Bennie Equipment announce that they are one of the first U.K. companies to purchase the new totally electric 6m/2.5 tonne telehandler. Within minutes after the official launch on the 18th November 2020, Bennie Equipment placed an order. The JCB 525-60E has been completely redesigned with new running gear, utilising a …
Read More »Manitou Group acquires a majority stake in Mawsley Machinery Ltd in the UK
The Manitou Group, world leader in all-terrain material handling, announces the take over of a majority stake in its UK dealer Mawsley Machinery Ltd, based near Northampton, consecutive to the retirement of their main shareholders. A privately-owned company founded in 1981, Mawsley Machinery Ltd supplies construction equipment and services to …
Read More »Grab a discount this summer from Contact Attachments
Forklift truck and telehandler operators can tip the scales in their favour this summer with the Price Rollback from Contact Attachments extended throughout August. Contact Attachments, which is recognised as one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of forklift and telehandler products, is offering customers a ‘Price Rollback’ discount on its …
Read More »JCB secures largest ever order from Nixon Hire
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 …
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