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JCB 3CX Compact has buckets of features

09/10/2015/0 Comments/in News /by Louise Harris

A shrunk-down version of the digger that made JCB famous around the world was recently launched at the company’s headquarters. The backhoe loader was invented by JCB founder Joseph Cyril Bamford in 1953 and more than 600,000 have since been produced. But modern construction sites are becoming increasing compact and congested and customers are demanding […]

Continued JCB fleet investment by The Hague Group

07/09/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

Growing South East based construction business, The Hague Group, has concluded a second deal for new machinery with Greenshields JCB following a successful initial deal last year. The new order for machines includes further 13 and 22 tonne JCB JS excavators, as well as five more of the popular 5 tonne minis, the JCB 8055. […]

Introducing the JCB JS300 and JS370 tracked excavators

04/08/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

Replacing the JS290 and JS360 respectively, the JCB JS300 and JS370 sit at the top of our range of heavy tracked excavators. Weighing in between 30 and 37 tonnes, they are engineered with exceptional strength, productivity, efficiency, comfort, safety and ease of maintenance. In addition, a closed box section revolving frame increases strength and reduces […]

Team Greenshields take on the 2015 JCB ‘muddier than ever’ Mud Run

29/06/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

A record field of more than 2,850 entrants ensured this year’s JCB Mud Run was the most successful ever – delivering a boost of more than £55,000 for the NSPCC’s work with children in Staffordshire. The event – now in its 4th year – has gone from strength to strength since it was first staged […]

JCB announces £50 million order from major UK hirer

22/06/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

JCB has won its biggest single order of the year from one of the UK’s largest plant hire firms – a deal worth almost £50 million. The announcement today that A-Plant is buying more than 1,550 JCB machines comes on the back of a £35 million order last year for more than 1,000 machines.

Greenshields JCB Newsletter Summer 2015

10/06/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

Catch up with Greenshields news in our latest edition of Backchat Click here to view the Summer 2015 issue of the newsletter

Concrete specialist invests in JCB Wheel Loading Shovels

18/05/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

Brett Concrete – a division of the Brett Group – originally purchased a JCB 427 model for handling concrete at its Royal Tunbridge Wells site. The company was so impressed with the performance of the machine that it has since bought a second model to work at its Canterbury site. The latest machine has been […]

How basic JCB machine maintenance can help you live an easier life

28/04/2015/0 Comments/in News /by Louise Harris

Okay, okay, we know you’ve heard it lots of times but it’s true… The majority of machine breakdowns happen because of a lack of maintenance. So it really does pay to do a quick check over your JCB every now and then. And when we say now and then, ‘monthly’ is ideal. Check out our […]

Greenshields JCB depot opens in Battersea

14/04/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

We have opened a new London depot to support plant hirers and contractors within and around the multi-billion pound Nine Elms project. Greenshields JCB – one of the world’s largest JCB dealers has invested in a new parts and service depot to support customers working in and around one of the most ambitious development projects […]

Hirer reaches new heights with £4.5m JCB deal

24/03/2015/0 Comments/in News /by paul stratford

Supplied by dealer Greenshields JCB, B&T Plant Hire has taken delivery of 105 new JCB telescopic handlers in total. They range from 7 to 20 metres, with 530-70, 535-95, 533-105, 535125/ 535/140 and 540-170 models joining the flagship 540-200 machines. The 20-metre models in particular are proving popular with customers looking for a powerful high […]