Highland workers to see benefits of Cat tiltrotator

HIGHLAND construction workers have been tipped to be among the first to experience how a new Cat tiltrotator can boost productivity after Finning partner...

Hydraulic pile croppers set to generate attention at ScotPlant 2024

CONTINUING growth, the opening of a dedicated Scottish office, expansion internationally, and the increasing use of its pile croppers on major infrastructure and housing...

Rockwheel owner completes Hartl Crusher acquisition

GERMAN rotary cutter specialist Rokla has announced it is expanding into the crusher and screening bucket sector with the acquisition of Hartl Engineering &...

Top of the pile: NPC solutions feature in new video

PILE cropping solutions from National Pile Croppers feature in a new promotional video for foundation engineering specialist Roger Bullivant Limited. Roger Bullivant offers a range...

Auger Torque adds cone crusher bucket to portfolio

ATTACHMENTS specialist Auger Torque has announced the addition of the cone crusher bucket to the company's product offering. The product has been engineered to work...

Historic hammer gifted to Finning UK and Ireland

AN 'iconic' Cat H180 hydraulic hammer located at the Caterpillar facility in Den Bosch for the past 25 years has been moved to its...
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Factory expansion project gathers pace

ROTOTILT has announced its plant extension project is entering Phase 2, with the finished shell now being filled. The manufacturer confirmed in December last year...

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...
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Miller UK and Flannery Plant Hire celebrate success of charity bucket auction

ATTACHMENTS manufacturer Miller UK has auctioned its specially branded charity bucket, which raised £5,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). The bespoke bucket features...

Steelwrist adds largest model to SQ Auto Connection quick coupler range

STEELWRIST has announced the launch of the SQ90 - the largest model in the manufacturer's range of SQ Auto Connection quick couplers. The product is...
UK’s first Cat G308

Zero-landfill waste management firm buys UK’s first Cat G308 sorting grapple

WASTE management specialist Maia Waste has bought the first Cat G308 demolition and sorting grapple in the UK from Finning. The product features a slim...

Broxburn business looks to lead the field with attachments offering

A multi-disciplinary equipment firm has revealed it is effectively about to launch a construction and demolition arm of the business to complement its forestry...

Rototilt secures third design award for RC Joysticks innovation

TILTROTATOR manufacturer Rototilt is celebrating after winning a German Design Award for its recently launched RC Joysticks innovation. The German Design Awards are described as...

Evans Engineering Steels itself for further expansion

GARETH Evans has hailed the impact that becoming an official Steelwrist sales and service partner for Scotland has had on his business. Dunbar-based Evans Engineering...

Miller UK appoints chief operating officer to support growth plans

MILLER UK has appointed Darren Allsopp as chief operating officer. He has held a number of executive positions, most recently as chairman emeritus and global...

‘New generation’ pile cutter enters the market

MR Cropper has launched a new generation hydraulically-driven cutter for concrete piles that is described as being 'safer and up to five times faster' than...
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Rototilt delivers efficiency gains for PTM Plant

ABERDEENSHIRE-based PTM Plant has benefited from efficiency gains after investing in the firm's first Rototilt tiltrotator. The Rototilt RC2 model was supplied by Solway Machinery...

Scratching the Surface: new Brokk attachment set for bauma outing

DEMOLITION robot specialist Brokk has announced the launch of the Surface Grinder 530 (BSG 530) attachment. The product can be used for material removal such...

Engcon announces “very successful” Intermat exhibition

THIS year's Intermat proved successful for Engcon, with a “record number” of visitors on its stand, the tiltrotator manufacturer has claimed. The company said that...
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The Attachment Company goes large at ScotPlant 2026

THE Attachment Company is hitting ScotPlant 2026 with a significantly larger presence compared with two years ago. The Lanarkshire-based business, which has been on a...

Attachments manufacturer appoints new head of operations

ATTACHMENTS manufacturer Hill Engineering has announced the appointment of Mark Leathem as head of operations. Mark has 14 years’ experience in engineering, most recently with...

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...

Tiltrotator manufacturer hails ‘healthy demand and profitability’ in Q2

ENGCON has confirmed 'continued healthy growth' and 'stable profitability' in an interim report the manufacturer has provided for Q2, 2022. In the second quarter of...
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Astrak aims to expand 20-tonne bucket range into 2026

ASTRAK has revealed plans to continue expanding its GeoXD range of buckets into 2026. The Kirkcaldy-based business has been supplying the UK plant and construction...

Civils contractor claims Rototilt tiltrotators have ‘more than paid for themselves’

WHEN civil engineering contractor Deane Public Works Ltd first encountered a Rototilt tiltrotator at the Plantworx Exhibition nine years ago, eyebrows were raised at...

Tefra Tilt helps GBSS get over the Hill

BONNYBRIDGE-based GBSS Civils and Plant Hire was established in 2009, although had been trading as GB Site Services since 1999 as a groundworks and...
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Longevity and service key to new Toku deal

BLACKWOOD Plant Hire has completed a new deal with Yarwoods for a number of top of the range products including Toku Breakers and a Kinshofer Selector...
Caterpillar excavator with engcon tiltrotator

Cat compatibility aims to make engcon tiltrotators ‘more accessible’ for customers

ENGCON has announced the compatibility of its DC3 control system with Caterpillar Next Gen (NG) wheeled excavators. Starting in February, in addition to the crawler...

Empteezy does it

Livingston-based spillage containment firm Empteezy recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Project Plant’s Fraser Rummens met with founder Bruce Wishart to discuss the history of...

Molson adds MB Crusher to expanding portfolio

MOLSON Group has added MB Crusher equipment to its portfolio after being appointed as a distributor throughout Britain by the crushing and screening attachment...