Hitachi to put strong focus on electric excavators at bauma 2025
HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has announced plans to show its largest ever electric excavator line-up at bauma 2025.
In partnership with KTEG, the...
SANY electric excavator set for UK debut at Executive Hire Show
SANY UK & Ireland has announced that its SY19E electric excavator will make its UK debut at the Executive Hire Show next month.
The model,...
CMPE annual dinner
The Apprentice of the Year Shield was handed over to Declan Gunn of Hewden Plant Hire (see image, left) at the annual dinner of...
ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Blue to promote new brand
BLUE Machinery Scotland provides materials processing and handling equipment into the quarrying and demolition, recycling, scrap and port industries. The firm’s product portfolio contains...
Excitement builds as ScotPlant 2022 gets set to open doors
THE magnificent Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston is packed full of standout machines from the world’s leading construction equipment manufacturers as ScotPlant 2022 prepares...
EvoQuip Open Day event attracts international crowd
COMPACT crushing and screening equipment specialist EvoQuip has hailed the success of its recent Open Day at Behan’s Quarry near Dublin.
The event welcomed over...
Liebherr celebrates five decades in Scotland
LONG-standing ScotPlant exhibitor Liebherr is celebrating 50 years in Scotland this year.
The manufacturing giant returns to Ingliston with a line-up that includes an L550...
Bell hails ‘hugely satisfying’ Paris event
BELL Equipment is "hugely satisfied" with their performance at Intermat 2015.
So says Gary Bell, CEO of the global ADT specialist. “Visitor attendance didn’t reach that of...
Attachments line-up is anything but run of the Mill
SCOTPLANT regular Miller UK will be back in the company’s usual spot at the April exhibition after revealing plans to showcase the GT Series,...
LOC Hire line-up to ‘contain’ standout kit
LOC Hire will be using this year's ScotPlant to officially launch its new branding and celebrate the firm's new partnership with CONTAINEX.
The Bonnybridge-based business...
You wouldn’t buy a £250k digger online!
Simon Frere-Cook, PlantWorx director of operations, explains why trade shows still matter in an era where you can buy almost anything online
FRESH from the...
Top machines will be out in force at Scottish Demo Days
Liebherr –Great Britain are to hold a two day working demonstration event in conjunction with Reigart and Sandvik. The days will run on Wednesday...
Future trends and challenges explored at CPA Conference
FUTURE trends and challenges were explored at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) 9th Annual Conference, held recently at the Heart of England Conference and...
SPOA confirms plans for inaugural president’s summer barbecue
SCOTTISH Plant Owners Association (SPOA) president Callum Mackintosh has announced plans to host the inaugural president’s summer barbecue for SPOA members next month.
The stunning...
JCB to introduce smallest ever Loadall at upcoming exhibition
JCB is set so showcase its smallest ever Loadall telehandler at the Executive Hire Show.
The 514-40 has a cab height of just 1.8m and...
Resilience on the agenda at CPA conference
THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has announced the theme of this year's conference will be ‘Planting Resilience: Building for the Future’.
The conference will be held...
Supplier looks to light up ScotPlant
LIGHT and power supplier Morris Site Machinery is looking to light up this year's ScotPlant.
The firm has launched six new products in just six...
Merlo turns London green to mark 30 years in the UK
MERLO UK has celebrated its 30th anniversary at an event in central London.
Greeting those arriving at the Renaissance St Pancras Hotel was a Merlo...
ScotPlant 2022 shaping up as largest one ever
A plethora of new additions to the ScotPlant 2022 line-up means the event is well on course to be the largest ever, with close...
All the parts are coming together for SCG Supplies
AIRDRIE-based SCG Supplies, the Scottish official DEUTZ engine distributor, will be in the company’s usual pitch opposite the show organisers office at ScotPlant 2024.
For...
CPA hails ‘phenomenal interest’ in 2022 Stars of the Future awards programme
THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is reporting ‘phenomenal interest’ in its Stars of the Future awards programme for 2022.
The organisation took the opportunity on...
Registration goes live for ScotPlant 2024!
REGISTRATION for ScotPlant 2024 has now opened.
The biggest event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment industry returns to the Royal Highland Centre,...
Stage is set for CITB’s Construction, Skills & Community Wealth Conference in Perth
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will host its first Construction, Skills and Community Wealth Conference in Scotland this Thursday, 5 September. The one-day...
Hyundai to debut new mini-excavator range
HYUNDAI has confirmed it will update its mini and midi-excavator offering at bauma 2022 with the launch of a range of EU Stage V...
ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Robustrack to bring Italian flair to Royal Highland Centre
HYDRAULIC attachments specialist Robustrack has declared itself ‘thrilled’ to present Eurocomach excavators at ScotPlant 2022.
Since last exhibiting at ScotPlant four years ago, Robustrack revealed...
Rise of the cranes at ScotPlant 2024
THREE major crane specialists have joined the ScotPlant 2024 line-up in recent weeks.
Sarens UK and Global Crane Services will both be exhibiting at the...
Bobcat looks to ‘think bigger’ with unveiling of two new concept machines
BOBCAT has launched two new concept machines at CONEXPO 2023.
Following the 2022 release of the Bobcat T7X, hailed as the world’s first all-electric compact...
Annual event puts operator skills to the test
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and UK Plant Operators (UKPO) Magazine have announced the return of the annual UK Plant Operator of the...
JCB Powertrain to showcase hydrogen innovation at bauma 2024
JCB Powertrain will demonstrate its leadership in the hydrogen sector with a stand built around the developing technology at bauma 2025.
The manufacturer revealed it...
LOC Hire may have the best view in the house at ScotPlant 2024
THE best view in the house at ScotPlant 2024 may be found on the LOC Hire stand, which will feature a modular accommodation build...
