Kobelco launches “Generation 10” models
Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe (KCME) has launched its latest "Generation 10" specialist earthmoving and construction excavators.
The SK260LC-10/SK260NLC-10 machines have been described by the firm...
IronPlanet offers access to surplus U.S. military equipment
AN online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks is giving its customers the chance to bid on surplus military machines from the...
Volvo lifts the lid on L350F updates
ENHANCED operator comfort and improved safety and maintenance features are among the updates Volvo said it has made to its L350F wheel loader.
The L350F is in...
Kubota powering ahead with new wheel loaders
Kubota’s new RT and RO Series wheel loaders made their UK debut at Plantworx.
Described by the firm as being specially designed to suit a...
Terex Finlay launches ‘versatile and adaptable’ heavy duty screener
Terex Finlay has introduced their new 873 tracked mobile heavy duty screener to the marketplace.
The firm said the machine is designed to work after a primary...
Generating much excitement
Meeting the EU Stage IIIA engine emission regulations for generators, the new G40-IIIA (40 kVA prime power) and G60-IIIA (60 kVA prime power) generators...
£4 million JCB deal continues 25-year tradition
Lafarge Tarmac has bought 60 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe loaders in a deal worth £4 million.
The order marks a 25-year partnership between Lafarge...
Volvo back in the fold at A W Jenkinson
A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products has rekindled a long standing association with Volvo construction equipment products by placing an order for ten Volvo loading shovels.
Half...
MJ Barrett seals telehandler deal
STRUCTURAL steelwork and cladding contractor MJ Barrett Constructions has expanded its telescopic handler fleet with the addition of JCB machines.
The Uttoxeter-based company has bought two...
Firing on all cylinders with Volvo
HAULAGE and muck shifting contractors Penfold Verrall, of Dial Post near Horsham West Sussex has broken with tradition and purchased three brand new E series...
Greenwell secure head office contract for Aberdeen bypass
A leading Aberdeen cabin supplier has won a contract to supply modular office buildings to form the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) head office.
Aberdeen-based Greenwell Equipment...
Strong Case for more machines
MORRIS Leslie Plant Hire Ltd is expanding its fleet with 30 new Case crawler excavators in the 13 tonne to 21 tonne class.
The company...
Live, Move and Fight: life in the Army Reserves Plant Division
HAVING started as a private soldier in the Army Reserves in 1994, Dave Hanley, now Capt. Dave Hanley, has managed to turn his beloved...
Landmark deal paves way for success
THE Scottish arm of Breedon Aggregates has completed a landmark deal for 29 machines - the largest acquisition of Cat rollers in Europe and the...
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)...
