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As the world-leader in off-highway wheel design and manufacture, the engineering team at GKN Wheels and Structures were one of the key partners in JCB’s tractor speed record. Following two successful runs at Elvington Airfield in York, the JCB Fastrac broke the world record for a tractor, achieving a peak …

Britaniacrest Recycling has recently taken delivery of a new JCB JS200W wheeled excavator from local dealer, Greenshields JCB. The company has also ordered two JCB JS220X excavators to be used for loading crushers, a screener, shredders, waste trommels and breaking concrete, in addition to occasional use for demolition and groundwork. …

Northern Ireland-based skip hire specialist CM Skips has added a JCB 550-80 Wastemaster Loadall to the fleet of materials handling machinery operating at its site in Randalstown, near Ballymena. The telehandler will play a key role in ensuring CM Skips’ on-site efficiency and throughput targets are met. It will be …

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has officially opened a new headquarters for one of its most important European businesses in an investment worth around £50 million. JCB Germany – which was founded in 1965 – is now operating from a brand new facility on a 12 acre site in Cologne following …

JCB has updated its 457, 437 and 427 Wastemaster wheeled loading shovels to meet the upcoming EU Stage V emissions legislation. The new Stage V Wastemasters feature Cummins diesel engines that deliver an increase in engine power and a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption. The biggest of the Wastemaster …

IMHX 2019 saw the launch of a second electric-powered JCB Teletruk telescopic lift truck – the JCB 35-22E. The JCB 35-22E has a lift capacity of 3.5 tonnes and joins the JCB 30-19E battery powered model which was added to the award-winning Teletruk range earlier this year. JCB’s Teletruk General …

Don’t upset the neighbours! Urban warehouse units located on the doorstep of both residential and business customers are increasingly serving as an integral part of the ‘last mile’ delivery process. And, with their potential to help reduce delivery times, smaller urban stores are seen by many internet retailers and their …

JCB set new records for turnover, machine sales and earnings in 2018 as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery remained strong, the company has announced. Staffordshire-based JCB revealed that its sales turnover in 2018 rose by 22% to £4.1 billion (2017: £3.35 billion), while machine sales increased to …

JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator – with more than 50 machines already delivered. The 19C-1E models – JCB’s first-ever electric diggers – are now coming off the assembly line at JCB Compact Products in Cheadle, Staffordshire, …

Two JCB Teletruk 35D 4×4 telescopic industrial forklifts are providing an essential material handling solution at the UK’s largest infrastructure project. Operated by Bylor, a joint venture between French construction company Bouygues Travaux Publics and the UK construction giant Laing O’Rourke, the machines are part of a massive 2,000-strong fleet …