JCB launches £70,000 NSPCC charity appeal
JCB is embarking on an ambitious fundraising drive for the NSPCC with the launch of a £70,000 appeal.
The JCB NSPCC Platinum Jubilee Appeal will...
CS Machinery Sales joins Avant Tecno dealer network
INVERNESS-based CS Machinery Sales has been appointed a dealer for Avant Tecno, covering the Scottish Highlands.
The firm, headed up by directors Angus Innes and...
GAP steps up green plans with fresh investment
GAP Hire Solutions has chosen to add to its fleet of site lighting towers, investing in a further 200 X-ECO LED sets from Trime...
SPOA to create new role to address sector skills shortages
THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has announced plans to recruit a skills and training lead to help tackle skills shortages and promote careers...
Star turn: powered access specialist marks charity milestone
POWERED access specialist Star Platforms has announced it has surpassed £84,000 in charitable donations since the company was founded.
In 2024 alone, the business has...
AB2K expands fleet with new Scania vehicles
HEAVY plant and hire specialist AB2K has added four new Scania G450 XT Cheesewedge plant bodies to its fleet.
Supplied by MV Commercial, three of...
Jarvie Plant receives first order from new English depot
Jarvie Plant’s first depot in England has received its first order within days of equipment arriving onsite.
The Grangemouth-based firm has invested over £1 million in...
Molson Scotland joins dealer network for Merlo telehandlers
MOLSON Scotland has joined the dealer network for Merlo telehandlers. The business will now be able to offer customers complete sales and service support,...
CEA chief executive departs after almost three years
THE Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has revealed Suneeta Johal has left the organisation after almost three years as chief executive.
As the trade body embarks...
Four years on KDC Demolition invest in four more CAT® M322Ds
DEMOLITION, decommissioning and remediation experts, KDC, are replacing four Cat® M322D Wheeled Excavators with brand new machines for use on high hazard sites. Initially...
EvoQuip launches new sustainability campaign
EvoQuip has launched a new campaign to highlight the firm's commitment to creating a sustainable future.
The 'Think Green, Think EvoQuip' campaign is said to...
Rokbak creating ‘significant stepping stones’ towards a net zero future
ROKBAK has provided details of 'ambitious' sustainability goals the Motherwell-based hauler manufacturer has implemented in a bid to reduce its environmental impact.
As part of the...
Groundforce names new operations director for piling businesses
JAMES Burchell has been appointed operations director at Groundforce’s Piletec and Mr Cropper piling businesses, and U Mole, the company’s trenchless technology company.
James, who...
New tech ‘detects early warning signs of tinnitus’
NEW technology which claims to detect early warning signs of tinnitus for people working in high-risk environments, such as construction sites, has been developed...
New factory-installed options for SVAB and Steelwrist on Doosan wheeled excavators
MANUFACTURER Doosan has launched new factory-installed SVAB/Steelwrist options for its wheeled excavator range.
Doosan Smart Solutions is introducing a range of factory-fitted options and attachments...
Quarry role for Hyundai excavator
A Hyundai R480LC-9A, supplied by Cumbria-based Taylor and Braithwaite, caught the eye of Thompsons Plant Hire when Managing Director Kevin Thompson saw it in action...
Volvo launches ‘Iron Women’ initiative to train more female operators
VOLVO CE has launched its new Iron Women initiative, designed to enable women to access specialised training for operating construction machines.
The programme builds on...
Molson Compact MD retires
ROBERT Brown, managing director of Molson Compact Equipment and an executive board member of Molson Group, has retired.
He stood down at the end of...
Expanded Cat Operator Challenge ‘fiercer’ than ever
FINNING UK & Ireland will host its expanded ‘Operator Challenge’ event on May 23 and 24 at the Caterpillar Demonstration and Learning Centre in Desford, Leicestershire.
This...
ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Empire Exports set for ‘pretty unique’ event
FALKIRK-based Empire Exports will be making its exhibition debut at ScotPlant 2022.
The business – which buys and sells used construction equipment – recently appointed...
Atlas Copco completes Edwards acquisition
ATLAS Copco has closed the acquisition of Edwards Group Ltd.
Edwards is a technology and market leader in sophisticated vacuum products and abatement solutions. The...
Quattro Group confirms sale of AB2K in management buyout
QUATTRO Group has announced the sale of its Scottish-based subsidiary, AB2K, in a management buyout that forms part of a sector-led separation.
The move has...
Rokbak haulers prove their worth on landmark pipeline task
TWO Rokbak RA30 haulers are playing an important role in the largest ever pipe installation of its kind in Utah, America.
Contractor BHI has been tasked...
Komatsu boom change system offers ‘new level’ of demolition efficiency
KOMATSU has revealed that its K100 boom change system for the PC490HRD-11 has demonstrated a 'new level of demolition project efficiency' for customers.
The system...
All the parts are coming together for SCG Supplies
AIRDRIE-based SCG Supplies, the Scottish official DEUTZ engine distributor, will be in the company’s usual pitch opposite the show organisers office at ScotPlant 2024.
For...
Trade association welcomes HS2’s decision to use project bank accounts
THE Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group has welcomed the decision of High Speed 2 (HS2) to use project bank accounts (PBAs) for payments across...
‘Tried and tested’ jaw crusher added to Dem-Master fleet
BATHGATE-headquartered Dem-Master Demolition has added a new Sandvik QJ341 tracked jaw crusher to its fleet – with the machine immediately being deployed to help...
‘Versatile’ Cat next gen wheeled excavator lands
CATERPILLAR has announced the launch of its new M316 next generation wheeled excavator.
The manufacturer revealed the machines offer up to 14% more swing torque,...
Crusher and screener manufacturer appoints exclusive UK distributor
CRUSHER and screener manufacturer Red Rhino has signed an agreement with equipment distributor Russells to grow UK sales.
Based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Red Rhino was...
Plant hire business snaps up 17m electric telehandler in ‘world first’
GGR Group has announced that it sold the world's first 17m electric telehandler to Flannery Plant Hire at bauma 2022.
The lifting solutions specialist added...
