JCB lands largest ever UK order in £65 million 2,100-machine deal
JCB has landed its biggest ever order from a UK customer after Sunbelt Rentals UK chose to invest £65 million in 2,100 new machines.
Rental...
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...
Contractor looks to Advance with ten new Sunward diggers
ADVANCE Construction Scotland has snapped up ten Sunward machines following a successful trial.
Supplied by Ayrshire-based Sunward dealer Kattrak International, the groundworks and civils contractor...
CASE concludes European roadshows with sustainable UK event
CASE Construction Equipment concluded its 2023 European Roadshow with a two-day sustainability-certified event in Derbyshire.
The company welcomed UK and northern European dealers along with...
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...
Aberfeldy business makes landmark Bron mulcher purchase
ABERFELDY-based Cross Civils and Construction has snapped up the first forestry machine to be sold into Europe by Canadian heavy agricultural and construction equipment...
Collaboration crucial as sector prepares for phased return
The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has welcomed plans for the phased return to work for Scotland's construction sector and insisted that health and safety...
Alltruck Group to highlight complete fleet solutions at ScotPlant 2026
Alltruck Group is out to make a major impact at ScotPlant 2026 with a wide range of specialist vehicles and fleet solutions on display.
As...
Aberdeenshire firm snaps up six ‘top-of-the-range’ telehandlers
CLAYMORE Homes, a property development company based in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, has taken delivery of six new Bobcat telehandlers.
The T40.180SLP 18-metre machines were supplied by...
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...
Hitachi Construction Machinery confirms plans to rebrand as LANDCROS
HITACHI Construction Machinery (HCM) has announced plans to rebrand to LANDCROS, effective from April 2027.
The manufacturer explained that the construction and mining industries are...
Molson Scotland joins dealer network for Merlo telehandlers
MOLSON Scotland has joined the dealer network for Merlo telehandlers. The business will now be able to offer customers complete sales and service support,...
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...
Bell announces launch of new E-series ADT
Bell Equipment UK has announced the launch of its new mid-range E-series machine, the B40E.
The B40E succeeds Bell Equipment’s D-series model and boasts “improved...
Lomond Plant invests £13 million in 250-machine deal
FALKIRK-based Lomond Plant has snapped up more than 250 JCB machines in a deal worth over £13 million.
The haul includes 18 brand new JCB 220X...
Hitachi ’empowers’ customers with new medium excavators
HITACHI has announced that owners and operators have been put 'at the heart' of the design for its latest Zaxis-7 medium excavators: the ZX210-7,...
£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...
5G technology lets Doosan remotely control excavator 8500km away
DOOSAN has claimed to be the first manufacturer at bauma 2019 to use 5G technology for worldwide ‘TeleOperation’ of construction machines.
The firm is operating...
Plantforce invests in new heavy haulage division
PLANTFORCE has invested in nine new lorries and trailers to kickstart a new heavy haulage division.
The firm is offering a new service of movement...
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...
Bobcat to release limited-edition run of top mini-diggers
TO mark the start of production for its new R2-Series 1-2 tonne mini-excavators, Bobcat has announced plans to release a limited-edition run of its...
High-walkers rise to demanding forestry challenge
A Dumfries-based forestry ground preparation business has been singing the praises of two Hyundai high-walker crawler excavators utilised on its challenging projects.
Carron Valley Plant,...
Astrak’s fast track to success
FROM humble beginnings eight years ago, Astrak Group has grown rapidly to become one of Europe's key suppliers of excavator undercarriage parts.
With trading companies...
New delivery plan brings forward key elements of A9 dualling programme
THE remaining sections of the A9 dualling programme will be delivered using capital funding, Scotland’s transport secretary has confirmed.
Fiona Hyslop MSP has announced the...
Liebherr opens multi-million pound development and demonstration facility
LIEBHERR has officially opened a new €30 million development and demonstration centre at the manufacturer's factory in Kirchdorf, Germany.
The centre will be used to...
Sector resilience and achievements hailed at annual SPOA dinner
THE ‘success, resilience, and collaboration’ within the Scottish plant industry was celebrated at the recent Scottish Plant Owners Association’s (SPOA) 72nd annual dinner in...
Civils contractors call for “urgent action” to arrest infrastructure slide in Scotland
“URGENT action” is required to halt a slide in Scottish infrastructure work, according to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).
Results from the organisation’s quarterly...
Volvo shows ‘resilience in the face of uncertainty’ in first quarter of 2025
VOLVO CE has confirmed that global sales dropped 8% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the 'historically high' levels of the...
Union “appalled” by lack of newly-qualified construction apprentices
CONSTRUCTION union UCATT has slammed the lack of newly qualified apprentices entering the construction industry.
In National Apprenticeship Week, the union claims UK construction apprenticeship completion levels have...
Entries sought for CPA Stars of the Future Awards 2024
ENTRIES are now being sought for the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards 2024.
Employers across the industry have been invited to...
