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Student event will address skills shortage

AN event will be held at Plantworx 2015 to address a shortage of skills and encourage more youngsters into the construction equipment industry. On the final...

New AB2T training site is ‘as good as it gets’

THE new AB2T training academy in Whitburn has been tipped to play a key role in helping to alleviate plant operator skills shortages in...

Demolition contractor adopts employee ownership business model

DUNDEE-based demolition specialist Safedem has completed its move to an employee ownership business model. The move is designed to secure the future of the award-winning...
Graeme Dey MSP watching apprentices at work at the National Construction College, Inchinnan

Scottish construction firms urged to pursue apprenticeship grants

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging Scottish construction companies to accelerate the number of apprenticeship starts by claiming CITB apprenticeship grants. To mark...

Jobs lost as Balgownie enters administration

NORTH of Scotland equipment specialists Balgownie Limited and Balgownie Rentals Limited have been placed in administration, resulting in 24 immediate redundancies. Richard Bathgate and Graeme...
Employees at JCB Power Systems in Foston, Derbyshire, celebrate the production of JCB’s one millionth engine.

JCB celebrates major engine manufacturing milestone

JCB has announced the production of the manufacturer's one millionth engine. Production started in 2004 at JCB Power Systems in Foston, Derbyshire, and expanded to...
HD Hyundai XiteSolution, Gravis Robotics AG, and Holcim Inc collaboration

‘Groundbreaking’ agreement signed on autonomous machinery development

HD Hyundai XiteSolution (HDX), in collaboration with Gravis Robotics AG, has announced it has signed a 'groundbreaking' agreement with Holcim Inc., a specialist in...

Thousands of JCB workers to receive £750 Christmas bonus

JCB has announced that thousands of UK-based employees will receive a £750 Christmas bonus. The bonus will be paid to more than 6,000 employees -...

Kubota celebrates European milestone in 2024

KUBOTA is marking its 50th anniversary in Europe this year. The manufacturer opened its first subsidiary in France in 1974 and is now one of...

Bell rings again for Skene Group

AN expansion of Skene Group's quarries has led to the Fife-based firm buying a Bell Equipment B30E articulated dump truck. Skene has been running a...

GAP Group launches specialist pump services division

GAP Hire Solutions has announced the launch of a new specialist pump services division following an investment of £18 million. The hire firm explained that...
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...

SMT GB wraps up two Volvo deals in the Borders

SMT GB has recently completed deals with two Borders-based contractors for a variety of Volvo kit. Graham J Irvine of Peebles has taken delivery of...

JCB challenged to have hydrogen machines working on sites by next year

UK Government energy secretary Grant Shapps has challenged JCB to have its 'super-efficient' hydrogen machines working on building sites by next year. Mr Shapps said...

Digger Girl teams up with CITB to help spread the word on construction careers

SOCIAL media sensation Amy Underwood, aka The ‘Digger Girl’, who has amassed almost half a million followers online, has revealed her delight after signing...
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BAA calls for ‘idiotic’ EU directive to be postponed

THE British Aggregates Association has asked the Department for Transport to postpone a new EU directive before lives are lost. The Large Goods Vehicle Driver...
Volvo Electric wheel loader

Volvo electric wheel loader scoops prestigious design award

VOLVO Construction Equipment is celebrating after winning a Red Dot product design award for its L120 Electric wheel loader. The manufacturer said the machine’s modern...

CITB to pay apprenticeship grants in advance

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it is making available advanced payment of apprenticeship attendance grants for second and third year apprentices. The...
JCB 4CX Pro DualDrive

Borders business snaps up DualDrive backhoe

A Borders-based civil engineering and groundworks contractor has bought one of the first JCB DualDrive backhoe loaders in Scotland. B&K Hume Groundworks purchased the machine...
Mac's Truck Rental new Perth site

Mac’s Truck Rental looks to drive Scottish growth with new Perth facility

MAC'S Truck Rental has opened a new facility in Perth to support Scottish customers with self-drive trucks and trailers. The site has capacity for up...

Kubota unveils ‘market leading’ midi excavator

KUBOTA has announced the launch of its KX080-4a2 midi excavator. Described by the manufacturer as being capable of the 'same reliable performance as previous models',...

The bar is set high ahead of ScotPlant 2026

SCOTPLANT 2026 is on course to be a record show after a flurry of new and returning exhibitors confirmed their presence at the most...

JCB looks to the future after ‘one of the most difficult’ years in the...

JCB has announced that the business remained profitable despite a drop in turnover in 2020 following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The manufacturer reported...

JCB plant to re-open to manufacture ventilators

JCB has announced it will re-start production at one of its UK factories to manufacture ventilators to help in the fight against Covid-19. The manufacturer...

Breedon given the all-clear over Hope takeover

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Breedon Aggregates’ £336 million acquisition of Hope Construction Materials. The takeover had been delayed after the CMA...
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Bobcat to showcase RogueX2 autonomous loader concept

BOBCAT has revealed that its stand at Intermat 2024 will give an insight into what the company is developing for the construction industry of...
Construction workers examine an engine

Volvo Penta UK and Ireland appoints SMT GB as industrial dealer

VOLVO Penta UK and Ireland has appointed SMT GB as an industrial dealer. The partnership focuses exclusively on the Volvo Penta Industrial division, providing an...

SPOA calls for formal consultation on removal of Business Property Relief

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has written to prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to consult with family businesses affected by the...

Cullen teenager becomes one of UK’s youngest ADT drivers

CULLEN schoolboy Jay Currie (13) has become one of the youngest trained articulated dump truck (ADT) drivers in the UK, after gaining his CPCS...

JCB’s HQ struck by mini tornado

A mini tornado struck JCB's world headquarters in Staffordshire this week, causing production to be temporarily suspended. The manufacturer said hurricane force winds tore into...