£2.75 million JCB deal boosts Jarvie Plant expansion

Jarvie Plant Group has snapped up more than 50 JCB machines at a cost of £2.75 million. The new models have been bought to aid the...

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...

Merlo investment helps Scots firm grapple with tree management challenges

AN investment in a new Merlo telehander by a Lanarkshire-based tree management and weed control specialist has made the removal of diseased and dying...
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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...
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CEA highlights reasons for optimism in 2021

ROB Oliver, chief executive of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), has ended 2020 by delivering a positive message for the plant sector. Despite the challenges...

Excavator haul allows Pitlochry contractor to grow

A Pitlochry agricultural/forestry contractor has purchased eight Doosan excavators in recent years to boost expansion plans. Robertson Fencing Ltd specialises in woodland creation and establishment works. In the...

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...

SANY looks to boost aftermarket experience with dedicated Coatbridge parts warehouse

SANY has announced that the opening of a new dedicated parts warehouse in Coatbridge will 'transform' parts availability for its UK operation. The move represents...

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,...

First Minister opens new Global Port Services facility

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened Global Port Services’ (Scotland) new Aberdeen base. Global Port Services (Scotland), part of the Global Energy Group, celebrated the opening...

JCB donates diggers to quake-hit Nepal

JCB has moved to support the relief effort in earthquake-hit Nepal with the donation of diggers and electrical power generators worth around $1 million. Ten backhoe...

Sibbald joins Liebherr as mobile and crawler crane sales manager

LIEBHERR-Great Britain has appointed Lyle Sibbald as sales manager for Scotland and the north of England, where he will be responsible for sales of...
David Jarvie

Introducing the 36th president of the Scottish Plant Owners Association

Recently elected Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) president David Jarvie has set out the main priorities for his two-year tenure – with addressing skills...
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Scottish Plant Operator Challenge organisers secure major sponsorship package

ORGANISERS of the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge (SPOC) 2024 have announced a major sponsorship deal with manufacturer Milwaukee and Scottish authorised distributor for the...

Treasury urged to act now to address plant hire sector concerns

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt to urge the treasury to work with the plant hire sector to address industry...
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Scot JCB seeks applicants for 2026 apprenticeship programme

SCOT JCB Group has launched its 2026 Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme. This year, apprenticeship vacancies are available in Alnwick, Carlisle, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Forfar, Kelso, and Newcastle....

Bobcat unveils new range of rotary telehandlers

BOBCAT has launched a new range of rotary telehandlers. The range includes nine Stage V-powered models for the European market, covering lifting heights from 18...

Bell to adopt centralised approach to service in Scotland

BELL Equipment UK has announced it will deliver more personalised support for customers in Scotland after outlining plans to bring its vehicular support division...

Thousands of workers needed to satisfy industry demand

MORE than 10,000 new workers will be required in the Scottish construction sector over the next five years to meet demand, new research has...

Blackwood and Molson Young team up to highlight construction charity campaign

BLACKWOOD Plant Hire and Molson Young have teamed up to help raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues in the construction industry. Blackwood's new...

Terex Trucks appoints Babcock for southern African market

MOTHERWELL-based Terex Trucks has appointed Babcock International to distribute its rigid and articulated haulers in Southern Africa. Babcock has opened a branch in Middelburg which...
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Scot JCB Group launches 2025 apprenticeship recruitment programme

Scot JCB Group has launched its 2025 apprenticeship recruitment programme, which vows to offer 'unparalleled' learning and career development opportunities. The initiative is described as...

‘Excellence, efficiency, economy’: CASE launches E-Series excavators

CASE Construction Equipment has unveiled its new E-Series crawler excavator range, featuring seven models from 13-30 tonnes. The CX130E, CX160E, CX180E, CX210E, CX240E, CX250E, CX300E...
Malcolm's new Cat machines at Loanhead Quarry

Malcolm enhances quarry operations with £1.1m investment in Cat equipment

MALCOLM Construction has invested more than £1 million in new Caterpillar machinery, supplied by Finning. The haul includes two Cat 745 three-axle articulated trucks and...
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ScotPlant 2026 showground on verge of selling out!

THE outdoor showground at ScotPlant 2026 is on the verge of being sold out – with over two months still to go! Less than a...
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Rail improvements will boost Glasgow Games

SCOTLAND’S railways are being prepared to do their bit to make this summer’s Commonwealth Games a success. Network Rail is undertaking a programme of enhanced...

Hyundai adds compact radius wheeled excavator to A-Series portfolio

HYUNDAI Construction Equipment is launching the compact radius HW150A CR wheeled excavator. Following the introduction of the larger HW170A CR, the manufacturer said the latest...

Machine deals give access hire firm a massive lift

BELLSHILL-based Active Access has been 'lifted' by the purchase of 50 JCB Access electric scissors. Stewart Plant Sales (a Scot JCB group company) supplied the...
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Processing on the move

The first models in a range of crushing and screening buckets from ALLU promise dramatic cost savings in soft rock mining GAME-changing technology seems a...
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GAP Group announces passing of joint MD Douglas Anderson

GAP Group has announced the passing of joint MD Douglas Anderson. Douglas Anderson, who was 70, was a giant of the Scottish plant industry. A...