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Safety first as JCB site dumper crowned Hire Product of the Year

|Date: 19 Jul 2021

Safety first as JCB site dumper crowned Hire Product of the Year

The safety benefits of JCB's smallest site dumper have been honoured with a national award from the renta ...

The safety benefits of JCB's smallest site dumper have been honoured with a national award from the rental sector. The JCB 1T-2 site dumper has been crowned Hire Industry Product of the Year at the Hi ...

19 Jul 2021
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Product Spotlight: Excavators

|Date: 27 Apr 2021

Product Spotlight: Excavators

Investing in an excavator is a huge outlay for a small building company, but choosing the right machine f ...

Investing in an excavator is a huge outlay for a small building company, but choosing the right machine for your needs can help you maximise productivity and change the way you build. We have rounded ...

27 Apr 2021
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Biggest ever UK order as Sunbelt Rentals buys 2,100 machines

|Date: 07 Apr 2021

Biggest ever UK order as Sunbelt Rentals buys 2,100 machines

Britain’s biggest equipment rental company is investing in 2,100 new JCB machines in a deal worth £65 mil ...

Britain’s biggest equipment rental company is investing in 2,100 new JCB machines in a deal worth £65 million – the biggest ever order from a UK customer in the company’s 75-year history. Sunbelt Rent ...

07 Apr 2021
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JCB launches recruitment drive as production set to surge

|Date: 08 Feb 2021

JCB launches recruitment drive as production set to surge

JCB is recruiting more than 400 additional UK shop floor employees as the company gears up for a surge in ...

JCB is recruiting more than 400 additional UK shop floor employees as the company gears up for a surge in production, the company have announced. The market for construction equipment has rebounded sh ...

08 Feb 2021
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High-spec JCB backhoe is master of all trades

|Date: 05 Oct 2020

High-spec JCB backhoe is master of all trades

Devon contractor Newenham Agri has re-affirmed its loyal allegiance to JCB backhoe loaders – by making th ...

Devon contractor Newenham Agri has re-affirmed its loyal allegiance to JCB backhoe loaders – by making the company’s flagship 4CX even more versatile. The Axminster-based agricultural and landscaping ...

05 Oct 2020
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JCB | Creating safer sites

|Date: 15 Apr 2020

JCB | Creating safer sites

JCB used this year's Executive Hire Show to showcase a range of new dumpers. The Executive Hire Show in F ...

JCB used this year's Executive Hire Show to showcase a range of new dumpers. The Executive Hire Show in February rounded up the latest equipment and machinery on offer through the rental sector to dev ...

15 Apr 2020
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JCB stops production as global demand for machines reduces

|Date: 18 Mar 2020

JCB stops production as global demand for machines reduces

JCB is today stopping production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the w ...

JCB is today stopping production at all of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic causes an unprecedented reduction in global demand. The company i ...

18 Mar 2020
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Historic day as 750,000th backhoe rolls of JCB production line

|Date: 09 Mar 2020

Historic day as 750,000th backhoe rolls of JCB production line

JCB celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line. The lan ...

JCB celebrated a unique milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line. The landmark machine was driven off the line at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the ...

09 Mar 2020
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JCB’s fast charge mini makes electric start to 2020

|Date: 18 Dec 2019

JCB’s fast charge mini makes electric start to 2020

JCB will show the fast charge version of its first ever fully electric mini excavator at the Executive Hi ...

JCB will show the fast charge version of its first ever fully electric mini excavator at the Executive Hire Show 2020. The 19C-1E can put in a typical full day’s shift for a mini excavator on a single ...

18 Dec 2019
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JCB 19C-1E Mini Excavator | Charge ahead

|Date: 10 Dec 2019

JCB 19C-1E Mini Excavator | Charge ahead

Site preparation takes many forms, especially if urban brownfield locations are being developed and low e ...

Site preparation takes many forms, especially if urban brownfield locations are being developed and low emission machinery is required. Construction equipment journalist, Dan Gilkes, puts JCB’s new 1. ...

10 Dec 2019
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