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Bobcat applies pressure in Spain

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Editor

The first Bobcat 250M Pressure Washer attachment in Spain has started working at Altrasan Alquiler de Maquinaria, based in Tui in the province of Pontevedra. Designed for use on Bobcat compact loaders, the new pressure washer was supplied by Talleres Turquino / Grupo Epromext, the Authorised Dealer for Bobcat in the Galicia region of Spain. The Altrasan group began business more than 20 years ago and specialises in the rental of machinery in Pontevedra and the north of Portugal, as well as the sale of machinery in both national…

JCB hits recruitment trail

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Editor

JCB is recruiting more than 400 additional UK shop floor employees as the company gears up for a surge in production, the company announced today. The market for construction equipment has rebounded sharply after the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spring 2020, which halted production at JCB factories around the world. Today the company confirmed it was recruiting more than 400 additional agency employees in a variety of jobs including assembly, welding and fork lift truck drivers. In addition, JCB is giving permanent JCB contracts to up to…

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Bobcats battle Spanish snow

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Editor

This month’s Storm Filomena surprised the entire community of the Spanish capital city, Madrid. Its streets, parks, roads and airport woke up to a great accumulation of snow, as what was predicted to be just 20 cm of snowfall instead turned into a much bigger storm. Sonia Royo, President of the community of the Polígono de Albresa de Valdemoro commercial area of the city covering 36 hectares and incorporating almost 600 affected companies, called in Bobcat Of, the Bobcat Authorised Dealer for the area, for help in carrying out snow…

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Fuelling the recovery

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Editor

JCB Finance is today marking a big milestone in its support of the UK construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic after delivering more than £50 million of loans. The vital cash has been distributed to the industry through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) – designed to support the continued provision of finance to UK smaller businesses (SMEs) during the COVID-19 outbreak. As an accredited lender, JCB Finance has been assisting new and existing customers impacted by COVID-19, who need to invest in JCB equipment or other qualifying plant…

Mastenbroek unveils new trencher

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Editor

Mastenbroek has launched the latest edition of its super compact rock trencher – the 20/14. The new version of the 20/14, which offers 215 horsepower and an off-setting digging mechanism to trench a depth of 1.4 metres, features several upgrades compared to the previous model. One of the most innovative refinements has been to reduce the machine width to 2.5 metres and with the ability to remove the forward discharge conveyors to enable a working width of 2.1 metres, making it ideal for use on continental Europe where narrow village…

Mick George dials DL-7

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Editor

The Mick George Group, a leading supplier to the construction industry in the East Anglia and East Midlands regions of the UK, have taken delivery of the country’s first new Doosan DL-7 wheel loaders. As well as four new DL420-7 models, the order includes two DL580-5 and a DL300-5 wheel loader all now working at quarries within the Mick George Group, with a further new DL320-7 wheel loader arriving in mid-January 2021. The deal was confirmed just a few short weeks after Diggers and Dozers hosed a LiveStream show to…

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Ye Gods! CASE wins design award

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Editor

CASE Construction Equipment has earned a 2020 Good Design Award® from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press for “Project Zeus”: the CASE 580 EV (electric vehicle) backhoe loader — the world’s first electric backhoe which is currently exclusive to the North American market. The award recognises “the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world”. This is the third CASE design to win in four years. CASE G Series wheel loaders were honoured in 2017, and the methane-powered concept…

Selwood goes vegetarian

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Editor

Selwood has become the first UK rental company to offer pumps that can be fuelled by vegetable oil in an industry-leading move that will significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions. The company has completed extensive testing of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) in its fleet of market-leading pumps. All Selwood pumps which have a Stage 3B engine – including the Eco range of units – S160Eco, D150Eco and HP35Eco – can now be run on the HVO fuel as an alternative to diesel. Selwood has also committed to ensuring that new pumps…

Doosan Bobcat at Finnish line

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Editor

Doosan Bobcat EMEA has appointed Wihuri Oy Technical Trade as the new Exclusive Bobcat Dealer for Finland. Wihuri Oy Technical Trade is one of the four divisions of Wihuri Group, which is ranked among the top 50 companies in Finland. The Technical Trade division is a market leader in municipal machines and tools for the management and maintenance of urban environments. The Wihuri Group operates in three other main industries, namely the packaging industry, grocery wholesale and air transport. Expanding from its strong roots in Finland, the Wihuri Group is…

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Video – JCB’s pothole purge

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Editorpothole

At 1pm on Monday the 11th of January 2021, JCB declared war on poorly maintained roads with the official launch of the new PotholePro machine. Just a few hours later, Diggers and Dozers convened a meeting of the War Cabinet, gathering together industry influencers and representatives from JCB’s Battle Command to discuss how the scourge of potholes might be defeated.