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MAGNA machines at Terex Coalville site

Blue customers experience MAGNA range at European launch event

MAGNA, a Terex brand specialising in large-scale crushing and screening solutions, recently marked its official European launch at the Terex Coalville facility in collaboration...
Balfour Beatty team

Balfour Beatty pioneers hydrogen-based engine cleaning tech to cut rail fleet emissions

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has successfully completed a trial of Engine Carbon Clean (ECC) technology on a compact tamping machine, marking progress in...
Volvo ADT

Earthworks contractor gives Volvo haulers a second life on major projects

CONTRACTOR Blackwell Earthmoving has expanded its fleet with 20 approved used Volvo A60H articulated haulers, supplied by SMT GB. The machines will support work on projects...
Mini-excavator after electric retrofit

Plant and tool specialist electrifies with Kubota retrofit

PLANT and tool specialist WHC Hire Services has become the first company in the UK to offer customers an electric Kubota mini-excavator using the...

Keepmoat to utilise JCB’s LiveLink across all sites

KEEPMOAT has adopted a JCB digital tool to cut carbon emissions across all of its live construction sites nationwide. The housebuilder will deploy JCB's LiveLink...
JCB electric micro-excavator in action

Plant hirer snaps up JCB electric micro-excavator

ONE of the first electric JCB 8008E CTS micro-excavators in the UK has been snapped up. Yorkshire-based Wetherby Tool & Plant Hire has purchased the...
Merlo dealer conference

Merlo UK hails success of new-look dealer conference

MERLO UK has hailed the success of its 2025 dealer conference, which switched to a virtual format. The event brought the manufacturer's network of dealer...
SANY electric telehandler

SANY introduces new electric telehandler

SANY is expanding its telehandler portfolio with a new a six-metre fully electric model. The STH625e electric machine joins a line-up that already includes seven,...
Opening of Thwaites factory extension

Dumper manufacturer to increase production capacity

SITE dumper manufacturer Thwaites has announced the 'most significant' factory investment in the firm's 88-year history, with an extension that is set to increase...
Crane guidance publication

New guidance published for cranes operating near railways

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has released new guidance for cranes operating near live rail environments. The 58-page publication - entitled ‘Requirements for Lifting Equipment...
Bobcat MT120 mini track loader carrying out construction task

New Bobcat mini track loader ‘can go where other machines can’t’

BOBCAT is launching its new MT120 mini track loader. The machine will be unveiled at Paysalia 2025, an annual trade show for landscaping professionals which...
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Budget leaves key questions unanswered for construction equipment sector

THE autumn budget offers 'little direct reassurance for the construction equipment industry', according to Viki Bell, chief executive of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA). Ms...