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BAM Construction trials JCB’s hydrogen ICE-powered Loadall

UK contractor BAM Construction has been trialling JCB’s hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) telescopic loadall at a building project in Birmingham.

The 540-I80H Loadall is powered by JCB’s hydrogen ICE, which was was approved for commercial use in machines by 11 licensing authorities across Europe in January 2025.

Deployed at a factory regeneration project in Birmingham, the loadall is being refuelled by hydrogen delivered by JCB in a mobile unit.

“We’re starting to explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel,” explained Colin Evison, BAM’s Innovation Technical Lead.

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