Komatsu snaps up Lehnhoff

Komatsu has purchased Lehnhoff Hartstahl, the German-based supplier of attachments for excavators. Lehnhoff said the deal was of "great vantage" for both companies. CEO  Peter A. Lehnhoff commented,...

Rototilt Control expanded to RC3 tiltrotator

ROTOTILT Control is being expanded to fit even more excavators, the attachments specialist has announced. Rototilt Control was launched last year with RC System, RC...
Engcon Big Dig Day

Event shows operators what they’re missing

ENGCON UK has hailed the fourth Big Dig Day as the most successful event yet in the series. Operators who made their way to the...

Attachments business appoints hire and transport manager

WORSLEY Plant has appointed Joe Brand as the company's new hire and transport manager. Having started his career as an apprentice scaffolder, Joe progressed to...
Hydraulic couplers

Strickland MFG to launch new hydraulic couplers at ScotPlant 2026

STRICKLAND MFG has revealed it is excited to launch the firm’s new line of 1T hydraulic couplers at ScotPlant 2026. The products feature the company’s...

Steelwrist unveils third generation tiltrotators at Hamburg event

STEELWRIST launched its third generation of tiltrotators at a special event at the manufacturer's new facility in Hamburg. A new product category was also introduced as...

Getting to know…David Marshall

David Marshall was appointed Worsley Plant’s area sales manager for Scotland after impressing MD Sean Heron when he worked on the attachment specialist’s stand...

Ready made solution: Engcon and Takeuchi collaborate to reduce lead times

ENGCON has revealed that Takeuchi is improving lead times for its dealers by introducing an Engcon Ready option for the TB295W excavator. The attachment specialist...

Crushing bucket provides Inverurie firm with new revenue stream

An Aberdeenshire-based concrete manufacturer is now recycling all of its waste materials on site after investing in an MB L200 crushing bucket. Family-owned Inverurie Precast...

Kiltrotator: the rise of Steelwrist in Scotland

STEELWRIST has been making waves north of the border this year, with a number of clients spanning from the Borders to north of Aberdeenshire. Project...

Miller invests in next generation of robotic automation

MILLER UK has 'significantly' bolstered its manufacturing capabilities through the upgrade of its suite of 'state-of-the-art' welding robots. The firm said the investment in the...

Engcon takes “innovative step” to offer automatic hydraulic connectivity as standard

ENGCON has announced it will be offering its EC-Oil automatic hydraulic attachment system as standard on its twin-hitch products. The tiltrotator specialist said it will...
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Cameron to leave Hardox Wearparts Stirling MD role

GORDON Cameron has resigned from his role as managing director at Hardox Wearparts Stirling. Owners SSAB said they had accepted his resignation "with regret", adding...

‘Demolition Dino’ leaves a lasting impression

JR Brown Plant Hire, a growing name in Scotland’s crushing and demolition industry, has snapped up an FRD VM19ER rotating pulveriser. The product, known on...

Gow Group snaps up milestone machine

CAITHNESS-based groundworks contractor and plant hire company Gow Group has snapped up its 1,000th machine, complete with a Tefra quick coupler from Hill Engineering. The...

engcon Ready option added to Doosan smart excavator

ENGCON has announced the introduction of the engcon Ready option for the Doosan DX225LC-7X range of excavators. The option is the result of an ongoing...

ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Groundforce attachments are a cut above

GROUNDFORCE Attachments will showcase the firm’s range of new or recently introduced products at ScotPlant 2022, including the MotoCut pile cutter which the business...

New Hill coupler tipped to set the standard in attachment technology

HILL Engineering has announced the launch of a new coupler that the firm said can connect any hydraulic work tool 'safely and automatically' from...
Engcon S70

Engcon launches ‘new, improved’ coupler for 20-30t excavators

ENGCON is introducing a 'new, improved' machine coupler size - the S70 - for excavators in the 20-30 tonnes segment. A year ago, the manufacturer...
Transparent Bucket 2.0 system

Transparent Bucket 2.0 offers ‘next level’ safety

DEVELON has launched the Transparent Bucket 2.0 system, designed to eliminate blind spots when operating the company’s wheel loaders. The manufacturer said traditional wheel loaders...

Good Evans! Business sees demand soar for Steelwrist units

EVANS Engineering Solutions is poised for further growth in 2024 after the Dunbar-based company became the largest seller of Steelwrist tiltrotators in the UK...

Piletec adds two new piling hammers to hire fleet

PILETEC has launched two new piling attachments designed to save civils contractors time and money. The new hire products are an ICE side-grip hammer by...
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Fast pipe lifting

THE Concrete Pipe Lifter RVD-4-Eco reduces the time taken to lift concrete pipes by 50% compared to previous methods, according to hire company A-Plant,...
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Tiltrotator manufacturer to introduce ‘simplified’ installation with MIC4.0 integration

ENGCON has announced progress in its plans to simplify the installation of tiltrotators by starting to adapt its DC3 control system to Wacker Neuson,...

Highland Hammer bags prime dealership

HIGHLAND Hammer Hire has signed an exclusive Scottish dealership with TABE, a Spanish-based manufacturer of high quality attachments including hammers, grabs and demolition equipment. Inverness-based Highland...

Attachments are no longer a ‘side note’ in fleets

MURRAY Plant has revealed that ‘long gone’ are the days when attachments were considered a side note within equipment fleets, with today’s solutions playing...
Quantum Connect control system

Steelwrist unveils next generation tiltrotator control system platform

STEELWRIST has announced the launch of QuantumConnect, the new generation tiltrotator control system platform. Developed in collaboration with SVAB, the solution is said to introduce...

Attachments specialist appoints new aftersales manager

WORSLEY Plant has appointed Callum Poole to the newly created role of aftersales manager. The attachments business revealed that Callum arrives with a wealth of...
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engcon signs deal with Hitachi to increase tiltrotator usage in Europe

ENGCON has signed an agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) to supply products to its dealers and distributors. The mutually non-exclusive deal is...

Enouragement culture drives Worsley success

"YOU'LL sell a lot more by listening than you will by talking." So says Sean Heron, founder and managing director of Worsley Plant. The Cheshire-headquartered attachment...