Investing for the future: Terex Trucks gearing up for new challenges

MOTHERWELL’S “best-kept secret” is how Terex Trucks director and general manager Paul Douglas jokingly refers to the dump truck manufacturer’s premises, despite the business...
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Glasgow hire firm cements lengthy Terex partnership

GAP Group continues investment programme with 400 site dumpers to be supplied this year TEREX has announced a multi-million pound contract for site dumpers...

JCB launches new 6T SiTESAFE ROPS dumper

JCB has used this week's PlantWorx exhibition to launch the 6T SiTESAFE ROPS site dumper. The model is compliant with the new EN474 standard,...

Mecalac unveils ‘world-first’ electric six-tonne dumper

MECALAC has unveiled what it describes as the first 100% electric six-tonne dumper in the world. The all-new eMDX is said to mark a 'major...

JCB unveils ‘industry’s safest’ 1-tonne dumper

JCB has launched a 1-tonne site dumper which it says will become the "safest machine in its class". Making its debut at the Executive Hire...

New guide offers dumper safety advice

THE Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG) has launched a good practice guide for the safe use of dumpers. The guidance stemmed from an industry...
Andy Sabin (Thwaites general manager sales); Rebecca Bryson (MD BTE); and Brendan Carty (MD Shannonside)

Civils contractor enhances fleet with dumper haul

CIVIL engineering contractor Shannonside has added eleven Thwaites dumpers to its fleet via distributor BTE Plant Sales. The deal, which comprised eight six-tonne forward tip...

Terex boosts performance with new dumper line

TEREX has invested in a new 11-station site dumper production line at its Coventry manufacturing base. The firm said the bespoke line provides real-time awareness...

New Hydrema sales chief targets Scottish growth

SANDY Fairweather has been appointed regional sales manager for Hydrema and aims to help drive major growth for the manufacturer in Scotland. Sandy, who was...

Manufacturer adds telematics resource to site dumpers

MECALAC Construction Equipment UK has confirmed the international roll-out of telematics connectivity across its site dumper portfolio. The move means the latest models can now...

Plantforce puts safety first with major site dumper deal

NATIONAL hirer Plantforce has placed an order of £4.2 million for a fleet of Thwaites site dumpers. The deal comprises 105 dumpers, including 58 nine-tonne...

£2 million Mecalac dumper deal secured

NORTHERN Ireland-based Mecalac dealer Sleator Plant has landed a record-breaking deal worth over £2 million with CP Hire for 95 site dumpers. The kit will be...

Merlo poised to debut new dumper range

MERLO UK is adding the new DM dumper range to its portfolio, described as re-opening a 'nostalgic era'. Merlo Group first introduced a DM...

Positive feedback for new site dumpers

MURPHY Plant has bought 25 cabbed JCB site dumpers to help improve the health and wellbeing of its machine operators. Part of J. Murphy &...
Bart Kulej, George Burns and David Owens of GBSS Civil Engineering

High Bonnybridge contractor Chimes in a new digitised construction era

HIGH Bonnybridge-based GBSS Civil Engineering has made a major investment in its plant fleet. The civils and groundwork contractor has purchased four new site dumpers...

Record dumper deal reflects market confidence

A family contractor has placed its largest ever order for Thwaites dumpers - snapping up 40 machines ranging from three to nine tonnes. Groundworks and...

Site dumpers stolen from TDL’s Coatbridge base

TDL Equipment has revealed that two Mecalac site dumpers were stolen from its Coatbridge depot over the weekend - and are offering a reward...
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A-plant in £6 million dumper investment

AS part of a multi-million pound investment programme for its hire fleet in 2014/2015, A-Plant has placed orders worth over £6 million for a total...

Mecalac to showcase ‘industry-defining’ concept at Plantworx

MECALAC has revealed plans to showcase its 'industry-defining' REVOTRUCK concept to the UK market at Plantworx next week. Combining a revolving cabbed dumper with off-road...
Opening of Thwaites factory extension

Dumper manufacturer to increase production capacity

SITE dumper manufacturer Thwaites has announced the 'most significant' factory investment in the firm's 88-year history, with an extension that is set to increase...

Advance dump truck driver to fly the flag for Scotland at national awards ceremony

AN Advance Construction dumper truck driver will fly the flag for Scotland in Manchester this October at the final of the National Federation of...

Mecalac announces ‘major evolutions’ to site dumper range

MECALAC has announced a series of 'major evolutions' to its site dumper portfolio. The manufacturer revealed the move follows the success of its MDX range...

Mecalac dumpers prove their versatility

VERSATILE Equipment has completed a major supply agreement with Knights Brown, which involved the firm providing five TA10P heavy-duty Mecalac forward-tip site dumpers to...

Terex and GAP seal multi-million pound dumper deal

TEREX Construction has announced its largest site dumper order of the year -  460 three, six and nine-tonne Terex® site dumpers to be supplied to...

GAP makes cabbed dumper commitment

GAP has confirmed that all new 6 and 9 tonne dumpers purchased in future will be cabbed. The hire giant said it is making the move...

GAP confirms dual view dumper investment

GLASGOW-headquartered GAP Hire Solutions has invested almost £3 million in dual view dumpers from Wacker Neuson. The firm recently took delivery of its first 6t...
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Mecalac adapts entire dumper range to new European standard

MECALAC has confirmed it is adapting its entire range of dumpers to the new European standard EN 474, which came into effect last February. The...

A&Y confirms new Bergmann partnership

A&Y Equipment has announced it has become the sole UK and Ireland importer and distributor for the Bergmann Series 3000 and 4000 dumpers. The deal...

Molson Young lands Hydrema dealership in Scotland

MOLSON Young Plant Sales has secured the distribution rights to Hydrema dump trucks throughout Scotland. The Danish-manufactured machines join the firm's line-up of dump truck...

Mecalac lands 85-unit dumper deal

MECALAC has announced a national supply agreement with H.E. Services (Plant Hire), which will see 85 site dumpers supplied to the hire firm. Manufactured at...