Author: John Bradley

Kubota Corporation has unveiled plans for a £100m expansion of its Hirakata Plant, the company’s main mini-excavator manufacturing facility in Japan, significantly enhancing its production capacity. The expansion will see Kubota increase its annual production capability from 48,000 to 78,000 units, helping tackle not only the high demand across Europe and North America, but also… Continue reading KUBOTA TO INVEST $100M IN PRODUCTION CAPACITY

Kubota Tracking System is the smarter and easier way to stay informed about your Kubota excavators. Anywhere. Anytime. From any PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Kubota’s real-time solution not only helps you to assess your fleet’s operational performance, but it can also improve security, make it easier to minimise downtime and plan maintenance for maximised… Continue reading KUBOTA MACHINE TRACKING SYSTEM

Kubota UK is currently running a campaign across the press and social media explaining why it’s been the Uk market leader in mini excavators for over 25 years! The series of videos let people tell their own story and share their real-life experiences of Kubota micros, mini, and midis. One example is shown below. To… Continue reading KUBOTA’S LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK CAMPAIGN

Ancenis, July 28, 2022 – The Board of Directors of Manitou BF, meeting on this day, closed the accounts for the first half-year of 2022. Michel Denis, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Thanks to a strong acceleration of our production and deliveries in the second quarter, the Group closed the half-year with a 9% growth in… Continue reading MANITOU FIRST HALF RESULTS 2022

The leader in compaction technology, BOMAG, has recently introduced a new feature to help machine operators. All BOMAG light tandem rollers now have a QR code, shown in the red circle on the image above, which when scanned on a smart phone opens a web page with helpful safety and operating videos as shown in… Continue reading BOMAG INTRODUCES QR CODE TO HELP OPERATORS

Young entrepreneur Adam Weaver started his business just 4 years ago with the purchase of a second-hand Kubota mini excavator. Today Weaver Plant has a fleet of over 60 machines including 12 Kubota mini’s, and midi’s, purchased in the last 3 years from Tring based Boss Plant Sales Ltd. Adam’s total fleet includes excavators up… Continue reading WEAVER PLANT CONTINUE TO INVEST IN KUBOTA MACHINES, ATTACHMENTS, AND TECHNOLOGY

The Aylesbury branch of Eros Hire Tools has just taken delivery of a Dragon Equipment CR 300 compact crusher with the detachable conveyor. The machine was supplied by Tring based Boss Plant Sales, the official Dragon Equipment Dealer for London, and the Home Counties. The CR300 was put to work the following day working behind… Continue reading EROS HIRE TOOLS TAKE DELIVERY OF DRAGON EQUIPMENT COMPACT CRUSHER

Ancenis, July 5, 2022 The High Court in London today handed down its judgment in the patent infringement litigation brought by J. C. Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB) against Manitou BF and Manitou UK Ltd relating to four of JCB’s patents. Three of the JCB patents considered at trial were found to be invalid in their… Continue reading MANITOU PRESS RELEASE 05/07/2022

Maydencroft Limited, a specialist contractor offering sustainable environmental solutions on everything from sweeping rural landscapes to urban green spaces, for the commercial, private, public, utility, and charity sectors, has just taken delivery of eight Kubota U27-4 2.6 tonne mini-excavators supplied by Tring based Boss Plant Sales Ltd. The high-spec Kubota U27-4’s are fitted with amber… Continue reading MAYDENCROFT INVEST IN MORE KUBOTA MINIS