Sweeping success for Richard
AT the tender age of 24, Richard Murray started his own plant hire firm with a solitary JCB excavator.
25 years on, Richard Murray Plant...
Complex issues ironed out thanks to Daltons
EDINBURGH-based specialists, Daltons Demolitions has recently upgraded and increased its fleet of demolition excavators with a large order from Liebherr.
The firm has purchased the...
JCB develop remote-controlled excavator
JCB has developed a remotely-operated excavator for one of the UK’s leading demolition specialists.
Birmingham-based Coleman & Company has purchased the bespoke 21-tonne excavator that...
A-Plant invest for £500 million Amey contract
EQUIPMENT rental company A-Plant has invested £1.6 million in new equipment to support Amey as work begins on the Infrastructure plus contract with Staffordshire County...
Reaching for the top
LOWMAC Recycling has taken delivery of the first compact, long-reach Terex-Fuchs MHL250E materials handler to be sold in this country.
The versatile wheeled machine is...
Apex ascend with over 40 new machines
A leading plant hirer has purchased over 40 new JCB machines - including six new compact tracked loader models that are said to be saving its...
Online shopping made easy with Case Construction
A new online tool from Case Construction Equipment allows customers to configure their own machines with just a few simple clicks.
Providing detailed information and...
Cowdenbeath firm opts for a Volvo double
TWO new Volvo L220H loading shovels have been delivered to Collier Quarrying & Recycling, a division of the Collier Group located at Cowdenbeath in...
Compact Volvo just the ticket for Freuchie fleet
WALLACE Roofing and Building Contractors of Freuchie near Glenrothes, has added another new Volvo compact excavator to its existing fleet of a Volvo BL71...
No two buckets are the same
HARDOX Wearparts Centre (Stirling) launched four new buckets at ScotPlant earlier this year - and haven’t sold two the same yet!
"Flexibility is the key...
A most unusual delivery
WORSLEY Plant recently completed one of most unusual deliveries in the firm's history.
The supplier of materials processing equipment was selected to hire out a...
Homework pays off for Lemac
SINCE the firm was formed over 25 years ago through one of the founding directors, Noel McCann, the "Bucket Man", Lemac Engineering UK has...
Breaker maintenance – say farewell to bad habits
Ralf Majchrzak, spokesperson for hydraulic attachments, Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment, explains how to get maximum longevity from a rig-mounted hydraulic breaker.
METICULOUS maintenance of a...
Day and Knight
Nairn-based Chris Knight has worked tirelessly to build up his business selling new and second hand plant. With premium dealerships and a network of...
Blackwood spend £2.5 million on new JCB fleet
A leading Scottish plant hirer has bought 35 new JCB models worth nearly £2.5 million as it gears up for major new projects.
Kilmarnock based...
A Suttle message of support
SUTTLE Projects has extended the company’s sheet piling capability with the purchase of a new Doosan DX140LC-3 14 tonne crawler excavator from Kellands (Plant Sales)...
Terex updates site dumper portfolio
IN response to widespread customer demand, Terex has announced the streamlining of its two-tonne site dumper range. The project will see continued investment in developing...
Volvo A30G for Tillicoultry Quarries
TILLICOULTRY Quarries has purchased the latest Volvo G series A30 articulated hauler for its Northfield Quarry located on the outskirts of Denny.
The new 30 tonne...
Wacker Neuson starts skid steer loader production in the US
THE Wacker Neuson Group is building a production line for skid steer and compact track loaders at its US facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The...
L&W Wilson invest in new Maximus screener after demo day success
THE first UK sale of a new Maximus 516 Vibrating Scalper, supplied by Cumbrian-based dealer Taylor & Braithwaite, has been purchased by L&W Wilson (Endmoor)...
Record year for Hyundai
HYUNDAI is claiming to have become the fastest growing construction equipment firm in the UK.
The company has reported that machines released to the UK and Irish market...
Inverness firm joins Volvo family
CS Machinery Sales Ltd, the dedicated sales division of Inverness-based Campbell Plant Hire Ltd, has been appointed as Volvo Construction Equipment’s utility equipment dealer...
First Cat 311F LRR in Europe purchased
CONSTRUCTION services company and groundworks specialist, Carey London Limited, has expanded its fleet with 17 new Cat machines from Finning, including Europe’s first two Cat 311F...
Terex offers flexible finance package
TEREX has launched a 0% finance package across its latest range of emissions-compliant backhoe loaders.
“Over the past few years we’ve seen the construction industry slowly...
Excavator plays key role in hydro project
A new Doosan DX140LC-3 Stage IIIB compliant excavator purchased by Scottish contractor, D A MacDonald Contractors Ltd., is playing a key role in the...
New excavators set to Advance firm’s prospects
SCOTTISH Civil Engineering firm, Advance Construction, has invested in 20 new Cat 312E Excavators following growing demand in the Construction Sector. The new fleet will support...
Selwood spends £2million on Hyundai excavators
NATIONAL plant and pump, hire and sales company Selwood has invested £2million with Hyundai since the beginning of the year on excavators to enhance its...
Mackoy sticking to what they know
“QUALITY, back-up and operator acceptance tick the boxes for Mackoy Ltd.”
So says Managing Director Mike Mayock, as the company recently added two more Volvo EC140D’s...
Dumbarton firm buys first Cat 972M XE
SCOTTISH quarrying expert, William Thompson & Son are the first UK firm to invest in the new Cat 972M XE Wheel Loader.
The recent purchase will...
A-Plant in £15million access investment
A-PLANT has announced a £15 million expansion of its fleet of powered and low level access machines.
The hirer has placed significant orders with six...
