Scottish contractor earns recognition for use of sustainable plant
ROBERTSON Group has announced it has become one of the first companies in the UK to receive Platinum status from the Supply Chain Sustainability...
Blackwood and Molson Young team up to highlight construction charity campaign
BLACKWOOD Plant Hire and Molson Young have teamed up to help raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues in the construction industry.
Blackwood's new...
Apprentices of the Year honoured at SPOA dinner
ROSS Gorman and Lara Mcleman were awarded with Apprentice of the Year accolades at the recent annual dinner of the Scottish Plant Owners Association...
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...
JCB ‘superfan’ snaps up first 56Z-2 in Northern Ireland
A landfill and quarrying business has snapped up the first Stage V JCB 56Z-2 model in Northern Ireland.
The new midi excavator was bought by...
Auger Torque adds cone crusher bucket to portfolio
ATTACHMENTS specialist Auger Torque has announced the addition of the cone crusher bucket to the company's product offering.
The product has been engineered to work...
New Komatsu dozer a ‘powerful addition’ to any fleet
MARUBENI-Komatsu has announced the launch of the 112-tonnes D475A-8 crawler dozer, described by the manufacturer as boasting improved production levels and new features for...
Sunbelt adds to electric telehandler fleet
SUNBELT Rentals has snapped up five more Faresin electric telehandlers from GGR Group.
The move follows an initial investment last year, which saw several electric...
Entries sought for 2024 AMPS Awards
ENTRIES are now open for this year's AMPS (Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Power Generating Systems) Awards for Excellence.
The event celebrates the outstanding...
Sunbelt Rentals ramps up depot decarbonisation initiative
SUNBELT Rentals UK and Europe has announced it has decarbonised its Plant & Tools, Powered Access, and Traffic Management depots in Milton Keynes into...
New guide offers dumper safety advice
THE Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG) has launched a good practice guide for the safe use of dumpers.
The guidance stemmed from an industry...
Sustainable energy specialist charges ahead with electric digger trial
SUSTAINABLE energy company GRIDSERVE has teamed up with SMT GB to trial the Volvo ECR25 Electric excavator in the construction of its new High...
Waste recycling innovation to be showcased at Bristol open house event
WET processing technology specialist CDE has commissioned a 25tph waste recycling facility for PMG in Bristol, which will be showcased at an open house...
Komatsu snaps up Lehnhoff
Komatsu has purchased Lehnhoff Hartstahl, the German-based supplier of attachments for excavators.
Lehnhoff said the deal was of "great vantage" for both companies. CEO Peter A. Lehnhoff commented,...
Plans lodged for abandoned Ayrshire coal mine
PLANS have been submitted for the restoration of an ex-coal mine in East Ayrshire.
Banks Mining has put forward the proposal for the Spireslack site,...
Specialist fleet brings complex tasks within reach
LONG reach specialist WM Plant Hire has revealed details of the ‘instrumental’ role its specialist fleet of excavators have played in supporting onshore and...
SANY strengthens UK dealer network with double appointment
SANY has expanded its UK dealer network with the appointment of two new authorised dealers.
Southwest Handling Ltd and Sandhill Plant have joined the network...
Blue completes hat-trick of general manager appointments
BLUE Group has appointed three new general managers including Iain Colquhoun, who takes over at Blue Scotland where he will be responsible for managing...
Silver lining as Merlo eWorker achieves innovation recognition
MERLO’S electric eWorker telehandler was recently awarded a Silver medal by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) in its annual Technical...
Relaxation of Covid restrictions sees CICV Forum release new health and safety video
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has released a new video to keep workers safe as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.
The 90-second animation follows a...
ROTO telehandler helps Larkhall business to clean up
KEITH Gallacher, director of Complete Weed Control, Scotland, has revealed why he considers the Merlo ROTO telehandler to be the ideal choice for tree...
JCB employees celebrate electric mini-excavator milestone
JCB is marking a major milestone with the production of its 1,000th award-winning electric mini-excavator.
The manufacturer went into full production with the world’s first...
Operators in “toughest challenge”
CONSTRUCTION operators from Europe, the Middle East and CIS will battle it out in what has been dubbed the toughest operator challenge on earth:...
Suppliers show off latest products at innovation event
A-PLANT has hosted a 'week of innovation', which saw almost 40 suppliers showcasing their latest products to a selection of the firm's colleagues, customers...
Finning training scheme helps quarry plant operators address idle time
FINNING trainers have been helping FCC Environment's quarry plant operators and managers to improve fuel efficiencies.
More than 30 FCC machine operators and plant managers...
Inventory tracking solution brings efficiency gains for Scottish waste management specialist
SCOTTISH waste management and recycling company, Levenseat Renewable Energy, now has real-time access to material inventory figures after implementing a LiDAR-based solution for inventory...
Quvo looks to push the boundaries of tech innovation
Quvo Ltd is the exclusive partner for OwlEye LiDAR technologies in the waste, recycling and aggregates industries in the UK and Ireland. The tech...
Molson to showcase multi-brand offering at ScotPlant 2026
MOLSON Scotland will be back in the firm’s usual spot at ScotPlant 2026 with a multi-brand line-up that includes two product ranges the company...
Powered access specialist invests in Volvo FM electric duo
NATIONWIDE Platforms has snapped up two new Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor units in what is believed to be a first for the UK’s...
ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Groundforce attachments are a cut above
GROUNDFORCE Attachments will showcase the firm’s range of new or recently introduced products at ScotPlant 2022, including the MotoCut pile cutter which the business...
