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Plant Today briefing: Friday 6 November 2026
Two stories from the last 24 hours.
Stories from the last 24 hours
JCB backhoe loader poppy badges raise £12,500 for Royal British Legion
Employees at JCB's 11 UK plants bought all 2,400 backhoe loader-themed poppy pin badges within days, with a further 850 sold elsewhere, lifting the 2026 Poppy Appeal total by £12,500.
Scott's Hire adds Trime X-ECO HYBRID lighting towers to fleet in first order from supplier
The Cheshire-registered hirer has placed an initial order with Trime UK Limited for battery-led X-ECO HYBRID lighting towers, with the first units sent straight to a water treatment works and a Midlands airport site.
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