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LIUGONG TO BRING EXPERT INSIGHT, PROVEN ON SITE, TO HILLHEAD 2026Meet Fighter Pilot, Action Man & Evil Knievel Andy Green. Pilot of the JCB Hydromax.Thwaites Annouce Hillhead Line Up.On Your Marks…Mounjaro & Mark Palmer Broughton.HYUNDAI TALKING ABOUT NEXT GENERATION AT HILLHEADJCB TM420 IS THE PERFECT MIX FOR BASE CONCRETECASE Returns to Hillhead 2026 With a European Premier, Live Demos & Operator Club.  A New Era for Bobcat Loaders Unveiled at Demo Days 2026On National Forklift Safety Day: A Combilift Case-Study.CITB launches Accelerated Apprenticeships Achieved in 18 Months.LIUGONG TO BRING EXPERT INSIGHT, PROVEN ON SITE, TO HILLHEAD 2026Meet Fighter Pilot, Action Man & Evil Knievel Andy Green. Pilot of the JCB Hydromax.Thwaites Annouce Hillhead Line Up.On Your Marks…Mounjaro & Mark Palmer Broughton.HYUNDAI TALKING ABOUT NEXT GENERATION AT HILLHEADJCB TM420 IS THE PERFECT MIX FOR BASE CONCRETECASE Returns to Hillhead 2026 With a European Premier, Live Demos & Operator Club.  A New Era for Bobcat Loaders Unveiled at Demo Days 2026On National Forklift Safety Day: A Combilift Case-Study.CITB launches Accelerated Apprenticeships Achieved in 18 Months.
UK Plant Operator of the Year an Announcement
After careful consideration and consultation, we are pleased to announce that we will be launching a new ‘great outdoors’ event, UKPO-Expo, staged in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside on June 11th & 12th 2027.

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A Brand-New Industry Event – Two Days of Digging, Live Demos & Active Displays.
A ‘Glastonbury’ for the sector, where the industry can gather for two days of Live Digging, Live Demo’s and Active Displays. Live commentary – Live Music – Evening Bar – On Site Accom.

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LIUGONG TO BRING EXPERT INSIGHT, PROVEN ON SITE, TO HILLHEAD 2026
LiuGong are heading to Hillhead 2026 the company says with a clear message for the UK quarrying, construction and recycling industries: Expert Insight. Proven On Site.  Interestingly the company goes on to say…In an industry where bold claims are easy to make and where digital tools and AI…
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18/06/26
Meet Fighter Pilot, Action Man & Evil Knievel Andy Green. Pilot of the JCB Hydromax.
This week JCB have been testing their Hydromax car, as they prepare to head, this summer, to the salt flats of Bonneville, Utah, USA, to attempt a land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle.…
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16/06/26
Thwaites Annouce Hillhead Line Up.
Thwaites have confirmed their machine line-up for Hillhead. On the stand and ahead of its launch this summer, will be the new 9-tonne ROPS+, in addition to the production model of the ROTATOR, the…
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16/06/26
On Your Marks…Mounjaro & Mark Palmer Broughton.
It’s all too easy to get swept up in the routine of going to McDonald’s in the morning, snacking throughout the day and drinking in the evening. Weight gain, particularly in sedentary roles like…

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