Hire Awards of Excellence 2020 winners announced at virtual ceremony

WINNERS of this year's Hire Awards of Excellence have been announced at a virtual awards ceremony, live streamed to more than 50 companies. Outgoing HAE...
GAP RoSPA Award

GAP sets gold standard for health and safety excellence

GLASGOW-based GAP Hire Solutions is celebrating after winning a prestigious RoSPA Award for its commitment to health and safety excellence. The business has retained the...

JCB design engineer scoops top apprentice award

JCB design engineer Louise Meredith (21) is celebrating after winning a national apprentice award. Louise won the Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year accolade...

CPA opts for life in the fast lane

LEWIS Hamilton's brother Nicolas will host the 4th annual Stars of the Future Plant Mechanic Apprentice Awards. The CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) announced the BTCC...

Green welfare cabins scoop top product innovation accolade

BOSS Cabins is celebrating after its GenFree range claimed the Product Innovation of the Year accolade at the 2023 Ground Engineering Awards. Following a review...

Rental specialist celebrates equipment supplier award win

SUNBELT Rentals is celebrating after scooping the Equipment Supplier of the Year Award at the Construction News Specialists Awards 2023, held at the Hilton...

GAP Event Services produces the goods

GAP Event Services has been nominated for two prestigious Event Production Awards in what has been a hugely successful first year for one of...

Entries sought for CPA Stars of the Future Awards 2024

ENTRIES are now being sought for the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards 2024. Employers across the industry have been invited to...

Deadline looms for 2024 Hire Awards of Excellence

THE deadline is fast approaching for this year’s Hire Awards of Excellence. Hosted by Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association (HAE EHA), winners will...

Top apprentices honoured at SPOA annual dinner

HUNDREDS of industry professionals attended the Scottish Plant Owners Association's (SPOA) 70th annual dinner at Glasgow's Hilton Hotel on Friday April 8. The event, which...

Stage is set for final of Caterpillar’s Global Operator Challenge 2023

NINE finalists will battle it out in Caterpillar’s Global Operator Challenge 2023 in Las Vegas. After two rounds of putting heavy machinery and technology skills...

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...
CPA Stars of the Future Awards

Entries sought for CPA Stars of the Future Awards 2025

THE search has started for the UK's most promising plant apprentices and trainees, with the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) seeking entries for the CPA...

Sunbelt Rentals honoured for armed forces support

SUNBELT Rentals has received the MOD's Gold Armed Forces Covenant Award for the firm's support of defence service personnel and veterans, reservists, cadet force...

G-Series loaders make a Case for design excellence

CASE Construction Equipment has scooped a top design award for its G-Series wheel loaders. The manufacturer picked up the Good Design Award in the industrial category...

Mecalac demos set gold standard at Plantworx 2019

MECALAC won the 'best live demonstration' accolade at this year’s Plantworx exhibition. The firm's 11MWR, 6MDX, TLB990 and 6MCR machines were put through their paces...

Hire industry stalwart awarded lifetime achievement accolade

FORMER CEO of Hire Association Europe (HAE) and Event Hire Association (EHA), Graham Arundell, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the...

Lighting project win brightens up Volvo Motherwell

VOLVO Motherwell has won the UK-wide Industrial and Transport Lighting Project of the Year at the Lux Awards, held recently in London. The winning project...

Kubota earns award for five-tonne mini excavator range

KUBOTA'S five-tonne mini excavator range has won an award for product design excellence. The manufacturer has been awarded a Red Dot Award, which celebrates...

Plant stars of the future honoured at awards ceremony

THE country's top plant apprentices and trainees have been honoured at the annual Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards. Over 700 apprentices...
Manitou winning the Grand Prix Impact Entreprise 2024 award

Manitou Group recognised for global impact strategy

MANITOU Group has won the 'Grand Prix Impact Entreprise 2024', which recognises the firm's local roots, international expansion, and commitment to environmental and social...
Versafixx at the Machinery Movers Awards 2024

Double award success for tiltrotator manufacturer

TILTROTATOR manufacturer Versaffix is celebrating a double triumph at the Machinery Movers Awards 2024. The firm picked up the Engineering and Manufacturing Award, while founder...

Rokbak enjoys double award success at Glasgow ceremony

ROKBAK is celebrating a double success after securing accolades in both the Marketing and Young Person of the Year categories of the CeeD Industry...
Volvo Electric wheel loader

Volvo electric wheel loader scoops prestigious design award

VOLVO Construction Equipment is celebrating after winning a Red Dot product design award for its L120 Electric wheel loader. The manufacturer said the machine’s modern...

Electric telescopic forklift wins environmental accolade

JCB has won an environmental award for its new electric telescopic forklift. The JCB Teletruk was launched in 1997 and offers users the benefit of...

Gold standard: Rokbak earns top health and safety award

MOTHERWELL-based hauler manufacturer Rokbak has won a second consecutive RoSPA gold health and safety award. Every year, around 2,000 entrants apply to achieve the accolade in...

Volvo earns top sustainability accolade

VOLVO Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has won the Best Sustainable Rental Project of the Year Award for its energy management at the 2020 European...

Plant sector’s stars of the future honoured at live event

THE winners of the Construction Plant-hire Association's (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards have been announced. In one of the industry’s first live events following...

Hire firm’s safety credentials recognised for eighth year in a row

A-PLANT has been awarded Gold at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards for the eighth consecutive year. The...

Sunbelt Rentals earns award recognition for ‘green’ solutions

SUNBELT Rentals has won the Green Supplier and Innovation Award at the Showman's Show, which took place recently at Newbury Showground. The accolade recognises the...