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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Laura Watson

JCB pothole machine helps council to complete three years of road repairs in just four months

A revolutionary pothole machine developed by JCB has helped one local authority to complete three years of repairs - in just four months.

The Staffordshire digger maker launched its PotholePro machine last year in an effort to help tackle the UK's pothole problem.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council became the first in the UK to invest in the machine - which can repair a pothole in less than eight minutes and at half the cost of current solutions - after successfully trialling the technology months before.

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