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...
TDL ramps up growth plans
TDL Equipment has announced it is investing heavily in new area managers and dedicated divisions to improve its ability to support customer requirements.
The firm,...
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...
Blue Group takes on Hartl distributorship
BLUE Group has been appointed UK distributors for the high quality and versatile range of specialist screening and crushing excavator buckets manufactured by Hartl...
GAP Group launches mental health and wellbeing platform
GLASGOW-headquartered GAP Group has launched what the firm is describing as the industry’s first mental health and wellbeing platform.
The GAP Wellbeing Hub was developed...
SANY aiming to be number one in UK
SANY has completed the refurbishment and fit-out of the company’s new UK and Ireland HQ in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
The manufacturer received the keys to the...
GAP continues to invest in Scottish sites
GAP has revealed details of its recent depot premises investment in Scotland.
The hire giant has relocated its Elgin depot to a 3-acre site with new...
CASE Construction Equipment appoints HRN as new dealer for Scotland
HRN has been appointed a CASE Construction Equipment dealer for Scotland.
The firm, which operates from four depots in Stirling, Insch, Balbeggie and Caithness, offers...
New research highlights persistent pay issues in Scottish construction sector
NEW research conducted by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has found that Scottish construction businesses continue to be blighted by payment issues and unresolved...
Steelwrist adds largest model to SQ Auto Connection quick coupler range
STEELWRIST has announced the launch of the SQ90 - the largest model in the manufacturer's range of SQ Auto Connection quick couplers.
The product is...
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...
CEA welcomes Budget roads investment
THE chief executive of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget pledge to commit £30 billion to roads and repair...
Volvo begins production of electric articulated haulers
VOLVO Construction Equipment has announced production has started of the firm's electric articulated haulers.
The A30 Electric and A40 Electric are said to be the...
McFadyen on a roll with landmark Scottish compaction equipment purchase
MCFADYEN Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd has snapped up the first JCB CT380-130 tandem roller in Scotland for road surfacing projects.
The civil engineering specialist is utilising...
Machinery auction specialist announces UK development plans
RITCHIE Bros. UK has announced its intention to continue transforming its Maltby Colliery site after completing the purchase of the land and remaining buildings.
The...
Teamwork pays off for landmark excavator
THE "highest and most versatile high-reach excavator in the UK" has proved its worth in the demolition of Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane football...
Opportunity knocks for Scottish plant companies
David Jarvie, committee member of the Scottish Plant Owners Association and business development director at Jarvie Plant Group, tells Project Plant that opportunities abound...
CASE looks to clean up on major sustainability project
CASE Construction Equipment is providing equipment to support a major, multi-year environmental project.
The manufacturer, partnered with parent company CNH Industrial and media platform 4...
JCB successfully campaigns for towing regulation update
JCB has said a new change in regulations could potentially save customers thousands of pounds a year.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has created a...
Parnaby Cyclones seals huge deal at Scottish open day
PARNABY Cyclones finalised a £1.5 million sale at its recent open day held at WM Hamilton & Son’s Stonehouse base, as the business looks...
Firm fined £160,000 following telehandler death in Glasgow
A construction firm has been fined £160,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a man was killed by a telehandler at a...
JCB boss backs Brexit
JCB chairman Lord Bamford has written to all the firm's UK employees and pensioners, telling them he will be voting for the UK to...
Liebherr Group’s €10 billion turnover ‘satisfactory’ amid ‘extraordinary conditions’ in 2020
THE Liebherr Group achieved a turnover of €10,341 million in 2020 - a decrease of 12% compared to the previous year.
The manufacturer described the...
New stats show UK equipment sales on a ‘downward trend’
NEW research has revealed that sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK fell by 7.4% in the third quarter of the year,...
How Scottish projects are shaping rental trends for heavy kit
As large-scale infrastructure and energy projects gather pace across Scotland, contractors are rethinking how they source and deploy heavy equipment. Mark Need, Stevens Equipment...
“Price alone should not be king”
Brian Young has been managing director of Young Plant Sales for over 20 years. Based in the outskirts of Doune, Stirlingshire, the business was...
Komatsu ready to launch 20-tonnes class electric excavators to rental market
KOMATSU has announced plans to introduce the PC200LCE-11 and 210LCE-11 models of its 20-tonnes class electric excavators to the rental markets in Europe and...
First minister hints further restrictions may be necessary for non-essential work
NICOLA Sturgeon has noted the Republic of Ireland's shutdown of non-essential construction in today's (January 7) daily Covid-19 briefing and indicated this is the...
Rokbak MD hails opportunity for Scottish manufacturers to make a ‘real difference’ in tackling...
ROKBAK MD Paul Douglas urged Scottish manufacturers to embrace more sustainable operations during his keynote address at a National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) conference.
The...
105 JCB machines on board stricken ship
105 JCB machines are stuck on board the stricken cargo ship, the Hoegh Osaka, which has been grounded in The Solent.
These include 50-tonne and...
