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ScotPlant 2026 showground on verge of selling out!

THE outdoor showground at ScotPlant 2026 is on the verge of being sold out – with over two months still to go! Less than a...

If your name’s on the list, you are getting in!

bauma's innovative solution to space issue VISITORS from all over the world will descend on Munich this April for bauma 2016. The 31st edition of the...

Molson and Lighthouse charity to team up for mental health talks at ScotPlant 2024

MOLSON Group will be teaming up with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity for a series of mental health talks during ScotPlant 2024. Two daily presentations...

Finalists announced for Hire Awards of Excellence 2023

THE finalists have been revealed for this year’s Hire Association Europe Event Hire Association (HAE EHA) Hire Awards of Excellence, due to take place...
Executive Hire Show

Innovation takes centre stage at Executive Hire Show 2026

ORGANISERS of the Executive Hire Show 2026 have hailed another 'highly successful' event. The annual showcase for the hire sector returned to the Coventry Building...

Blue to unveil concrete batching plant at ScotPlant 2024

BLUE Machinery (Scotland) Ltd has been confirmed as authorised distributors for the full range of SEMIX concrete batching solutions across Scotland and the north...

Getting ready for the event of 2014

AS the country's construction industry enjoys its fastest upturn in business since before the recession, bookings so far recorded for the ScotPlant 2014 exhibition...
Caterpillar operator challenge in Malaga

Belgian operator wins EAME heat of Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge

GUNTER Dewit from Belgium has been crowned the winner of the EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East) semi-final in the Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge...

New innovations to take centre stage at Plantworx 2023

ORGANISERS are putting the final touches to Plantworx 2023 – a show that has been four years in the making. The construction equipment and technology...

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...

Terex Trucks’ TA300 to be displayed at Matexpo

THE MATERMACO Group are to display Terex Trucks’ TA300 articulated hauler on their stand at the Matexpo trade show in Belgium show this week...

Portable welders the ‘perfect companion’ on construction sites

Fronius UK will be launching and demonstrating the new Ignis and Artis portable welders at ScotPlant 2024. With the Ignis 150/180, the firm revealed a...

Hydrema to promote Scottish changes

HYDREMA will be showing off the 912F 4x4 articulated 10t payload and the 922F 6x6 20t payload dump trucks at ScotPlant 2018. The manufacturer will...
CASE bauma stand

Automation and connectivity take centre stage for CASE at bauma 2025

CASE Construction Equipment will return to bauma in April with a range of solutions designed to address both current and future industry challenges. In line...

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...

‘My Kubota’ social media campaign celebrates 20,000 followers

Kubota UK is launching a new campaign, ‘My Kubota’, to celebrate reaching a landmark 20,000 social media followers in just one year. Across Twitter and Facebook, fans will...
SPOA trailer

SPOA is on the trail to promote plant sector careers

THE Scottish Plant Owners Assocation (SPOA) will have its Tenstar plant simulator and SPOA trailer on display at ScotPlant 2026 to highlight the important...

New names join ScotPlant 2026 line-up

WITH less than a year to go, preparations are being ramped up for ScotPlant 2026 – the largest and most important show on the...

Hire industry excellence rewarded at gala awards ceremony

THE winners of this year's Hire Association Europe Event Hire Association (HAE EHA) Hire Awards of Excellence have been announced at a gala event...

ScotPlant 2024 in pictures – Part Three

PART Three of ScotPlant 2024 in pictures features more sensational images from the biggest weekend of the year for Scotland’s construction equipment industry. Today’s gallery...

Growing firm looks to clean up with solar PV battery storage system

LIFOS is set to launch a new solar PV battery storage system designed to help the hire and construction industries transition to a low-carbon...
Hillhead exhibition

Dates confirmed for Hillhead 2026

ORGANISERS of the Hillhead exhibition have confirmed the dates for the next edition of the event. The quarrying, construction and recycling show will return to...

Emerging trends and technologies to take centre stage at Executive Hire Show 2022

ORGANISERS of the Executive Hire Show (EHS) have confirmed that the event will return in February 9 and 10 at the Coventry Building Society...

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...

Trailer firm set to Dig deep

VISITORS to the Indespension stand at ScotPlant 2018 will get the chance to see the DigaDoc, the firm's latest innovation in plant trailers. Designed to...

NFDC convention hailed a major success

Over 200 people attended the National Federation of Demolition Contractors' annual convention last week. Held at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa in Co. Down, Northern Ireland...

TDL to announce Mecalac partnership at ScotPlant 2018

TDL Equipment is to use this year’s ScotPlant exhibition to announce a new Scottish partnership with French site dumper and compaction roller manufacturer Mecalac. The...

Industry gears up for expanded Plantworx

"AN event for the industry, by the industry." That’s how Rob Oliver, CEO of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), describes the Plantworx exhibition. The latest edition...

Organisers hail surge in demand for Hillhead 2020

ORGANISERS of Hillhead 2020 have revealed demand for space at next summer’s event is at a 'record high'. New exhibitors at the extended showground will...
Hitachi electric excavator

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...