SPOA annual dinner postponed until April

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has rescheduled its annual dinner to April 8, due to the recent Covid 19-related restrictions. The event was due...

Finlay to showcase new electric variants at Hillhead 2024

FINLAY has announced plans to unveil new electric variants of the I-120RS impact crusher and 883+ scalping screen at Hillhead 2024. These models will be...
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Strickland MFG to launch new hydraulic couplers at ScotPlant 2026

STRICKLAND MFG has revealed it is excited to launch the firm’s new line of 1T hydraulic couplers at ScotPlant 2026. The products feature the company’s...

ScotPlant gets set to turn Green

ONE of the most high profile ScotPlant 2018 debutants will be Molson Green, the material handling and processing specialists. The firm announced it will be...

Exhibitors heap praise on bigger and more buoyant ScotPlant 2022

SCOTPLANT 2022 exhibitors have hailed this year’s event a resounding success after more than 5,300 unique visitors enjoyed two days of sunshine, incredible machines,...

Plantworx dates confirmed for 2023

THE Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has confirmed the dates for the next Plantworx exhibition. The three-day construction machinery show returns to the East of England...

Molson to sponsor qualifier of Scottish Plant Operator Challenge at ScotPlant

AHEAD of ScotPlant 2024 this weekend, the organisers of the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge 2024 have announced that Molson Young Plant Sales is sponsoring...
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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...

Kubota to debut new electric articulated wheel loaders

KUBOTA has confirmed plans to unveil two new electric articulated wheel loaders at bauma 2022. The manufacturer will showcase to the public for the first...
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Nixon Hire to highlight modular building capabilities at ScotPlant 2026

NIXON Hire will be using ScotPlant 2026 as the perfect platform to launch modular building capabilities from its new Dundee depot - a first...

Flying high: Plantworx 2019 to feature Drone Zone

ORGANISERS of Plantworx 2019 have revealed that this year's exhibition will feature its first ever 'Fly Zone' where visitors can experience drones. Drones are becoming...

‘Unmissable’ Executive Hire Show 2022 sold out

ORGANISERS of the upcoming Executive Hire Show (EHS) have confirmed the event is now sold out of stand space. 154 exhibitors will make their way...

October 2022 date for bauma exhibition

BAUMA has been postponed until October 2022 due to uncertainty surrounding international travel in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Munich-based construction machinery exhibition...

Doosan to focus on innovation theme at bauma 2022

DOOSAN has unveiled its plans for bauma 2022, vowing to deliver a stand centred around the theme of 'Powered by Innovation'. The manufacturer will showcase...

Dates set for Hillhead 2020

DATES have been confirmed for the next Hillhead Quarry Exhibition following a "record-breaking" show in 2018. Organisers of the event, the QMJ Group, said the...
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ALLU Group vowing to stay ahead of the game

ALLU Group will also be among the 2,400 exhibitors at Conexpo. They will launch their new M series mobile screener crusher at the event. Also...

Major issues to be addressed at CPA conference

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has confirmed the dates and venue for this year's CPA conference. The one-day event will be held on Thursday October 17...

Excitement builds for ScotPlant 2024 as only a handful of outdoor plots remain

ONLY a handful of outdoor plots and an extremely limited number of indoor stands remain available for ScotPlant 2024. The biggest and most important event...
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The Attachment Company goes large at ScotPlant 2026

THE Attachment Company is hitting ScotPlant 2026 with a significantly larger presence compared with two years ago. The Lanarkshire-based business, which has been on a...

Skipping a beat

MALCOLM Construction Services, a division of the Malcolm Group, services all areas of the construction industry. Last year Harsh and Malcolm Construction introduced something new...
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Upcoming events in 2014

KICKING off the 2014 social calender for the SPOA is the Annual Dinner on 7 February at the Hilton hotel in Glasgow. Later in...
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Trio of new machinery protection solutions unveiled at Hillhead exhibition

DIGGER GUARD, the manufacturer behind the award-winning Vandal Guard range and Polymer Handrail systems, has officially launched its new Clearview secondary glazing solution at...

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...

MHM to highlight low-emission solutions at Executive Hire Show

THE MHM Group has revealed it has been chosen to speak at the Innovation Trail Live as part of this year’s Executive Hire Show. The...

Latest Komatsu innovations out to steal the show at ScotPlant

THE Marubeni-Komatsu stand at ScotPlant will feature no fewer than nine of the latest Komatsu machines. Highlights are set to include the 18m long-reach PC210LC-11...

Top speaker line-up for CEA conference

Nick Boles, the Minister of State for Skills & Construction will be the keynote speaker at the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) annual conference in...
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ABAX to demonstrate latest digital innovations at ScotPlant 2026

FOLLOWING a successful launch at the Executive Hire Show in February, ABAX will be demonstrating its ABAX Site Operations solution at ScotPlant 2026. The system provides a...
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Magnificent seven: new models boost LiuGong’s aim to ‘change the game’

LiuGong launched no fewer than seven new machines at Hillhead 2024. The line-up included the debut of the 975F excavator, which joins the F-Series portfolio....

X marks the spot: latest JCB models set for ScotPlant showing

JCB has confirmed the newly launched X Series 20-tonne tracked excavators are heading to ScotPlant 2018. Scot JCB will show two of the new 220X...
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European construction equipment sector leaders to discuss hot topics at London conference

LEADERS from across the European construction equipment sector will discuss key issues impacting the industry at the CECE Congress 2026 in London from October...