Parliament was presented with the announcement of the additional spend ranging across a broad spectrum of areas yesterday. Transport projects including power plants and a commitment to the £43bn HS2 line are the main project in the infrastructure program. The Chancellor said “We’re announcing the largest program of investment in our roads for half a century……
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Older machines still preferred over newer models
At the heavy equipment auction Ritchie Bros in Hartford, CT, USA yesterday there was a lot of older Cat equipment still making high prices. This confirms what is obvious from recent UrParts.com parts requests that due to the continued recession in the construction market many operators are choosing to purchase older machines and keep them running with cheaper spare parts…
UrParts Claims Gold Prize at the Vodafone Startup Awards 2013
We are delighted to announce that UrParts.com were Gold Prize Winner for the Export Company of the Year at the Vodafone sponsored Startup Awards 2013. Not only were we recognized as the best in this category but we also scooped Silver Prize for the Digital/Online and Silver Prize for Women in Business. We are delighted to…
JCB Dieselmax – New 6 Cylinder Engine
JCB has invested £45 million in the development of a new 6 cylinder diesel engine the Dieselmax 671. The engine is the result of 2 years of development and has already gone through field testing of over 50,000 hours. The company say that this is a natural progression from the 4 cylinder units it has…
Volvo & Spotify – Join Forces for your In-car Audio Experience
For people who like Volvo and also like music the news of the new partnership between Volvo and Spotify will be an exciting one. They recently announced that going forward drivers will be able to stream music in cars fitted with the Sensus Connected Touch in-car Entertainment System. The system works by streaming from your 3G/4G…
High 5… It’s Friday : )
We at UrParts.com work hard and play hard, so when Friday comes along we sometimes like to shout about it. Enjoy the weekend everybody!
Poor results for Europe’s construction sector in first quarter.
Results for the European construction industry fell again for the fifth month in a row in March 2013 with a decline rate of 1.7% since February and 7.9% since March 2013. Results came from the European Unions’s statistic agency and included 17 countries in the Euro area. Results varied across the different member states as some…
Cummins Builds Two-Millionth Pickup Engine for Ram HD Trucks
We found a great movie to watch of Engine No 2,000,000 rolling along the Cummins production line. This historic engine was one of the last MY2012 engines produced at CMEP before changing over to the new 2013 6.7L engine. To commemorate this milestone, the 2,000,000th engine was built with a special edition red breather cover…
Court Ruling on suit between Metso and Powerscreen
In 2010 and 2011 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York decided that Metso was in the right over a dispute with Powerscreen. Powerscreen International Distribution Ltd (today known as Terex GB Ltd), Terex Corporation, Emerald Equipment Systems, Inc. et al., took Metso to court due to patent infringement over…
Caterpillar 2012 Sustainability
Caterpillar is putting innovation and technology to work to make sustainable progress possible. Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO, provides the Chairman’s Message for the 2012 Sustainability Report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCfClF9XkQ&feature=youtu.be
