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Soldiers caught in explosions in Afghanistan make special journey to thank Finning...
For soldiers Daniel Boden and Craig Cook, today’s visit to the Caterpillar UK Ltd. factory in Desford, Leicestershire is set to be filled with emotion, as they get the opportunity to thank Finning and Caterpillar staff for their life saving equipment. View Full Story
04/12/2009

New Cat 432E Utility Plus Backhoe Loader fills gap for Finning customers
Aimed at filling the gap between Caterpillar’s 428E and 432E Premium, the new UK built CAT 432E Utility Plus model is a value based proposition for customers wanting to reduce costs, without compromising on the Cat 432E machine performance. View Full Story
01/10/2009

Backhoe Loader Arrive & Drive Day.
Drive a Caterpillar BHL and feel the power of the Front Loader combined with the smoothness of the Backhoe. Observe machine demonstrations and discuss your needs with our experts who are available all day. View Full Story
15/09/2009

Customers Win Credits by Ordering with PartStore.
Back in April, Caterpillar® launched a dealer-wide PartStore incentive campaign offering customers the chance to win Parts and Service credits by ordering online.
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14/07/2009

Raymond Brown Group Purchase Breaks Six Year Drought For Finning.
Finning clinch a deal to supply two new Cat D6T LGP Dozers with service agreements to Raymond Brown Group, in its first move away from purchasing competitor machines in six years.
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26/06/2009

Gold RoSPA Awards for Hewden and Finning.
Finning (UK) and Hewden are celebrating winning Gold Awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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25/06/2009

Castlebridge make multi million pound Caterpillar commitment with Finning.
Finning’s multi-million pound deal with Scottish based Castlebridge Plant sees 98 pieces of Caterpillar plant delivered in 2008 and 2009, including 15 Cat 777F Off Highway Trucks and 15 Cat D9T Dozers.
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17/06/2009

Cat D6R dozers replace a beach in Felixstowe.
Finning D6R dozers in action helping to replace a beach in Felixstowe. Ovenden Earthmoving demonstrate the reason the Cat D6R is their dozer of choice. View Full Story
01/06/2009

Rebuild gives another 15,000 hours of life to Lafarge’s cat 775D off highway truck.
With the credit crunch taking a real toll on the economy, reducing the demand and price paid for raw materials, there is a very real need to address costs... View Full Story
01/06/2009

A modern day recycling dilema solved by revitalising the capitals canal and rail network.
Once used to transport goods across the country to and from the capital city’s traders, recent investment in London’s canal network by Transport For London (TFL), British Waterways and waste and recycling... View Full Story
01/06/2009

Finning Caterpillar to showcase sustainable fleet management soutions and plant - Stand M38.
Finning the UK distributor of Caterpillar equipment is set to showcase a whole range of sustainable fleet management solutions and Caterpillar equipment, including a Cat 908 wheeloader, compact tracked and skid steer loaders at this years Futuresource show. View Full Story
20/05/2009

Finning can help reduce fuel costs by an average of 10 - 15% with industry first ‘eco-drive’ training programme.
Finning’s new Eco-Drive training programme highlights the hundreds of thousands of pounds in fuel savings that can be achieved by embracing operator best practice. View Full Story
22/04/2009

Cat® Certified Used – affordable alternative with an industry-leading warranty and product support solutions
Last year thousands of second-hand Caterpillar® machines changed owners through the Cat Certified Used program, a program that guarantees a high quality premium product for an affordable price. View Full Story
20/04/2009

HYDO Advanced™ – a new generation of high performance, long life hydraulic oils from Caterpillar®
Caterpillar’s latest breakthrough in oil technology has resulted in the development of HYDO Advanced – a new series of high performance hydraulic oil engineered to give a service life of up to three times longer than existing hydraulic oil. View Full Story
20/04/2009

Seven storeys high - Armac Group turns the lights out with a Cat 385.
Cat 385 and Cat 345 special high reach excavators take the lead as Armac Group demolishes an old GE Lighting factory next to the A10 in Enfield, London. View Full Story
07/03/2009

Stolen D6K stopped in its tracks by Interpol near the German border thanks to Finning staff.
Following the discovery of the theft of its recently purchased D6K from a site in Essex, in the early hours of Valentines day at 12.05am, Sewells Reservoir Construction ltd (SRC), operations manager, Oli Rees immediately contacted Finning’s out of hours service and support team. View Full Story
07/03/2009

Power Systems supplies the propulsion solution for Lithuanian minehunter reactivation programme.
Finning Power Systems (Finning) the UK sole supplier of Caterpillar engines, has signed a major contract with Thales UK for the supply of propulsion engines and machinery for its new Lithuanian warship reactivation programme. View Full Story
06/02/2009

First Finning Caterpillar Telehandler purchase breaks 300 mark for plant hire firm
L-Lynch plant hire has made its first ever Caterpillar telehandler purchase from Finning. As the 300th telehandler to be purchased by the business, the Cat TH580B unit from Finning marks a milestone in the company’s history, taking its live fleet to 200 units. View Full Story
29/01/2009

Caterpillar® will display technological innovations at Intermat 2009.
Caterpillar, together with its French dealer Bergerat Monnoyeur, will be showcasing its newest technological innovations at Intermat 2009, at Parc des Expositions in Paris-Villepinte, France, from 20 to 25 April 2009. View Full Story
26/01/2009

Caterpillar® promotes operator and jobsite health and safety through safety.cat.com™
Caterpillar has launched SAFETY.CAT.COM, a website dedicated to promoting the safety and health of everyone in, on or around Caterpillar products. View Full Story
26/01/2009

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