generation Sandvik CJ412 jaw crusher.  Its new modular feed station includes a larger hopper, two feeder options…

Kubota has sponsored this years ‘Micro-Excavator Operator of the Year’ category at the UK Plant Operator of the Year 2023 competition, hosted by UK Plant Operators Magazine in partnership with the CITB and Morris Leslie. For the first time ever, the competition included a challenge specifically for micro-excavator operators. As part of its sponsorship of…

National Hirer Plantforce has placed an order for £4.2m in a major site dumper fleet deal with Thwaites. The deal which consists of 105 site dumpers, 58 of which are 9-tonne Front Tip cabbed dumpers, completes one of the largest fleet deals in recent times. Thwaites Distributor Manager (North) Will Redman said, “We were delighted…

CASE Construction Equipment has updated its compact wheel loader line, with the launch of four F-Series Evolution models – the 21F, 121F, 221F and 321F. The machines benefit from increased travel speeds and an upgraded operator’s cab. This incorporates a revised monitor, enhanced electrohydraulic controls with smart features, plus a range of connectivity applications previously…

The Hyundai HX439L is a 43 tonne excavator heading through the Lambert Smith Hampton sale on the 6th December. It comes from the joint administrators of M Ifoe Limited and will take place in Northwich, Cheshire. Also in the sale are smaller 14 tonne Hyundai excavators, six Doosan DX255LC and ten Doosan DX140LC excavators. Remember,…

Phoenix Plant Sales Ltd, have reached agreement with Thwaites to expand their current south and west Wales territory to now include mid and north Wales. Effectively establishing the company as the Thwaites approved and sole distributor for Wales, with a new, north Wales sales hub in Wrexham, officially opening on Jan 3rd, 2024. A Thwaites…

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…

This week’s front cover sees a military, ex MoD, Foden dump truck alongside a Hitachi ZX130 excavator, both of which are offer at GPSV auctions on 23rd November. See the advert on page 19 – you will see some interesting lots available from tanks to planes and everything in between. Remember, there’s always tonnes of…

CASE Construction Equipment completed its 2023 European Roadshow with a two-day, sustainability-certified event, in Derbyshire, UK in September. The company welcomed UK and Northern European dealers, the construction media and more than 200 customers to the final leg of this year’s Roadshow, following well-received events in Germany, Italy and France throughout the Summer. CNH Industrial,…

Hodgson Tool Hire, one of the leading independent hire firms in the North West of England, has expanded its mini-excavator fleet with the purchase of nine new Kubota machines throughout 2023 due to increased customer demand. Established in 1997, Hodgson Tool Hire is a family run business with depots in Burscough and Ainsdale. With the…