MCHALE Plant Sales has vowed to make an even more prominent appearance at ScotPlant 2026, two years after the company’s debut at the long-running exhibition.
At ScotPlant 2024, the machinery distributor showcased solutions from its portfolio of Metso crushing and screening equipment. Since then, McHale has also been appointed UK distributor for Komatsu construction equipment.
Effective since January through the newly-formed ‘McHale Komatsu’ affiliate, in which the Japanese manufacturer has a shareholding, McHale is now the go-to for Komatsu in Scotland, England and Wales – mirroring an appointment the company has held in the Republic of Ireland since 1994.
The new McHale Komatsu operation remains based at Komatsu’s established HQ in Redditch and at depots in Cardiff, Chester-le-Street, and Hamilton, with services provided by experienced personnel well-known to customers, the majority of whom remain employed by the new company.
Machinery being displayed by McHale at ScotPlant – the final composition of which has yet to be decided – will centre around the latest Komatsu and Metso releases. Likely to feature will be a PC220LCI-12 mid-size excavator, a PW160-11 wheeled excavator, a D85PX-18 crawler dozer, and a WA475-11 wheel loader. Others earmarked for inclusion include a number of utility machines and mini-diggers.
From Metso, the model displayed will be chosen from the Lokotrack mobile crusher range.
Looking ahead to what he anticipates will be ‘another friendly welcome amongst our many new friends north of the border’, McHale MD Tim Shanahan said, “With another very important hat to wear this year, and a line-up of latest Komatsu machines to exhibit, our expanded business will be represented by another top team, present to tell Komatsu and Metso’s story to the large attendance we hope will be attracted to the event.”
ScotPlant takes place at the Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston, Edinburgh, on Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25, 2026.
