Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Asphalt paving and aggregates professionals can get an up-close look at three DEVELON machines during World of Asphalt 2025: a dozer, a compact track loader and a wheel loader.DEVELON will showcase the following ... Read Full Article

Machines that impress – Innovation, performance, and sustainability on 3,000 square metres...From April 7 to 13, 2025, Munich will become the global hub for the construction and construction machinery industry. SANY will pr... Read Full Article

Bobcat, a brand of Doosan Bobcat, has won a significant order for 90 PA7.2 portable air compressors from Speedy Services, one of the UK’s leading providers of tools, equipment and plant hire. This latest order underscores Speedy’s conf... Read Full Article

In January 2025 several belt bucket elevators were ready for commissioning on the west coast of Norway...The Norwegian mining company uses AUMUND bucket elevators type BWG 250/220 with a capacity of 21 t/h and a centre d... Read Full Article

Rail Freight Group (RFG) today welcomed the government consultation on 'A railway fit for Britain's future', but warned that the significant legal changes being planned could pose a threat to rail freight services.Government’s plans... Read Full Article

bauma 2025 will host the world premiere of Bobcat’s new, groundbreaking 1-2 t mini excavators and the latest upgrade of the E88 mini excavator, the top-of-the-range model in Europe. Bobcat will also... Read Full Article

At bauma 2025, Volvo Penta will highlight its battery-electric platform for construction and mining, emphasizing its battery energy storage (BESS) subsystem. Volvo Penta delivers dependable power through its core pillars: proven combustio... Read Full Article

Technology Inside That Moves Your World – Cleaner, Smarter, Safer, and More Efficiently 7 – 13 April 2025 | Munich | Hall A4 | Booth 215 Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, wil... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has signed a major contract with Siemens Mobility to begin fitting the new European Train Control System (ETCS) to the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives.Work will begin in July to fit the new in-cab signalling s... Read Full Article

The brand returns to the global trade fair in Munich, unveiling cutting-edge solutions and pioneering sustainable technologies…CASE Construction Equipment is set to make a dynamic return to bauma 2025, the world&rsq... Read Full Article

The motto for the show: ‘Smarter. Safer. More sustainable.’ The focus of the joint presence of the Wirtgen Group and John Deere at bauma is to help customers become more efficient and profitable through smart... Read Full Article

Leading 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 ... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has taken delivery of a fleet of new vehicles to bolster its breakdown and recovery activities.The ten new Iveco vans will shortly be put into service across England, Scotland and Wales, providing a permanent replacement to th... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has been awarded a new warrant by His Majesty King Charles III to maintain and operate the Royal Train.The Doncaster-based rail freight operator has now held the royal warrant since rail privatisation, marking more than 30 yea... Read Full Article

ARC Marine, a leader in nature inclusive designs for marine environments, and Ma... Read Full Article

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has started a new groundbreaking rail service in a trial from Teesport to Manchester.The service is the first on this route to use the ultra-low IDA wagons, which allow the use of standard high-cube con... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has been awarded a new warrant by His Majesty King Charles III to maintain and operate the Royal Train.The Doncaster-based rail freight operator has now held the royal warrant since rail privatisation, marking more th... Read Full Article

A leading 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 machin... Read Full Article

A new Trans Pennine rail freight link operating between Teesport and Manchester’s Trafford Park has successfully completed its first service.... Read Full Article

In the first tranche of rail services –100,000 kg of CO2 emissions saved150,000 lorry miles prevented2,320 lorry journeys taken off the roadDirect Rail Services (DRS) has begun moving ov... Read Full Article