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Preparations in full gear for ScotPlant 2020 as Hitachi confirms attendance

THE final preparations are being put in place for ScotPlant 2020, the most important event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment sector. The...

Malcolm Group completes landmark Stage V wheel loader purchase

THE Malcolm Group has snapped up 29 new JCB machines, including the first Stage V 457 wheeled loading shovel in Scotland. The Linwood-headquartered firm's line-up of...

Kubota hails 50,000th excavator sale

Kubota UK has confirmed the milestone sale of its 50,000th excavator in the British and Irish market. The firm was the first to introduce the concept of mini-excavators into...

CPA urges chancellor to make super deduction allowance permanent

THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to call for the super deduction allowance (SDA) to be made permanent. Ahead...

Future leaders honoured at record-breaking awards ceremony

THE UK’s top plant apprentices and trainees have been honoured at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Stars of the Future Awards 2023 following a...
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CEA outlines concerns at ‘brinkmanship’ involved in Brexit negotiations

THE Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has reaffirmed 'industry concerns' about the 'brinksmanship' involved in the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the European Union. The...

A bright future: StypeX targets growth in Scottish market

THE Scottish market has been described as a key growth area for rapidly expanding start-up business StypeX, which is on a mission to add...

Terex scheme looks to inspire next generation

TEREX Construction has opened applications for its 2015 engineering internship programme. The student placement scheme, which is run in partnership with Harper Adams University, will see...

New Hydrema wheeled excavator combines speed and strength

HYDREMA has announced the launch of its new MX17 wheeled excavator. Described as featuring the speed of the MX16 combined with the strength and lifting...

JCB to invest £65m in sixth Indian factory

JCB has announced plans to invest £65 million in a new factory in India, which will be capable of processing 85,000 tonnes of steel...

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...
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Scots first for demolition gong

KILSYTH based Hunter Demolition has bulldozed its way to the top award at this year's World Demolition Summit in Amsterdam. The company beat off rivals...

Make it a double: Forsyth of Denny takes delivery of new mobile cranes

FORSYTH of Denny has taken delivery of two new Liebherr cranes in the form of the LTM 1060-3.1 and LTM 1090-4.2. These are the initial...

Scottish-built haulers rise to steep challenge in New Zealand

TWO Rokbak RA40 haulers are assisting Atlas Quarries' operations in New Zealand - 11,000 miles from where they were built in Motherwell. Supplied by Porter...

Hillhead postponed by further 12 months

ORGANISERS of Hillhead have postponed the event by a year due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. The construction equipment event, which was due to be...

Strong connections: Lloyd lands order for 50 Bobcat mini-diggers

LLOYD Ltd, the Bobcat dealer for northern England and southern Scotland, has secured an order for 50 Bobcat E17 mini-excavators for Svella Connect. Carlisle-based Svella...

Scottish hauler manufacturer targets France and Germany expansion

MOTHERWELL-based articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak is aiming to expand its operations in France and Germany. Since the company’s rebrand last year, the firm has strengthened...

Equipment sales ‘stabilising’ as construction activity continues recovery

NEW research has revealed sales of construction equipment in November were just 4% below the same month in 2019. This follows a shortfall of 3%...
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Nixon places top JCB order

NIXON Hire has recently completed its biggest single order with JCB after investing in a new telehandler fleet worth almost £14 million. The equipment rental...

JCB challenged to have hydrogen machines working on sites by next year

UK Government energy secretary Grant Shapps has challenged JCB to have its 'super-efficient' hydrogen machines working on building sites by next year. Mr Shapps said...

Develon enters European dozer market with new DD130

DEVELON has entered the European dozer market with the launch of the new DD130. The manufacturer said one of the biggest differences between the machine...

Builder’s merchant enters plant hire market with JCB partnership

BUILDER'S merchant MKM has invested in a fleet of JCB equipment in a new partnership that will see ‘MKM Hire’ officially launched at five...

Staying Active: TLB890 impresses experienced operator

BALGOWNIE has supplied S & S Plant with the very first Mecalac TLB890 backhoe loader featuring next-generation Active Drive technology. The unit is described as...

JCB invests £100m in ‘super-efficient’ hydrogen engines project

JCB has launched a recruitment drive after announcing plans to invest £100 million on a project to produce 'super-efficient' hydrogen engines. A team of 100...

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...

Recycling specialist’s expansion plans gather pace with £450,000 ‘green jobs’ funding

BREWSTER Brothers has secured more than £450,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to create 22 new 'green jobs'. The Livingston-based company recycles 99% of all...

£5.5m machine deal ‘ticks the right boxes’ for Lomond Plant

FALKIRK-based Lomond Plant has snapped up 98 new JCB machines in a £5.5 million swoop to aid the firm's expansion plans. The order includes 18 new 13-tonne JS131...

JCB plant to re-open to manufacture ventilators

JCB has announced it will re-start production at one of its UK factories to manufacture ventilators to help in the fight against Covid-19. The manufacturer...
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Orkney contractor puts faith in Volvo/Steelwrist combination

AN Orkney wind and marine energy civil engineering contractor has opted for its first Volvo/Steelwrist combination. Heddle Construction has taken delivery of a reduced swing...

Molson Group acquires Finlay Scotland

MOLSON Group has acquired Finlay Scotland and secured the distribution rights for Terex Finlay in Scotland and the Scottish Islands. The deal means Molson now...