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...
Group shot of PlantWorx Innovation Awards

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...

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...

Powering through: hat-trick of new machines deployed at Malcolm sites

THE Malcolm Group has snapped up three Powerscreen machines from Blue Machinery Scotland, including two new Premiertrak 400X jaw crushers. The jaw crushers will be...

Sustainable hire equipment to be showcased at industry conference

MHM Group has announced it is teaming up with Speedy to showcase emission-reducing hire products at an industry conference led by Balfour Beatty in...

Excitement builds for ScotPlant 2018

THE Royal Highland Centre is starting to fill up with some of the world's leading construction machines ahead of ScotPlant 2018, which gets underway...

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...
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...

JCB sees record turnover and sales thanks to “strong” market rebound

JCB has reported record turnover and machine sales in 2017, thanks to strong market rebound. The global plant giant saw a near 28% rise in...

Mecalac announces ‘major evolutions’ to site dumper range

MECALAC has announced a series of 'major evolutions' to its site dumper portfolio. The manufacturer revealed the move follows the success of its MDX range...

Diamond days for Liebherr at ScotPlant 2024

LIEBHERR will arrive at ScotPlant in celebratory mood as it continues to mark its 75th anniversary, bringing with it a line-up that will showcase...
Finning Apprenticeship Academy

Finning Apprenticeship Academy receives ‘highly positive’ inspection feedback

THE Finning UK Apprenticeship Academy has achieved a 'good' Ofsted rating following a recent inspection. The cat dealer launched the facility at its Cannock UK...

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...

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...
Wheel loader at Tillicoultry Quarries

Tillicoultry Quarries benefits from Finning rebuild programme

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has ramped up its sustainability ambitions by extending the life of its machines through the Finning UK & Ireland rebuild programme. Four Cat...
JCB 8008E CTS

JCB to debut electric micro-excavator at Executive Hire Show

JCB has revealed plans to unveil a new electric micro-excavator at the upcoming Executive Hire Show. The 8008E CTS joins the JCB E-TECH range of...

Dual view trucks ‘redefine’ safety on construction sites

WACKER Neuson has unveiled its new dual view trucks, which the manufacturer claims set new safety standards The trucks, offering six to ten tonnes of payload,...
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,...
JCB 145XR tracked excavator

Malcolm Group buys two of Scotland’s first JCB 145XR tracked excavators

THE Malcolm Group has snapped up two of the first JCB 145XR tracked excavators in Scotland. The reduced tailswing excavator is the latest addition to...

Plant sector laments plans to abolish red diesel subsidy

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has expressed its disappointment at UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget announcement regarding the abolition of tax relief on red diesel. The...

Opportunity knocks for Scottish plant companies

David Jarvie, committee member of the Scottish Plant Owners Association and business development director at Jarvie Plant Group, tells Project Plant that opportunities abound...

Glasgow hire firm completes century of Kubota KX027-4 machines

GLASGOW-based GAP Hire Solutions has invested in over 100 Kubota KX027-4 mini excavators over the past 12 months to satisfy "record levels" of demand...
Hitachi rebrands as LANDCROS. Machinery shows new branding

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...

New acquisition gives Hewden a massive lift

HEWDEN has snapped up Interlift as part of the firm's ambitions to expand its rental offering. The lifting and materials handling company employs 34 staff...

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...
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...

Getting to know…Adam Caulfield

ADAM Caulfield is national sales director (rental solutions) at Sunbelt Rentals, where he leads a team of over 100 people across the UK and...

ScotPlant 2020 set for expansion

ScotPlant 2020 is set to expand to meet increasing demand from exhibitors.

‘Value-added features’ help new Takeuchi short tail excavator stand out

TAKEUCHI is adding to its portfolio of short tail excavators with the launch of the 3.8-tonne TB335R. One of the new 3-Series machines, the new...

Milestone machine proves its worth in the Western Isles

THE first SANY SY390 40-tonne tracked excavator to arrive in the UK has been sold to MacInnes Bros after the Benbecula-headquartered construction business spotted...