Olympic tasks for Hyundai wheel loaders - PHOTO
Posted: 13 October 2008Two new Hyundai HL760-7A wheel loaders are working on Olympic stadium site in Stratford.
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JCB academy to offer specialist diplomas
Posted: 13 October 2008JCB’s £22m training academy will offer specialist diplomas when it opens in 2010, it has announced.
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Boom in secondhand plant and machinery
Posted: 10 October 2008The new Buy&Sell area of the ContractJournal.com website is helping plant and machinery dealers beat the credit crunch by opening up new markets for used equipment.
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Elliott upgrades modular accommodation
Posted: 10 October 2008Specialist hirer Elliott is upgrading its temporary site and its modular accommodation ranges.
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Wacker Neuson on lookout for acquisitions
Posted: 10 October 2008Wacker Neuson is on the lookout for possible acquisitions to expand its product portfolio
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Kubota offers three-year warranty for mini-excavators
Posted: 06 October 2008Mini excavator manufacturer Kubota has introduced a three-year warranty as standard on all its new machines.
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Mobiles cranes: overload testing rethink
Posted: 06 October 2008The revision of BS 7121 will require thorough examination instead of four-yearly testing.
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Ford to unveil more frugal Fiesta van
Posted: 06 October 2008Ford is to introduce an all-new Fiesta van capable of doing almost 70mpg and has launched a new 2.2-litre engine for front-wheel drive Transits.
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UK Diggers calls in administrators
Posted: 02 October 2008Administrators have been appointed at Derbyshire-based plant hirer UK Diggers limited.
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Ainscough crane stolen from lay-by
Posted: 02 October 2008Thieves have stolen a large Ainscough crane from a lay-by on the A10 after it was left there overnight.
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Abba Plant Hire buys the UK’s first Genie GTH-5022R
Posted: 02 October 2008Abba Plant Hire has added the UK’s first Genie GTH-5022 R rotating telehandler to its fleet.
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Geith Wales factory to close
Posted: 01 October 2008Geith is to close its factory in Wales and consolidate European manufacturing in Ireland.
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Lorry loader regulations brought into line with mobiles
Posted: 30 September 2008Anomalies in the regulations that allow lorry-loading cranes to undertake big and complicated lifts with minimal or no paperwork are to be ironed out.
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Q-Plant takes the UK's first Kobelco 110-ton crawler crane
Posted: 30 September 2008 Q-Plant Hire of Manchester has taken delivery of the UK's first new Kobelco 110t-capacity CKE1100 crawler crane.
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Genie revamps S-80 and S-85 telescopic booms
Posted: 30 September 2008Genie has redesigned its S-80 and S-85 telescopic booms in line with the S-60 and S-65.
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Woman injured by load from tower crane
Posted: 26 September 2008A woman is in hospital after being hit by an object falling from a tower crane
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BCDAG marks 2nd anniversary of Battersea crane collapse
Posted: 26 September 2008The Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group has marked the second anniversary of the crane collapse by unveiling a plaque.
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Duke delivers Queen’s Award to JCB Service
Posted: 26 September 2008HRH The Duke of Gloucester has presented a Queen’s Award to JCB’s parts and service back-up organisation.
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New York crane accident - two charged
Posted: 25 September 2008Charges have been laid against two of the crew dismantling the crane that collapsed in New York on 4 September
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ADP Group adds lightweight vacuum excavator
Posted: 24 September 2008Specialist contractor and equipment distributor ADP Group has introduced the HDD650, a lightweight vacuum excavator.
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