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Few companies understand controlled demolition quite like Safedem. For more than a century, the Dundee-based family business has been bringing down buildings with precision, skill and safety at its core.

JCB is proud to service a varied customer base who undertake a broad range of specialised tasks and applications across numerous sectors, with its extensive fleet of innovative equipment. One such customer is Gary Brown & Daughters.

To stand up to rugged surroundings, unpredictable weather and demanding requirements of its customers, agricultural and plant firm Durdle Contracting turned to JCB to furnish its fleet of 14-20T excavators, Loadalls and a JCB Fastrac - which has shown to be a true workhorse for its extensive operations.

While product performance and quality should be non-negotiable; sales, servicing and support can often be overlooked when selecting plant and equipment. However, for one leading Scottish plant hirer those factors are at the very core of its decision-making process. And it usually decides on JCB.

Plant hirers rely on quality, reliable equipment that meets the needs of their customers with minimal downtime and superior power and performance. Ermin Plant has been in the business for almost 60 years and consistently chooses JCB machinery to deliver the goods.

Like many successful construction businesses, Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd’s story starts with a single JCB machine. Add in a hardworking family ethos and an unwavering commitment to its customers and the firm has grown into one of the largest businesses of its kind in the South-West.

The JCB backhoe loader is an icon of global construction - a revolutionary design in 1953 that shaped the industry’s future.

Even with a reduced tailswing, the cab on the new JCB 145XR is proving a special place to work. Indeed, the operators at Matthew Williams Digger Hire have praised it as a ‘lovely place to be’.

While some are still weighing up the switch to electric, others are already reaping the rewards. With solar-charged vehicles, a strong environmental ethos, and decades of JCB experience behind him, Ash Landscaping had no hesitation when JCB launched the brand new 8008E CTS electric micro excavator.

On the rugged work sites of Ireland’s west coast, where power infrastructure needs to battle demanding terrain, one machine is making a real difference. The latest addition to APH Plant Hire Ltd’s fleet – the brand-new JCB 4CX Pro DualDrive – is proving its worth in the fast-paced world of utilities and infrastructure projects.