Blue Group on par with new sponsorship deal
BLUE Group has signed a three-year deal to sponsor the Highland Golf Links annual Pro-Am event.
Held at three of Scotland's top courses - Castle Stuart Golf...
CMPE Glasgow branch marks 55 years
THE Glasgow branch of the Contractors Mechanical Plant Engineers (CMPE) held its 55th anniversary dinner in Glasgow's plush Crowne Plaza last week.
The gentlemen's evening...
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...
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...
Doosan’s Open sponsorship above par
Doosan has agreed a five-year extension with The Royal & Ancient Golf Club to sponsor The Open Championship.
This year, the championship will be staged at the...
Big money deals secured at record-breaking Plantworx
ALMOST 350 exhibitors attended Plantworx 2015, with many of the biggest names in the construction equipment industry in top form.
The likes of JCB, Volvo,...
Next Ritchie Bros. plant equipment auction in the UK on July 14
From time to time all construction companies dispose plant machinery or trucks they no longer need. In order to be successful at selling, they...
Plantworx event is sold out
ORGANISERS have revealed that Plantworx, the UK's largest 'working' construction equipment show, has sold out.
All stands have been snapped up and the second show is...
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...
‘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...
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...
Intermat a “stepping stone” in the recovery
THE 10th Intermat event in Paris was declared a "dynamic event" despite visitor numbers being down slightly on 2012's record attendance.
183,000 visitors were recorded during the six-day event,...
A-Plant crowned 2015 Hire Company of the Year
A-Plant has been crowned ‘Hire Company of the Year’ for the second time in only three years at the prestigious Hire Association Europe (HAE)...
Hitachi to debut Zaxis-6 excavator and hybrid wheel loader
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV has revealed the stars of the show at Intermat this week will be the new ZX300LC-6 medium excavator and...
Worsley Plant to hold Scottish Demo Days
Worsley Plant are holding three Demo Days later this month in Scotland.
The firm will be showcasing a range of their hydraulic attachments from leading suppliers MB,...
Sandvik hoping for luck of the Irish
SANDVIK Construction will be showcasing innovations from the outstanding Mobiles Premium range at the upcoming Machinery Movers CQMS 2015 show on the 17th –...
Over 90% of space sold at Plantworx exhibition 2015
PLANTWORX - the UK's largest working construction equipment machinery exhibition is just weeks away (2nd -4th June Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire).
Visitors to the show, which...
CPA holds ‘hot topic’ briefings and workshops at Plantworx
Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is once again exhibiting at Plantworx at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire UK (2nd -4th June 2015).
CPA is planning a number of...
Annual SPOA dinner celebrates industry’s revival
THE 64th annual Scottish Plant Owners Association dinner was held recently at the Hilton, Glasgow.
New SPOA President Fraser Dykes addressed hundreds of the biggest...
Doosan Dealer Forum deemed a success
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DICE) recently held a Dealer Forum for European dealers for the company’s Doosan Heavy range of excavators, wheel loaders and...
Bobcat and Doosan products set to light up EHS 2015
APPEARING for the first time, the new generation of Bobcat 1-2 tonne compact excavators will be a highlight of the Doosan Construction Equipment stand at...
JCB Mud Run raises over £50,000
2700 people took part in this year's JCB Mud Run - raising £50,127 for the NSPCC.
Participation in the event, which involves crawling, climbing and splashing around...
ScotPlant video whets the appetite
A short video giving a tantalising taste of what ScotPlant is all about has been released.
Preparations for ScotPlant 2016 are already underway and this...
Demolition Summit programme announced
MAJOR demolition project reports from the UK, America, Australia, Japan and Brazil will feature in this year's World Demolition Summit conference programme.
The 2014 World Demolition...
Time to muck-in for mud run!
MORE than 2000 people are expected to compete in the JCB Mud Run this summer.
The event – which began in 2012 – has a specially designed...
ScotPlant 2014 is in the books
ScotPlant 2014 - another successful trade show at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, witnessed magnificent machine debuts and the usual flurry of big-money deals,...
Hewden have this year’s exhibition all wrapped up
MAKING a welcome return to ScotPlant this year is Hewden, who will be displaying their cabin vinyl wrap for site accommodation units.
Having listened to...
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...
Landmark Case – equipment giants take biggest ever stand
CASE Construction Equipment will be occupying the largest stand in the history of ScotPlant.
Case, together with Hodge Plant, their newly appointed dealer in Scotland,...
Young drivers gearing up for success
SCANIA’S Young European Truck Driver competition is returning for a sixth time in 2014.
Aimed at promoting the highest standards of driving and...
