ScotPlant exhibitors hail ‘best construction equipment show in the UK’

SCOTPLANT 2024 exhibitors have taken to social media over the past week with phenomenal comments about the event, which more than cemented its status...

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...

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...

Cat Q2 results reflect ‘continued healthy demand’

EQUIPMENT giant Caterpillar has announced Q2 2023 sales and revenues of $17.3 billion - a 22% increase compared with $14.2 billion during the same...

Something’s Brewing: new recycling plant supports construction sector’s green aims

SCOTLAND’S construction industry has been praised for its progress towards embracing a more sustainable future by one of the country’s leading resource management businesses. Brewster...

SPOA responds to consultation on removal of red diesel subsidy

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has compiled its formal response to the UK Government’s consultation on plans to remove the subsidy on red...

Liebherr turnover increases 12.6% despite price rises and supply chain ‘bottlenecks’

THE Liebherr Group has announced turnover rose 12.6% in 2021 to €11,639 million. Net profit for the year was €545 million - a value...

Hitachi events mark 50 years in Europe

HITACHI Construction Machinery (Europe) has revealed details of a number of events held recently in Amsterdam to mark its 50th anniversary with customers, dealers,...

Perthshire firm on the right track with landmark purchase

A Dunkeld forestry specialist has placed a landmark order for Doosan's DX180LC-5 HT 18.5 tonne high track crawler excavator. The machine, supplied by Balgownie, is...

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...

Hyundai A-series models receive a makeover

HYUNDAI Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) has unveiled a new look for its A-series machines. Introduced at the manufacturer's annual dealer conference, the Stage V compliant...

Construction federations team up to form Plant Sector Representative Organisation

A number of construction-based federations have established a plant-focused Sector Representative Organisation (SRO) known as the Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO). The Construction Leadership Council...
Adrian Nixon and Sean Heron

Worsley Plant set for fresh chapter following acquisition

WORSLEY Plant has been acquired by the firm's operations director, Adrian Nixon. Adrian’s journey began as an agricultural engineer, where he developed a passion for...

Forsyth takes delivery of new Liebherr cranes

FORSYTH of Denny has reached the halfway stage of its 2023 investment in Liebherr cranes. The heavy lifting specialist runs a fleet of more than...

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...

CITB to roll out next phase of plant training standards

THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced that the next phase of plant training standards will be rolled out in June. The standards have...

UK equipment sales up 6% so far this year

CONSTRUCTION equipment sales in the UK increased by 6% in the first nine months of 2017 when compared with the same period last year,...

Scotland’s construction industry unveils Covid-19 recovery plan

THE Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a plan for the industry's recovery from the impact of Covid-19. The plan looks to work towards...

Landmark e-commerce site for excavator attachments launched

GROUNDFORCE has launched what the company said is believed to be the first e-commerce site for excavator attachments in the UK. The site allows customers...
Ulrich Attachments

Bespoke solutions help Ulrich to fill in the gaps

ULRICH Attachments is targeting further growth in the Scottish market this year after a landmark year for the business in 2024, which included an...
SD Clark Planthire & Groundworks' new SANY machine

Blairgowrie contractor opts for SANY and Rototilt combination

BLAIRGOWRIE-based SD Clark Planthire & Groundworks has snapped up its first SANY 3.7-tonne SY35U mini-excavator. Sold with a Rototilt RC1 RCS attachment, the model enables 360-degree...

A sense of CAM in Castle Douglas

IT’S fair to say Castle Douglas-based CAM Engineering has come a long way since founder Clive Montgomery borrowed his dad’s van, put a toolbox...
Nixon Hire sustainable equipment

Nixon Hire claims carbon conversations are ‘becoming easier’

NIXON Hire has hailed the ‘significant advances’ made by the UK construction sector in recent years when it comes to sustainability. Nixon is now exclusively...
Eggersmann construction equipment

Molson Green appointed UK dealer for Eggersmann recycling portfolio

MOLSON Green has been appointed as a UK dealer for the Eggersmann GmbH recycling equipment product range. German manufacturer Eggersmann Recycling Technology specialises in developing...

Scotland bucks the trend in equipment sales with 5% increase in 2023

SCOTLAND bucked the trend in UK equipment sales in 2023 after seeing a 5% increase compared with the previous year. New figures reveal Scotland was...
Leica and Develon have announced a new aftermarket 3D machine control solution for the DX225LC-7X

Develon and Leica Geosystems develop 3D machine guidance system for DX225LC-7X

LEICA Geosystems and Develon have announced a new aftermarket 3D machine control solution for the DX225LC-7X smart crawler excavator. The DX225LC-7X features Full Electric Hydraulic...
Develon material handler

Develon unveils latest wheeled material handler

DEVELON has introduced its new DX270WMH-7 wheeled material handler. The model is powered by a Develon six-cylinder, turbocharged DL06V water-cooled diesel engine, providing an output...

JCB agrees significant deal with US military

JCB has kicked off 2017 by securing one of its biggest single orders in the firm’s 71-year history, worth over $140 million. The global manufacturer...

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 unveils new A-series wheel loader

HYUNDAI Construction Equipment Europe has launched the HL975A CVT wheel loader, the manufacturer's first one that combines the benefits of a traditional automatic transmission and...