New HQ gives The Attachment Company room to grow
THE Attachment Company founder William Forrest and marketing director Laura McKechnie have reflected on a whirlwind 12 months in which they have relocated the...
Komatsu and engcon collaboration marks ‘significant step’ toward smarter excavation solutions
ENGCON has announced it is strengthening its collaboration with Komatsu, focusing on simplifying installation and reducing overall costs for end users of the Komatsu...
Blairgowrie contractor opts for SANY and Rototilt combination
BLAIRGOWRIE-based SD Clark Planthire & Groundworks has snapped up its first SANY 3.7-tonne SY35U mini-excavator.
Sold with a Rototilt RC1 RCS attachment, the model enables 360-degree...
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...
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...
Steelwrist sets gold standard for company culture
STEELWRIST is celebrating after receiving Sweden’s Best Managed Companies recognition for the fourth year in row, and therefore becoming a gold member.
Best Managed Companies...
Rototilt celebrates double design award success for new joysticks
ROTOTILT is celebrating double award joy after winning both the Red Dot Award and the iF Design Award 2023 for its RC Joysticks.
The attachments...
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...
Attachments manufacturer hails strong cash flow after ‘challenging’ quarter
ATTACHMENTS specialist engcon has reported a 7% increase in order intake for the third quarter of 2023 to SEK 347 million. Organic order growth...
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...
Rammer Hammer the “obvious choice” for hire firm
A Cheshire hire firm recently took delivery of the new 7-tonne Rammer Hammer breaker, thanks to Murray Plant.
The Paisley-based dealer, which was acquired by...
Steelwrist retains status as one of Sweden’s best run firms
ATTACHMENTS specialist Steelwrist has been recognised as one of Sweden's best managed companies for the second year in a row.
Best Managed Companies is a...
Bespoke solutions help Ulrich to fill in the gaps
ULRICH Attachments is targeting further growth in the Scottish market this year after a landmark year for the business in 2024, which included an...
Miller UK strengthens global reach
MILLER UK has announced a strengthening of its Middle East presence with Oman Hitachi dealer, Al Fairuz, using the firm's products across its fleet.
Miller described Al...
A most unusual delivery
WORSLEY Plant recently completed one of most unusual deliveries in the firm's history.
The supplier of materials processing equipment was selected to hire out a...
Topcon and Hitachi partner for new machine control system
TOPCON has partnered with Hitachi (HCMUK) to provide an ‘innovative’ and ‘sophisticated’ machine control promised to allow for more efficient workflow
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...
Major new dealerships boost streamlined Highland business
THE past 12 months have seen a whole raft of changes at Inverness-based Highland Hammer Hire (HHH).
The firm was appointed by tiltrotator manufacturer Rototilt...
Engcon invests in new test facilities
TILTROTATOR specialist Engcon has announced an investment in two new automated test facilities at its factory in Strömsund, Sweden.
The manufacturer said it had teamed up...
Komatsu Europe launches new sorting and demolition grapple range
KOMATSU Europe has unveiled the all-new sorting and demolition grapple range.
All grapples in the range come equipped as standard with a load control valve...
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 &...
New Bobcat attachment makes the cut
BOBCAT has added to its forestry cutter attachment range with the launch of the FRC150ST for use on the firm's smaller skid-steer and compact...
HRN and Hill team up to launch new Kubota mini-excavator in Scotland
KUBOTA'S new eight-tonne mini-excavator, the KX085-5, has debuted in Scotland, complete with a Tefra quick hitch from Hill Engineering.
The mono-boom KX085-5 has been supplied...
Worsley Plant honoured for long-standing MB relationship
WORSLEY Plant was presented with a plaque at the recent Hillhead exhibition to mark over 18 years as a distributor of MB crushing and...
New robot tech moves Miller to the next level
SCOTPLANT regular Miller UK will be back in the company’s usual spot this year after revealing plans to showcase the GT quick coupler range,...
Processing on the move
The first models in a range of crushing and screening buckets from ALLU promise dramatic cost savings in soft rock mining
GAME-changing technology seems a...
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...
Develon and engcon team up to launch tiltrotator-ready 9 series excavators
ENGCON has announced the integration of its tiltrotator technology with Develon’s latest excavator models, the DX230LC-9 and DX260LC-9.
This means the new Develon 9 series...
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...
Finger on the pulse: Pitlochry firm adds Rototilt-fitted excavator to fleet
A Perthshire plant hire firm has recently taken delivery of a Doosan DX170W-5 wheeled excavator fitted with a Rototilt R5.
Pitlochry-based R.A Laird Contractors was...
