Lord Bamford and the JCB hydrogen engine

JCB celebrates major hydrogen engine milestone

JCB has marked a major milestone in the development of the world’s first hydrogen combustion engine after securing landmark rulings from licensing authorities allowing...

Case appoints new UK dealer

CASE Construction Equipment has announced the appointment of a new UK dealer Northern Ireland based Cowan Bros will offer a full range of Case machines, together with...

Scotland’s construction industry to enter phase 2 of restart plan

NICOLA Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland's construction industry is to move onto the next step of its restart plan, in a move that has...
Wheel loader in construction yard

Komatsu machines to help drive McHale’s Scottish investment

MCHALE Plant Sales has told Project Plant that ‘significant investments’ are planned for Scotland in the coming years to support its mission to be...

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.

JCB unveils ‘world first’ mobile hydrogen refueller for the industry

JCB has unveiled a mobile hydrogen refueller in a move the manufacturer hailed as a 'world first' for the industry. The firm is investing £100...

Volvo CE helps group achieve “best ever” quarter

VOLVO Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has posted “significant” improvements in sales, earnings and order intake, helping the Volvo Group to what was described as...
Develon DL-7 wheel loader range

Develon adds new features to award-winning wheel loader range

DEVELON has announced several new features and options for its award-winning DL-7 wheel loader range. Comprising eleven models from the smallest DL200-7 through to the...

SPOA to commission ‘first of its kind’ white paper into challenges facing Scottish plant...

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has announced plans to commission a business school in Scotland to work with the organisation on a landmark...

Worth the wait: Hodge Plant’s premium search pays dividends

THE first anniversary of Hodge Plant becoming Scottish dealers for Case Construction is fast approaching – and what a year it's been! The partnership ended...
Sustainable construction equipment on site

Volvo and Hitachi Energy team up to accelerate zero-emission construction sites

HITACHI Energy and Volvo Construction Equipment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing end‑to‑end approaches that support the deployment of zero‑emission...

Avondale Environmental goes for gold

AVONDALE Environmental Ltd of Polmont, Falkirk has opted for a Gold service agreement to support its latest acquisition – a Volvo EC220D. The new twenty two...

GAP Group opens ‘flagship’ depot to house seven divisions

GAP Group has opened its largest site and depot project to date in Tilbury, near Essex following a £9 million investment. The firm purchased six...

£1.5m project to tackle Glasgow flood nuisance

SCOTTISH Water is to implement a crucial environmental improvement project to tackle the issue of flooding in part of the Knightswood area of Glasgow. The...

Hamilton hire specialist makes milestone excavator purchase

HAMILTON-based plant hire specialist Fraser Tool Hire has taken delivery of its 200th JCB excavator. The machine - an 86C-2 midi excavator - joins more...

New Airdrie HQ gives SCG Supplies room to grow

SCG Supplies has purchased new premises that have trebled the firm's warehousing capacity, as part of ambitious expansion plans. The company's new Airdrie base also...

Ex-Hewden CEO joins Finning

FORMER Hewden CEO Kevin Parkes has joined Finning as director of its Equipment Solutions Division. Kevin re-joins the firm after spending four years at Hewden. In his new role,...

Volvo builds articulated hauler using fossil-free steel

VOLVO has announced it has become the first manufacturer to deliver a construction machine built using fossil-free steel to a customer. The A30G articulated hauler...

Speedy invests £1m in ‘industry-first’ Stage V generator retrofit

SPEEDY has announced it has delivered an 'industry-first' retrofitted Stage V emission compliant generator, as part of a trial to boost availability of greener...

GAP Group procurement manager announces retirement

GAP Group stalwart Ken Stewart has called time on his long and distinguished career in the hire industry after announcing his retirement. As group procurement...

Growing firm has a strong attachment to new branding

AN ambitious Lanarkshire-based attachments provider is aiming to launch its own brand of non-hydraulic attachments after embarking on a change of name and beginning...

Scottish Government confirms extra support for businesses

THE Scottish Government has revealed details of a further £220 million of grants being made available for businesses, including the recently self-employed, to help...
Scot JCB apprentices

Scot JCB seeks applicants for 2026 apprenticeship programme

SCOT JCB Group has launched its 2026 Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme. This year, apprenticeship vacancies are available in Alnwick, Carlisle, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Forfar, Kelso, and Newcastle....
Miller Lighthouse Charity buckets

New Miller buckets to raise awareness of Lighthouse Construction Charity

ATTACHMENTS specialist Miller UK will launch four of its most popular heavy duty buckets at Hillhead 2024, which have been branded with the Lighthouse...
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New Hyundai excavator set for ScotPlant debut

THE latest addition to Hyundai's Robex excavator range will be shown for the first time in the UK at ScotPlant. The R430LC-9A has an operating...

Massive order boosts Morris Leslie expansion plans

Morris Leslie Plant Hire said it "wasn't a difficult decision" to invest in 66 new Volvo compact excavators. The firm has also snapped up five reduced...

Start your engines for ScotPlant 2016

WORLD class machines from around the world have started arriving at Ingliston for ScotPlant 2016. Conditions for the build-up couldn't be better, with blue skies...

MTS Group expands Bobcat rental services into Scotland

MTS Group has confirmed the opening of a new depot at Cumbernauld to offer rental services for Bobcat products in Scotland. The Group runs one of...
Komatsu crawler excavator

Komatsu Smart Construction to offer ‘industry-first’ bespoke solutions

SMART Construction, the digital arm of Komatsu, has revealed plans to enhance the manufacturing process of the excavator range to offer the first ‘bespoke’...

JCB develops hydrogen fuelled excavator

JCB has developed the construction industry’s first ever hydrogen powered excavator. The 20-tonne 220X has been undergoing testing at JCB’s quarry proving grounds for more...