NATIONAL Pile Croppers (NPC) has hailed a successful showing at ScotPlant 2026 amid the increasing use of its pile croppers on major infrastructure and housing projects north of the border.
The NPC team took the opportunity to show contractors in Scotland some of the company’s latest solutions.
“The decision to attend ScotPlant was based on the increasingly warm reception our pile cropping solutions have received in Scotland,” explained UK sales director, Scott Fitchett. “Given that ScotPlant is such a well targeted show, with its visitor base being high quality trade, we exhibited a cross section of our offering.
“Hydraulic pile croppers are becoming the ‘must-have’ equipment on sites and projects throughout the world and that includes Scotland. The equipment we exhibited generated a great deal of attention and we engaged in many meetings with companies who require our croppers who are active throughout Scotland.”
One of the reasons NPC chose to exhibit at ScotPlant was to help familiarise Scottish construction businesses with pile cropping technology in general, and the company’s offering in particular. There are a breadth of different types and sizes available, depending on the task at hand. Augured, bearing, contiguous, secant, CFA, trench and helical displacement with croppers are available from NPC in varying sizes ranging typically from 300mm to 1,200mm in diameter.
Mounted on a 360O excavators via quick release fittings, pile croppers have proved their versatility and effectiveness in all sectors of the construction industry, from housing to commercial, public to private, utilities, road and rail. When lowered onto the concrete pile, the hydraulic system operates the jaw(s) which allows the pile cropper to cut a de-bonded pile and cause the concrete to break away leaving a horizontal finish as a result.
“We had a great show with the weather being very kind,” Scott added. “In the coming months we are set to supply a whole range of pile croppers to work on some very exciting housing and infrastructure projects throughout Scotland. Shows like this enable us to get close and really understand the needs of our customers.”
