St George's Hall

CPA to host new gala dinner for hire industry

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has announced a new event for the sector in the form of the CPA Gala Dinner 2025. The black-tie event...
QMS stand at Hillhead

QMS to showcase crusher innovation at Hillhead 2026

QUARRY Manufacturing & Supplies (QMS) has announced plans to display a selection of minerals processing equipment and a variety of spare and wear parts...

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...

LiuGong machines to feature at ScotPlant 2024 for first time

LiuGong machines will appear at ScotPlant for the first time ever this year. The Chinese-manufactured excavators, wheel loaders, dozers and aerial work platforms will...

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...

CASE confirms return of European Roadshows

CASE has announced the return of its European Roadshow this summer, which provides customers with hands-on experience of the company's latest technologies and digital...
Plantworx

Finalists revealed for PlantWorx Innovation Awards

THE shortlist has been announced for the PlantWorx Innovation Awards 2025. The awards aim to celebrate the companies, products, and services shaping the future of...

Ramsay and Jackson dig-out open-day with the Takeuchi time challenge

Sponsored content: Ramsay and Jackson are planning a Takeuchi Dig-Out Open Day at their premises in Mauchline and offer a very warm welcome to visitors from Ayrshire and beyond.

New attachments to show their grip at ScotPlant 2024

Robustrack will be exhibiting its range of Italian hydraulic attachments including flails and mulchers, log grabs, tree shears, concrete mixing buckets, and breakers. Selector grabs,...
Kubota U145 crawler excavator

Latest Kubota innovations poised for UK debut at PlantWorx

KUBOTA will present the UK launch of several new machines at PlantWorx 2025 next month. The 14-tonne U145 crawler excavator, the nine-tonne KW095 wheeled excavator,...
Panel session at CPA conference

CPA reveals speaker line-up for upcoming conference

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has announced the speaker line-up for its 10th annual conference, taking place on Thursday 21st May at One Great...
CASE 1121G wheel loader

HRN to present expanded line-up at ScotPlant 2026

HRN will present an expanded line-up at ScotPlant 2026, showcasing the strength of its growing construction equipment portfolio. Making their ScotPlant debuts are the Kubota...

Scot Agri to mark first year with equipment debut at Royal Highland Show

JCB’S newly-launched Fastrac iCON is set to make its Scottish exhibition debut at the Royal Highland Show next month where Scot Agri, the Scot...

Scottish plant operators set gold standard at national competition

GORDON Durno from Moray has been crowned UK Plant Operator of the Year following a national competition at the CITB National Construction College in...

Boom time for JCB at Executive Hire Show

JCB has confirmed an Executive Hire Show debut next month for the firm's A45E electric articulated boom access platform. The recently launched aerial work platform...

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...

ScotPlant 2022 countdown: ECO units pass weather test with flying colours

LOC Hire has invested in a larger presence at this year’s ScotPlant, providing the perfect platform to showcase the group’s new – and extremely...

23-tonne Volvo EC230 Electric excavator set for UK public debut

SMT will use Hillhead 2024 to launch the new 23-tonne Volvo EC230 Electric excavator to the UK market. The model is Volvo CE’s first fully...
Ecotec screening machine

Ecotec debuts refreshed identity at IFAT 2026

ECOTEC, a specialist in wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, has launched a new brand identity at IFAT 2026. The new branding was visible across...

New Falcon set to swoop on Hillhead 2022

EVOQUIP has announced plans to display a new Falcon 820 screen at Hillhead 2022. The manufacturer has confirmed it will also be running live working...

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...

SPOA celebrates busiest ScotPlant to date

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has announced it welcomed over 1,000 visitors to its expanded stand at ScotPlant 2024, making it by far...

New Hyundai HX140 L set for ScotPlant

HYUNDAI has confirmed that Young Plant will exhibit the new HX140 L at this year's ScotPlant. The machine is said to provide up to 10 percent better fuel...

ScotPlant 2018 to welcome a mix of old and new

SCOTPLANT 2018 is on track to be the biggest event in the show’s 20-year history, with a string of new exhibitors joining familiar faces...

40 years Young: long-time exhibitors to mark major anniversary

VISITORS to ScotPlant 2018 will be among the first in Europe to catch sight of the new Hyundai HX130 LCR crawler excavator. Taking pride of...
Finlay Scotland will be showing off some of their new machines at ScotPlant including the J-1170.

Missing Finlay would be a crushing disappointment

VISITORS to the Finlay Scotland stand are in for a treat as they'll be among the first to witness the new Terex® Finlay J-1170...

CPA Stars of the Future Awards ceremony rescheduled to September

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has moved this year's Stars of the Future Apprentice and Trainee Awards 2021 ceremony from July to September due to...

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...
DL-200-3

Visibility paramount with wheel loaders

THE Doosan stand at Conexpo will provide the launchpad for the very latest excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks from the company. ...

Martin Smith crowned winner of Scottish Plant Operator Challenge

MARTIN Smith has been crowned the winner of the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge 2024. The 38-year-old, who works for Strathdee Properties in Craigellachie, Moray, fought...