Landmark investment leaves Eagle flying high

EAGLE Plant Hire has concluded the company’s largest ever capital expenditure investment after snapping up 19 Kubota excavators in a deal worth over £500,000. The...

Hyundai forklifts a ‘clear winner’ for engineering services firm

ABERDEEN-based Bear Handling has sold four Hyundai forklifts to engineering services specialist TEXO Group. The package comprises two 16,000kg load capacity 160D-9s, a 30D-9E and...

New loader’s compact dimensions boost tight site work

YANMAR Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has announced the launch of its V65 wheel loader, which is said to have been designed to "excel" in...
Komatsu WA475-11

Komatsu confirms double wheel loader launch

KOMATSU has launched its latest generation of wheel loaders - the WA475-11 and WA485-11. The models feature a newly developed Komatsu diesel engine, described as...

HRN Tractors appointed to Mecalac dealer network

MECALAC has appointed HRN Tractors as its newest UK dealer in a move designed to expand the manufacturer's presence across northern and central Scotland. The...

Molson Young lands Hydrema dealership in Scotland

MOLSON Young Plant Sales has secured the distribution rights to Hydrema dump trucks throughout Scotland. The Danish-manufactured machines join the firm's line-up of dump truck...

JCB confirms increase in profits and turnover

JCB has announced an increase in both profits and turnover in 2022 - but warned of a 'less certain' outlook for the coming year. Sales...

CECA calls for calm in wake of Brexit vote

CIVIL engineering contractors have called on Government Ministers to "re-establish their commitment" to major national construction projects in the wake of the UK's decision to...

Six of the best for crushing specialists

WILLOWTREE Site Services is a contract crushing and screening specialist which is in partnership at Coxhoe Quarry in County Durham with owners and operators...

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...

Getting to know…Gail McEwen

Gail McEwen is director and lead trainer at Setting Out For Construction. She was recently named as co-chair of the new SPOA Women in...
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...

Advance snaps up 16 new SANY excavators

CONTRACTOR Advance Construction is ending 2021 with an order for 16 new SANY excavators, which are being delivered throughout December and January. Purchased through the...

Airdrie hire firm goes green with £400k investment

AIRDRIE-based Arvill Plant and Tool Hire has invested £400,000 in new kit in a bid to make construction safer and more eco-friendly. The family firm...
Monica Lennnon MSP

Scottish Government urged to protect construction apprenticeships in new bill

SCOTLAND'S construction bodies have come together to call for assurances that the new Tertiary Education and Training Bill will safeguard apprenticeships. With a stage 3 debate...

Brewster Brothers’ second recycling plant opens near Cumbernauld

BREWSTER Brothers has fully opened the company's second recycling plant as part of a £7 million expansion. The firm's wash plants transform excavated soils and...

Keltbray Group secures deal for Dunne assets

Keltbray Group has confirmed it has acquired some of the assets of Dunne Group, which went into administration last month with the loss of...
SANY electric telehandler

SANY introduces new electric telehandler

SANY is expanding its telehandler portfolio with a new a six-metre fully electric model. The STH625e electric machine joins a line-up that already includes seven,...

Electric dreams: JCB to showcase new excavator at EHS

JCB has announced that the firm's first ever electric excavator will be shown for the first time at the Executive Hire Show 2019. The manufacturer...

Liebherr reports new record turnover for 2022

THE Liebherr Group has announced a new record turnover of €12,589 million in 2022 - a rise of 8.2%. The business revealed it achieved increased...

JCB marks ‘giant leap forward’ in hydrogen ambitions

JCB has announced it has made a 'major breakthrough' in proving the wider appeal of hydrogen combustion technology by installing one of its hydrogen...

Construction equipment sales ‘catching up’ on 2021 levels

NEW research has shown that sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in August were 6% higher than the same month last year. For the year...

Liebherr has all its ducks in a row north of the border

LIEBHERR has revealed that its reputation as the ‘go to’ manufacturer for wheeled excavators has been reinforced by a surge in sales to customers...
Salt spreader HGV retrofitted with a hybrid hydrogen system

Scotland’s first construction hydrogen hub moves a step closer

BALFOUR Beatty has marked a milestone in its decarbonisation journey with the launch of its M77 Hydrogen project, described as marking a major step...

Bomag appoints three new dealers in Scotland

BOMAG has announced the appointment of three new dealers in Scotland. From October 1, Balgownie, AT Best Handlers and Lloyd Ltd will provide sales and...
CASE midi-excavators

CASE introduces new midi-excavator range

CASE Construction Equipment has announced the launch of its E-Series midi-excavator range, from 8-10 tonnes. Customers looking for a zero tail swing design with fixed...

JCB lands mammoth £75m Loadall order

JCB has secured a record £75 million order for Loadall telehandlers. Ardent Hire Solutions is investing in 1,100 Loadalls, ranging from the 525-60 through to...

McHale Plant Sales poised to acquire Marubeni-Komatsu

MCHALE Plant Sales has entered into an agreement to acquire Marubeni-Komatsu, the distributor of Komatsu construction and utility equipment across the UK. To support the...

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...
Electric forklift lifting lumber

Hyundai launches new electric forklift range

HYUNDAI Material Handling has launched its new range of electric forklifts. The B-X Series features an initial line-up of models from 4-5.5 tonnes and 6-9...