Case appoints new vice president for EMEA region
CASE Construction Equipment has named Jose Cuadrado as the new vice president in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for CNH Industrial’s equipment...
Power Products division turns up the gas
JCB is poised to make major inroads into the gas powered generator market after announcing a deal worth £10 million.
The company’s Power Products division...
SMT completes purchase of Volvo’s British dealership
SMT's acquisition of the Volvo Construction Equipment GB dealership has been concluded.
Following a period of employee consultation, the sale became effective from August 31...
Mind the GAP: group posts record turnover
GAP has announced a record turnover of £175 million - an increase of 11% - and its second highest profits ever.
The equipment hire giant...
Sales boost for UK equipment market
SALES of construction equipment rose 6% in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period last year.
Sales in Q1 increased by 8%...
Balfour Beatty ‘likely’ to vote against CITB Consensus
BALFOUR Beatty is ‘likely’ to vote against the continuation of the CITB.
The firm’s chief executive Leo Quinn said the training body has failed to...
Distributor takes a roll of the Dieci
A&Y Equipment has announced it has secured a deal to become the UK importer for Dieci construction equipment.
Dieci is an Italian-based manufacturer known primarily...
Opportunity knocks for Scottish plant companies
David Jarvie, committee member of the Scottish Plant Owners Association and business development director at Jarvie Plant Group, tells Project Plant that opportunities abound...
Huge crush: SCG Supplies lands Tesab dealership
SCG Supplies has secured a deal to become Scottish distributors for Northern Ireland-based crushing specialist Tesab.
The firm, which recently relocated from a Hamilton business...
SANY wants a larger slice of the European market
THE new CEO of SANY Europe is confident the Chinese manufacturer can become a "serious player" in the European plant market.
Martin Knoetgen joined SANY's...
McCormick appointed chairman of NWH Group
JOHN McCormick has been named the new chairman of NWH Group.
NWH employs 275 staff located across five locations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Dalkeith and...
Breedon announces acquisition of Hull aggregates firm
Construction materials group Breedon has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Humberside Aggregates in a deal totalling £9 million.
The Hull-based independent sand...
Volvo CE sees sales rise by over a third due to “increased market demand”
Increased demand in most major markets has seen Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) report an increase in net sales of over a third in...
JCB records “robust” financial results for 2016
JCB has reported a 34% rise in earnings for 2016 despite a dip in the global construction equipment market.
The manufacturer said it had "defied...
Kubota’s marketing team to the ‘four’
KUBOTA UK has strengthened its UK marketing team with a raft of new appointments.
Caroline Brown has joined as marketing executive while Shannon O’Connor, Sophie...
Doosan dealership is “tremendous opportunity” for Castle Douglas firm
James Gordon Ltd has been appointed Doosan dealer for the south west and Borders regions of Scotland and the county of Cumbria.
The Castle Douglas-based...
Goosen to become Bell Equipment’s next CEO
LEON Goosen has been named chief executive officer designate to succeed Gary Bell upon his planned retirement at manufacturing giant Bell Equipment.
Goosen (45), who is...
UK exports of plant equipment reach highest level since 2015
UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment has reached its highest level since 2015, according to the latest report from the Construction Equipment Association...
Management buyout at Blackwood
TOM Blackwood, owner of Stewarton-based Blackwood Plant Hire, has sold the business in a management buyout.
The Herald newspaper has reported that Mr Blackwood, who...
Mecalac announces senior appointments
Mecalac has made two key appointments with Paul Kimberlin being named head of sales and Ben Agar as regional business manager for central and southern...
Doosan Bobcat appoints new EMEA president
ALVARO Pacini has been named the new president of Doosan Bobcat's Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.
He will be responsible for the firm's...
New operations director for Worsley Plant
ADRIAN Nixon has been promoted to the role of operations director at Worsley Plant.
He initially joined the firm in 2004 as service...
AB2000 recognised for soaring profits
AB2000 is one of just eight Scottish headquartered companies to feature in the annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table.
The table ranks...
GAP confirms new Wacker Neuson agreement
GAP Hire Solutions has extended its long-standing relationship with Wacker Neuson by sealing a new three-year supply deal for light compaction equipment.
The agreement for plates...
Mind the GAP: Glasgow hirer becomes leading Kubota customer
GLASGOW-based GAP Hire Solutions will become Kubota's largest construction customer in the world after the manufacturer became its sole supplier for excavators ranging from 0.8 to 8 tonnes.
The...
Sector confidence “steady” but builders want stability
SCOTTISH builders have called for “greater certainty” as new figures reveal confidence in the sector has remained steady at PLUS 2 for a third...
Things are looking up for Bellshill access hirer
BELLSHILL-based Active Access is pushing ahead with ambitious expansion plans under new owners Euro Mechanical Handling (EMH).
In recent months the business has relocated to...
Kirkcaldy firm on the right track
ASTRAK UK Ltd, based in Kirkcaldy and part of the Astrak group, one of Europe's fastest growing undercarriage suppliers, has been appointed the UK...
Blue Group goes to the wire with new distribution deal
Blue Group has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Major Wire, Canadian-based manufacturers of high vibration wire screen media.
Major Wire, which was founded in 1884, manufactures screens...
Case names new business director
LEIGH Harris has been named as Case Construction Equipment's new business director for the UK and Ireland.
He replaces Scott Freeman, who recently stepped down...
