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New belt accessory ideal for use in most light-duty applications...Flexco recently announced the addition of the Belt Edge Protector to its line of light duty belt accessories. When attached to the side wall of... Read Full Article

Following their move into larger premises, Tonbridge-based Tool Hire Company, Kentec Tool Hire has invested in a Trime X-WASH wash bay ready to clean their fleet of diggers, dumpers, and garden machinery.Representatives of Kentec first sp... Read Full Article

Doosan Bobcat, a global leader in compact equipment, has announced the appointment of Gary Hornbacher as the company’s new President for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He will be based in Dobris, Czech Republic, where the ... Read Full Article

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) is warning metal recyclers and wider waste operators that accept non-WEEE cables, they must notify the Environment Agency (EA) if they are using or in... Read Full Article

One of the South East’s leading construction firms has bought a fleet of JCB excavators including 11 new JCB 140X tracked excavators.Sunbury on Thames-based Houlihans has purchased the new JCB 140X models and two new 16-tonne JS160 ... Read Full Article

Government proposals to invest £13.5 million in a “super-squad” team of planners needs to be extended to include minerals planning, according to the Mineral Products Association (MPA).Announced this week by Michael Gove ... Read Full Article

Global building materials supplier Cemex has extended its Vertua® portfolio of sustainable products to include a comprehensive range of asphalt solutions. ... Read Full Article

Staffordshire County Council’s brand-new Pothole Pro has clocked on for its first shift – on the doorstep of the JCB factory where it was produced.The council has just taken delivery of the machine fr... Read Full Article

Infinis, the UK's leading generator of low carbon power from captured methane, and one of the UK’s largest recycling and waste management companies, FCC Environment’s new solar park in W... Read Full Article

Building materials and construction solutions company Tarmac, a CRH company, which operates Hillhead Quarry in Derbyshire, has reopened a Peak District rail connection to expand the supply of aggregates to its customers v... Read Full Article

How VSDs can increase throughput and efficiency in shredding applications... We’ve... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has appointed a new Chief Transformation and Digitalisation Officer as part of its plans to further improve the company’s operational efficiency and customer service...Rohan Kapoor (BEng, MBA), who was previ... Read Full Article

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of excavator attachments – Miller UK Ltd – has announced the acquisition of an Australian based earthmoving equipment and repairs specialist.Following the success of launching Mil... Read Full Article

Global building materials supplier Cemex has completed a series of successful road safety educational events for primary school children based in Rugby, local to its main UK cement plant.... Read Full Article

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Xwatch Safety Solutions by procuring & installing over 160 Xwatch Safety Systems at their HCT facility in Newcastle...Xwatch Safety Solution... Read Full Article

Grundon— the UK’s largest family-owned supplier of integrated waste management and environmental services—has optimised their waste sorting process to pick higher-value products and increase efficiency using a ZenRobotics’ ... Read Full Article

With the official opening of the new steel plant of Termelés-Logistic-Centrum GmbH in Litér (Hungary), SENNEBOGEN, the German manufacturer of material handlers and crane technology,... Read Full Article

In New Zealand, Rokbak RA40 articulated haulers supplied by long-time machine partner Porter Group are in Atlas Quarries’ fleet at its tough, steep site...One of New Zealand’s leading ... Read Full Article

Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has challenged JCB to have its super-efficient hydrogen machines working on building sites and farms by next year – declaring himself “impressed” with the company’s early success in developing ... Read Full Article

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has launched five new models of its industry-leading lithium-ion Energy Storage Systems (ESS). The new units take modular energy storage to a new level, expanding the spectrum of suitable applications, and providing ... Read Full Article