LTC sees first real-world use of hydrogen digger06/10/2025 National Highways has announced that the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is the first project outside of a test environment to use JCB’s hydrogen-powered digger. |
Hydrogen machinery now permitted on UK roads30/04/2025 The minister for the future of roads, Lilian Greenwood MP, signed a statutory instrument that allowed the use of hydrogen-fuelled agricultural and construction machinery on public roads from 29 April. |
Hydrogen energy championed by new UK mega-consortium14/04/2025 A consortium of some of the UK's largest companies has launched a campaign to boost hydrogen power across the country. |
Greenwood and JCB team up against the potholes15/01/2025 Future of roads minister Lilian Greenwood has visited the JCB Power Systems factory in Foston, Derbyshire, to mark National Pothole Day. |
JCB unveils 'world's first hydrogen-powered digger'09/02/2023 What is thought to be the first solely hydrogen-powered digger will soon be on UK roads and building sites following recent government approval, the Department for Transport has announced. |
JCB and Tarmac team up against potholes15/04/2021 Tarmac and JCB have successfully trialled JCB’s new pothole machine in partnership with Rutland County Council. |
Highways Presents: JCB versus the pothole17/02/2021 In this Highways Presents, we give a behind the scenes look at how one of the UK's biggest companies took on one of Britain's biggest engineering problems. It's JCB versus the pothole. |
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JCB's new PotholePro could 'double productivity'11/01/2021 JCB has launched a new pothole repair machine called the PotholePro, which could dramatically increase the productivity of local reactive repair teams. |
Small but perfectly driven - JCB launches new backhoe for highways10/06/2019 When JCB launched a new ‘one machine solution’ for roads and highways maintenance, Highways was there to give it a test drive. |
JCB celebrates £21m European deal12/07/2018 JCB has closed its biggest single order from leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental, delivering some £21m in brand new machine fleet. |
Council invests in highway equipment14/11/2016 An investment of £450,000 in equipment for highway maintenance work will allow Powys County Council to deliver road improvements more quickly and efficiently. |
JCB chairman champions British engineering12/06/2014 JCB chairman Lord Bamford has used his maiden speech in the House of Lords to champion the cause of engineering and British manufacturing |
Major road improvement scheme ahead of schedule in Staffordshire23/05/2014 A major road improvement scheme to support increased economic growth in Staffordshire will be completed months ahead of schedule. |
New machine set to wage war on Britain’s potholes10/04/2014 JCB is waging war on the nation’s millions of potholes with the launch of a new machine designed to rid roads of them. |
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