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The team at Parkway Plant Sales in Stockport recently celebrated 25 years as a Takeuchi dealer. Reaching this major milestone is significant in the company’s history; Parkway Plant Sales was set up in 1999 to sell the new Takeuchi excavators that had just started to arrive on UK shores. They saw the potential having heard…

CM Plant Hire is reshaping Warwickshire’s historic Alveston village with the help of Yanmar’s SV19VT mini excavator. Owner Chris Meek is delivering high-quality groundwork and landscaping for a £4 million luxury development that blends modern elegance with timeless charm. Nestled in the charming village of Alveston, Warwickshire, Chris Meek of CM Plant Hire is crafting…

It is time for a double celebration. Truck and Plant Pages magazine has reached the 250th issue. Launched pre-lockdown, five years of publishing has brought us to the successful combination of printed magazine and websites for plant, farm machinery, trucks, trailers and vans. The second reason to celebrate is the sight of the first Plant-focused…

New module replicates Komatsu PC490HRD with K100 boom change system Komatsu has revealed the expansion of their model range of Komatsu simulators with the new K100 High Reach Demolition Excavator Simulator. The Komatsu simulator add-on module for demolition excavators is designed based on the Komatsu PC490HRD excavator and features the company’s unique K100 boom change…

Yanmar has announced the territory expansion of its Cumbria-based distribution partner, Taylor & Braithwaite, to now cover Yorkshire. As the sole Yanmar dealer for the region, Taylor & Braithwaite will offer Yorkshire customers access to Yanmar’s full line of compact equipment, which includes a diverse selection of excavators – from micro models to 10-tonne tracked…

Browse the photo lineages on this week’s magazine on page 26 and you’ll see Plantmaster’s ‘Deal of the Week’ where we highlight a special machine. This week sees a 2014 JCB 3CX Sitemaster with low hours and is in great condition. Remember, there’s always tonnes of farm machinery for sale at our sister site www.farmmachinerypages.co.uk…

Caterpillar Inc. will launch its Centennial Celebration during CES 2025, providing visitors the opportunity to reflect on the company’s global impact over the last century as well as envision what’s in store for the future. Caterpillar’s exhibit, “The Next 100 Years: Experience What’s Possible,” will feature a powerful combination of technologies and expertise designed to…

AUSA is launching its next-generation range of compact dumpers with 1,000- and 1,500-kg payloads onto the market. With five new models, AUSA aims to build on the success of its earlier models by equipping them with new features that improve their functionality and promote safety. Optimised design The dumpers’ new angular lines provide built-in practicality….

If you are into road repairs, then the specialist machine on this week’s front cover should be up your street. ND Brown specialise in hot box rental and used hot box sales. These effective tools make sure road repairs are straightforward. Preferring the twin auger versions, as opposed to tipping hot boxes, there is a…

Site dumper manufacturer, Thwaites, has revealed its investment in a significant factory expansion at its Leamington Spa headquarters. The new 43,000 sqm unit, to be sited next to the existing factory array, will open in the summer of 2025. Thwaites, who has manufactured from the same Leamington Spa site since 1937, have continually invested in…

Bobcat has added a new Remote Engine Disable/Enable feature on the company’s Machine IQ telematics platform. The new feature allows customers in Europe to remotely enable or disable their machine’s engine through the Owner Portal or Machine IQ app.  With Remote Engine Disable/Enable, operators and owners can shut down their machine with a few clicks, deterring…

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…

The new look Truckpages front cover this week shows a set of trailers of interest to truck and plant operators alike. Peter Gilder has a choice of brand new and unused King GTS44 stepframe low loader trailers. Take a closer look at the double flip-toe hydraulic ramps and you’ll see the amount of thought went…

Yanmar Compact Equipment has announced the appointment of Jon Lopez as the new President of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, effective November 1, 2024. In his new role Lopez is responsible for driving the strategic growth and operational excellence of Yanmar CE across the EMEA region. A seasoned professional with over 20…

Caterpillar has revealed that Cat Command for Loading is expanding to all medium wheel loaders, excluding the GC models. Removing the operator from the machine, Command for Loading offers semiautonomous remote control of next generation Cat 950 – 982 wheel loaders designed to increase operating safety in hazardous environments. Remote Operation Expansion  Cat Command for…

Founded and formed just four and a half years ago, Bedfordshire based MIDA Civil Engineering Ltd has experienced rapid growth in its service and client relationship provision to the housebuilding sector. So much so that it has recently strengthened the business’s own plant fleet holding, with an investment in 33 x new site dumpers from…

AUSA, received this year’s Rental 2024 Editor’s Choice Awards for the D101AEA electric dumper, one of the most compact plug-in dumpers on the market. The 2024 Rental Editor’s Choice Awards represent the equipment rental industry’s best products gaining interest from end-users and rental professionals alike. According to a Rental representative, “Customers from any walk of…

Truck & Plant Pages Magazine is now five years old and to celebrate we’ve given it a fresh new look. The same great magazine now brings you even more – all free of charge. Follow the latest industry news. The  photolisting section has been updated as has the fully updated Auction Diary with all the…

Wacker Neuson is expanding its wheel loader portfolio through the introduction of two new models, WL250 and WL750. These are the first models with the new product designation for Wacker Neuson wheel loaders. In the future, customers will be able to recognize the bucket volume by the number in the product designation of the wheel…

Mecalac, a specialist in compact loaders and dumpers has extended their MCL range of small loaders that has been tailored specifically for agricultural applications. Mecalac’s entry into this market was driven by the increasing demand for small, flexible articulated loaders within the agricultural and landscaping industries. MCL loaders are expertly engineered to excel in confined…