JCB is celebrating its biggest single order from leading equipment rental business Nixon Hire as it invests in a brand new telehandler machine fleet worth almost £14 million. North East based Nixon Hire has signed a deal for 235 JCB Loadalls which will join the fleet at its depots across …
Read More »Cutting the paper wait
Started in 2002, Highlander International Recycling is a highly successful paper recycling and shredding business based in the town of East Kilbride, Scotland. By far the most significant part of Highlander’s business involves processing waste paper on behalf of, and selling recycled material directly to, paper mills and packaging companies. …
Read More »Waste Masters Hire add more JCBs to short term hire fleet
Rapidly growing short-term waste and recycling equipment hire specialist, Waste Masters Hire Ltd, has added five new machines from the JCB range to its fleet. JCB dealer, Gunn JCB, has supplied Waste Masters with a JS20MH wheeled material handler, a 437 wheeled loader a 457 wheeled loader and two 560-80 …
Read More »JLG Industries promotes Jonathan Dawson to Managing Director
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced that Jonathan Dawson has been promoted to Managing Director of Power Towers Ltd. He takes over from Brian King, founder of Power Towers Ltd, who has changed role to …
Read More »JCB’s Teletruk joins the front line at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has added a JCB Teletruk to its range of front line fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment. The Teletruk is deployed at waste and rural fires where it is used to move bailed and bulky items to support improved firefighting tactics, reduce the risk of …
Read More »New Teletruk fleet for window and door company
Camden Group – the UK and Ireland’s leading manufacturer of uPVC window frames and doors – has taken delivery of a fleet of eight new JCB Teletruk forklift trucks. The trucks will operate across Camden’s three sites in Ireland at Antrim, Limerick and Dublin and will undertake a variety of …
Read More »One-sided approach pays off for Emtec
The introduction of JCB Teletruk technology has allowed Emtec, a leading manufacturer of louvres and acoustic products, to improve operational efficiency by freeing up valuable outside space at its High Wycombe-based production and distribution facility. The outdoor area at Emtec’s High Wycombe site is constricted so the loading yard doubles …
Read More »Five signs of a good wheeled loader
David Banks, JCB’s Sales Manager – Waste and Recycling Sector, offers guidance for sites seeking a wheeled loader. As waste and recycling throughputs increase and sites expand, demand for wheeled loaders is growing. But what should you look for when seeking a wheeled loader that will deliver optimum performance across …
Read More »New arrivals mean that Tom White Waste is 100 per cent JCB
Coventry-based Tom White Waste (TWW) has added a further four JCB machines to the range of materials handling equipment (MHE) in operation at its recycling centre in Coventry. The new additions mean that TWW’s MHE fleet is now comprised entirely of JCB equipment. The latest order is made up of …
Read More »New carriers set to sea equipped with kit supplied by Briggs Defence
Following the completion of post-handover engineering activities, the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, will embark on front line operations equipped with specially modified materials handling equipment supplied by Briggs Defence. The largest and most powerful warship in Britain’s illustrious naval history, the state-of-the-art carrier is 280 metres …
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