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JCB’S DualDrive clocks big time savings on site

|Date: 12 May 2026

JCB’S DualDrive clocks big time savings on site

One of JCB’s DualDrive backhoe loaders is slashing the time spent on tasks for a Barnsley-based groundwor ...

One of JCB’s DualDrive backhoe loaders is slashing the time spent on tasks for a Barnsley-based groundworks company. The JCB 4CX Pro DualDrive model is making short work of a range of tasks including ...

12 May 2026
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Grant discusses its Aerona 290 heat pump range

|Date: 08 Dec 2025

Grant discusses its Aerona 290 heat pump range

Grant discusses its Aerona 290 air-to-water heat pump range that combines R290 refrigerant efficiency wit ...

Grant discusses its Aerona 290 air-to-water heat pump range that combines R290 refrigerant efficiency with quiet performance and sophisticated controls for impressive low-carbon heating. With F-gas ph ...

08 Dec 2025
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Positive signs as April Builders’ Merchant value sales up +3.0%

|Date: 25 Aug 2025

Positive signs as April Builders’ Merchant value sales up +3.0%

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ ...

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in April were up +3.0% compared to April 2024. Volumes increased +3.4% year-on-yea ...

25 Aug 2025
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Xwatch launches wildlife detecting system

|Date: 10 Jun 2025

Xwatch launches wildlife detecting system

Xwatch launches on-board plant system that detects animals and habitats on-site. Xwatch Safety Solutions ...

Xwatch launches on-board plant system that detects animals and habitats on-site. Xwatch Safety Solutions has collaborated with Plant & Vehicle Services (PVS) and leading wildlife conservation orga ...

10 Jun 2025
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A visit to TuffX

|Date: 06 Jun 2025

A visit to TuffX

PHPD visits TuffX, a Merseyside firm with a well-deserved reputation for being a ‘glass’ act. There are s ...

PHPD visits TuffX, a Merseyside firm with a well-deserved reputation for being a ‘glass’ act. There are some manufacturers that simply make products and then there are those that are experts in the fi ...

06 Jun 2025
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Registration now open for Plantworx 2025

|Date: 05 Jun 2025

Registration now open for Plantworx 2025

The UK's largest working construction equipment exhibition is back for its 6th edition! PlantWorx 2025 re ...

The UK's largest working construction equipment exhibition is back for its 6th edition! PlantWorx 2025 returns from 23rd to 25th September at its new home, Newark Showground, Lincolnshire. With over 3 ...

05 Jun 2025
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PHPD digs the latest 2.5 tonne JCB mini excavators

|Date: 13 Nov 2024

PHPD digs the latest 2.5 tonne JCB mini excavators

JCB has expanded its Next Generation line of mini and midi excavators, with the launch of two 2.5-tonne m ...

JCB has expanded its Next Generation line of mini and midi excavators, with the launch of two 2.5-tonne models. The 25Z-1 is a zero tailswing machine, while the 26C-1 offers the benefits of a conventi ...

13 Nov 2024
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