“The Chancellor’s pledge to invest in our economic infrastructure, innovation and skills were welcomed by the CEA…… but there were many missed opportunities to help the manufacturing sector.

As world leaders gather for the crucial climate summit - COP26,the CEA is committed to supporting its members on the journey to achieving net zero in the UK by 2050.

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Robert Coates Plant Sales Ltd recently sold a CASE CX245DSR Excavator fitted with a Powerhand VRS 200 Recycling system to customer Moores Metals.

A team of 100 engineers is already working on the exciting development with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers underway as JCB targets the end of 2022 for the first machines to be available for sale to customers.

Suneeta Johal, CEO of The Construction Equipment Association said, “With COP26 fast approaching we are anticipating the Chancellor to make some announcements about the government’s promise of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

A new addition to the distribution channel will serve Baltic region mining, aggregates, C&D and recycling industries. Screening and crushing industry leader McCloskey International has welcomed AS Baltem to its global network of distributors. The company will serve Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The UK-based Jack Moody Group has welcomed ten Hitachi wheel loaders to its fleet of construction equipment, and the new models are already active at its four recycling sites across the West Midlands.

Funding Award from UK Advanced Propulsion Centre Will Accelerate Development. Cummins hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) programme is ready to move ahead with the development of a medium-duty 6.7-litre and a heavy-duty 15-litre engine.

GDR Sales has taken delivery of the first SV120 sold in the UK. Retailed through Ben Burgess, Yanmar’s official dealer for Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Rutland, the new model will be used for riverbank maintenance, flailing and general building applications.

Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Caterpillar’s development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tinto’s Western Australian mining operations.