JCB orders Perkins
JCB has signed a five-year agreement with Perkins for the supply of
400C Series Stage 2, 2.2-litre and below compact engines and
4-litre engines. Perkins will deliver about 6,500 of its 400 Series
units to JCB this year.
New home for MGF
Trench construction specialist MGF has moved into its £1m
purpose-built premises in Makerfield near Wigan. The company
designs, fabricates and distributes excavation support equipment
through its five regional hire depots.
Rider disqualification
Simon Andrew Rider, a director of Macklin Ground Engineering in
West Sussex, has been disqualified for five years after Macklin was
wound up in October 2000 with estimated debts of almost
£168,000.
Exporter of the year
Powerscreen has been awarded the accolade of exporter of the year
by the Northern Ireland Economic Development Agency.
Hillingdon on track
The London Borough of Hillingdon is piloting a satellite tracking
service with street sweepers. It will use the Masternaut 'always
on' tracking service to provide a log of routes with sensors
recording 'brush down' status.