Construction underway on new Finning rebuild workshop
WORK is underway on construction of a new Rebuild Centre of Excellence workshop at Finning UK & Ireland's HQ.
The facility is designed to accommodate...
Cat dealer to make welcome ScotPlant return as new avenue starts to take shape
PREPARATIONS for ScotPlant 2020 are heating up, with several new and returning exhibitors joining established names in signing up for the most important event...
Doosan double for Breedon in Scotland
Breedon Group's Scottish operations have been boosted by the addition of two new Doosan Stage IV wheel loaders.
The DL550-5 and DL450-5 have been put...
Scots first for demolition gong
KILSYTH based Hunter Demolition has bulldozed its way to the top award at this year's World Demolition Summit in Amsterdam.
The company beat off rivals...
PlantWorx Innovation Awards winners announced
THE winners of the PlantWorx Innovation Awards 2025 have been announced at a ceremony held at the end of the opening day of this...
Registration goes live for ScotPlant 2024!
REGISTRATION for ScotPlant 2024 has now opened.
The biggest event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment industry returns to the Royal Highland Centre,...
MPA seeks support in battle to solve industry challenges
THE Mineral Products Association, the principal trade association for the quarrying and aggregates industry in Scotland, held its inaugural Parliamentary Reception at the Scottish...
Good to be different: distinct machines can deter plant thieves
SCOTLAND’S plant firms are being urged to make their machines look as unique as possible in order to deter thieves.
With organised criminals using increasingly...
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...
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...
Police launch appeal after raft of plant thefts in Ayrshire
POLICE have launched an appeal for information after a series of plant machinery thefts in Ayrshire.
A JCB one-tonne swivel dumper truck, Mecalac 1.5-tonne dumper,...
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...
Hewden builds the ultimate ‘Man Cave’ for football fans
With the World Cup starting this week, national plant hire specialist, Hewden has made every man’s dream a reality by transforming a standard builder’s...
Sandvik at the Double
SANDVIK has introduced the new QA441 Doublescreen, upgraded to encompass the many product refinements of the larger QA451 triple deck version in order to...
Steelwrist appoints new UK country manager
JOE Westman has been appointed Steelwrist country manager in the UK.
He joined the tiltrotator manufacturer in 2017 and has held roles including support technician...
Major contractor hails refuelling ‘simplicity’ as JCB hydrogen Loadall is put to the test
BAM Construction has hailed the 'simplicity' of the refuelling process of JCB’s hydrogen powered Loadall telehandler after testing the machine on a Midlands regeneration...
Reaching for the top
LOWMAC Recycling has taken delivery of the first compact, long-reach Terex-Fuchs MHL250E materials handler to be sold in this country.
The versatile wheeled machine is...
“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...
Landmark deal paves way for success
THE Scottish arm of Breedon Aggregates has completed a landmark deal for 29 machines - the largest acquisition of Cat rollers in Europe and the...
Sunward aims to create Scottish dealer network
THE UK distributor for a major Chinese equipment manufacturer is searching for Scottish-based dealers as part of an expansion into the European market.
Sunward Equipment...
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...
Latest Doosan excavator ‘sets new benchmark’
DOOSAN has launched a new 14-tonne crawler excavator which the firm says sets a "new benchmark" for this class of machine.
The DX140LC-5 offers a...
Scottish plant sector leaders join refreshed SPOA executive committee
THE Scottish Plant Owners Association has welcomed a trio of Scottish plant sector leaders to its executive committee.
Graham Bow, MD of Gordon Bow Plant...
Kubota and Liebherr recognised for design excellence
KUBOTA Corporation and Liebherr Group have been recognised twice for the design of their new series of wheeled excavators.
The two machines have picked up...
Steelwrist to mark landmark year with several product launches
STEELWRIST is set to mark 20 years in business this year with the introduction of several new products.
The tiltrotator manufacturer was founded in Sweden...
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...
SPOA ‘overwhelmed by positive feedback’ to new Tenstar simulator
THE new Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) Tenstar simulator and bespoke trailer is set to feature prominently on the organisation's stand at ScotPlant, having...
Hyundai unveils three new A-series excavators
HYUNDAI is launching three new EU Stage V-compliant A-Series crawler excavators in the 13-15 tonne sector.
Powered by Cummins diesel engines, the reduced tailswing HX130A...
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...
Volvo begins customer testing of first EC500 Electric pre-build excvator
VOLVO Construction Equipment has commenced customer testing of the first ever EC500 Electric pre-build machine in Norway.
Equipped with both battery and grid-connected capability, including...
