JCB develop remote-controlled excavator
JCB has developed a remotely-operated excavator for one of the UK’s leading demolition specialists.
Birmingham-based Coleman & Company has purchased the bespoke 21-tonne excavator that...
Hitachi excavators chosen for Israeli ports
AN Israeli contractor has invested in three large Hitachi excavators to supply rocks for extending breakwaters, which will form part of the construction project...
The great outdoors
Working alone for eleven hours a day in remote, and sometimes dangerous, locations might not sound like everyone's cup of tea - but John...
Falkirk hirer in £6 million investment
LOMOND Plant Hire has invested in a new fleet of JCB machines worth more than £6 million to support its expansion – including some...
A Suttle message of support
SUTTLE Projects has extended the company’s sheet piling capability with the purchase of a new Doosan DX140LC-3 14 tonne crawler excavator from Kellands (Plant Sales)...
A world first for Highland groundworks specialist
FINNING UK & Ireland have worked with Scottish groundworks specialist John Mackay Ltd to produce the world’s first low ground pressure (LGP) Cat 312 Hydraulic...
Raymond Brown opts for total package
RAYMOND Brown has taken a substantial package of Volvo Construction Equipment products for their aggregates operations
This latest package of machines includes three Volvo EC220D (22...
First Cat 311F LRR in Europe purchased
CONSTRUCTION services company and groundworks specialist, Carey London Limited, has expanded its fleet with 17 new Cat machines from Finning, including Europe’s first two Cat 311F...
Excavator plays key role in hydro project
A new Doosan DX140LC-3 Stage IIIB compliant excavator purchased by Scottish contractor, D A MacDonald Contractors Ltd., is playing a key role in the...
New excavators set to Advance firm’s prospects
SCOTTISH Civil Engineering firm, Advance Construction, has invested in 20 new Cat 312E Excavators following growing demand in the Construction Sector. The new fleet will support...
Selwood spends £2million on Hyundai excavators
NATIONAL plant and pump, hire and sales company Selwood has invested £2million with Hyundai since the beginning of the year on excavators to enhance its...
Reliability is imperative in remote areas
WHEN you’re working in isolated locations, with the nearest public road some 45 minutes away, it’s safe to say you don't want your machines...
Encounter with excellence in the quarries of Botticino
BOTTICINO marble is one of Italy’s outstanding resources. The La Scala Theatre in Milano, Grand Central Station in New York, Harrods department store in...
Daltons in 30 tonne excavator swoop
EDINBURGH-based Daltons Demolitions Limited has bought a new full demolition specification Doosan DX300LC-3 30-tonne crawler excavator from Scotia Plant Ltd.
The machine has been supplied with a...
Aberdeen contractors snap up 52 tonne excavator
ABERDEEN-based David Smith Contractors Ltd has purchased a new Doosan DX530LC-3 52 tonne crawler excavator from Balgownie Ltd, based at Inverurie.
The Stage IIIB compliant...
Quarry role for Hyundai excavator
A Hyundai R480LC-9A, supplied by Cumbria-based Taylor and Braithwaite, caught the eye of Thompsons Plant Hire when Managing Director Kevin Thompson saw it in action...
Hewden fleet deal takes tally to £35m
HEWDEN has confirmed another deal with Finning to expand its core fleet with an additional investment of £3 million, taking the total value of purchases...
Drew Graham chooses Hyundai for forestry tasks
DREW Graham Contracting bought three Hyundai R210LC-9 excavators to aid their work in forests in the North of Scotland.
The machines were supplied by Young...
New excavator takes wind farm by storm
FRASER Maclennan (Contractor) Ltd, based at Dormoch in Sutherland, has bought the company’s first ever Doosan crawler excavator - and the machine has been...
Fortune-seeking at 4000m
A fleet of five new Hitachi EX3600-6 excavators has been supplied by the Hitachi construction machinery dealer for Kyrgyzstan, Turkuaz Machinery, to work at...
Fuel savings justify costly Cat
WEST of Scotland based William Thompson & Son will be the first in the UK to deploy the Cat 336EL hybrid excavator, which will...
Ulster demolition showcases XD JCB models
A leading demolition contractor in Northern Ireland has praised the performance of a fleet of JCB demolition excavators at one of Belfast’s highest profile...
