Doosan extends demolition excavator portfolio

DOOSAN has introduced the new DX245DM-7 high reach demolition excavator. The 31-tonne machine replaces the previous DX235DM-5 model. Powered by the Doosan DL06P Stage V...
Finning Apprenticeship Academy

Finning Apprenticeship Academy receives ‘highly positive’ inspection feedback

THE Finning UK Apprenticeship Academy has achieved a 'good' Ofsted rating following a recent inspection. The cat dealer launched the facility at its Cannock UK...
Gordons and Dieci deal

Gordons appointed Scottish dealer for Dieci Telehandlers

CASTLE Douglas-headquartered Gordons Construction Equipment has been named exclusive construction dealer for Dieci Telehandlers in Scotland. The move has been described as making a 'significant...
Grahame Barn, CECA Scotland

CECA Scotland unveils new strategy to address labour shortages

CECA Scotland has unveiled a new strategy, designed to address labour shortages within the civil engineering sector. The organisation said that, with over £70 billion...

Top hire firms team up to tackle plant theft

WITH around £800 million of plant equipment stolen annually, eight of the country's top hire companies have teamed up to beat plant theft. A Plant, Brandon Hire,...

Crieff civils contractor buys world’s first Hyundai HX145A LCR HW

CRIEFF-based civils specialist MAM Contracting has bought the world’s first Hyundai HX145A LCR HW (High Walker) model. The High Walker variant of the new HX145A...

Scottish crane hirer buys largest Liebherr to date

STODDART Crane Hire has snapped up the company's largest Liebherr machine to date in the form of a new 230t LTM1230-5.1. The north of Scotland-based...

Airdrie hire firm goes green with £400k investment

AIRDRIE-based Arvill Plant and Tool Hire has invested £400,000 in new kit in a bid to make construction safer and more eco-friendly. The family firm...
Develon DX300LC-9 32-tonne crawler excavator

Develon adds fifth model to Series 9 smart excavator portfolio

DEVELON has announced the launch of the new DX300LC-9 32-tonne crawler excavator. The model joins the Series 9 smart excavator range and offers the same...

Yarwoods names new MD

HENRY Brain will become the new managing director of Yarwoods from January 1. Henry, who most recently spent ten years with the Kinshofer Group, is...
Excavator carrying out demolition project

Dundee demolition contractor snaps up new JCB 370X

DUNDEE-based demolition and dismantling specialist Safedem has snapped up a new JCB 370X tracked excavator for use in complex projects across the country. Supplied by...

127-machine Scot JCB deal marks ‘monumental milestone’ for Eagle Hire

SCOT JCB has supplied Eagle Hire with a new fleet of JCB machinery ranging from dumpsters to midi-excavators in a £4 million deal. The order...
JCB G60RS H genset

JCB offers glimpse into the future of zero carbon worksites

JCB unveiled a new concept at Hillhead 2024 – a generator powered by a JCB hydrogen combustion engine. The move was described as another major...

First Bobcat E10e minis roll off the production line

Bobcat revealed that the first E10e zero tail swing 1 tonne electric mini-excavators have rolled off the production line at the their compact equipment plant.
New Cat excavators for KT Montgomery

KT Montgomery expands fleet with £8m Cat equipment investment

EAST Ayrshire-based KT Montgomery has invested £8 million in new Cat machines from Finning UK & Ireland as the hire company scales up for...

Strong growth trend reported for construction equipment sales in October

SALES of construction equipment in the UK in October were 11% above the same month last year, new research has revealed. The data comes from...

Astrak UK acquires Southern Plant Spares undercarriage parts division

Astrak UK has announced the acquisition of the undercarriage parts division of Southern Plant Spares. The Kirkcaldy-based undercarriage parts supplier has also acquired the Southern...

Transport Secretary outlines Heathrow expansion benefits

MILLER UK recently welcomed Chris Grayling MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, to its north east manufacturing facility to discuss the benefits of the...

Finance providers offer new solutions to help ease cash flow challenges

PLANT finance providers have announced new schemes for UK customers to help support them during in the wake of the Covid-19 situation. Bobcat has launched...
Atlas Copco HiLight MS4

Atlas Copco unveils second generation of solar light towers

ATLAS Copco has confirmed the launch of its second generation of solar light towers, the HiLight MS 4 and MS 5. These light towers are...

GAP celebrates Scottish Apprenticeship Week

GAP Hire Solutions is reinforcing its commitment to its award-winning apprenticeship programme during Scottish Apprenticeship Week by meeting current and future apprentices across the...

Future plant stars honoured in record-breaking competition

WINNERS of the tenth Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards have been announced. Judges described the competition this year as the 'most...

Breedon’s £2.2 million asphalt plant formally opened

BREEDON Aggregates' new asphalt plant at Daviot Quarry near Inverness has been officially opened. Fergus Ewing MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, did...
David Jarvie

Does the budget deliver much-needed breathing space for the plant industry?

David Jarvie, president of the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), shares his thoughts on the autumn budget CHANCELLOR John Healey has delivered a budget which...
Grahame Barn CECA CEO

Scottish civils workloads rebound ‘significantly’ in Q3

CECA Scotland's latest Workload Trends Survey has found that workloads and order books rebounded 'significantly' in Q3 of 2020. This is in sharp contrast to...
Hillhead exhibition

Back to basics: record-breaking Hillhead shows there’s no substitute for live events

A record number of exhibitors showed off their latest products and innovations as large crowds enjoyed a sun-kissed Hillhead 2022. Around 600 exhibitors and thousands...

Kubota launches new generation of micro excavators

KUBOTA has unveiled its new generation of micro excavators in the form of the K008-5 and U10-5. Replacing the K008-3, U10-3 and U10-3SL models, Kubota said...
Alistair Murdoch

XCMG models tipped to flourish in Scotland

MOLSON Group is confident that XCMG machines will soon become a regular fixture on construction sites throughout Scotland after the firm was awarded distribution...

Komatsu to showcase fully electric wheel loader prototype

KOMATSU has confirmed that a prototype for the company's first fully electric compact wheel loader will be showcased at bauma 2022. Designed and built together...

Yanmar to appoint new network of UK dealers

YANMAR has pledged its commitment to the UK construction equipment market after announcing it plans to increase access to its machinery portfolio via a...