A-Plant invests in accommodation fleet
A-Plant's accommodation division has splashed out almost £2 million to renew the company's static and mobile welfare unit fleet.
84 Genquip Groundhog units have been bought,...
Hire giant teams up with charity to provide job opportunities for young adults
SUNBELT Rentals has announced a new partnership with charity Weapons Down Gloves Up (WDGU).
WDGU delivers a skills and employment programme in the north west...
JCB boosts midi excavator range with new 9 tonne tailswing
JCB has added a 9 tonne zero tailswing midi excavator to its rapidly expanding midi excavator range, to meet growing demand from customers across...
CITB’s Strategic Plan 2025-29 launched
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025-29 as it outlines its approach to supporting the sector's skills and...
JCB employees embrace Christmas Toy Appeal
JCB has launched its third annual Christmas Toy Appeal.
The initiative is designed to bring festive cheer to hundreds of Staffordshire and Wrexham children. Since the...
Yanmar introduces new ViO17 mini-digger
YANMAR Compact Equipment EMEA has launched its next-generation ViO17 zero tail swing mini-excavator.
Powered by a Stage V-compliant 3-cylinder direct injection engine from Yanmar’s TNV...
Getting to know…Paul McCormack
Paul McCormack has been MD of Stewarton-based Blackwood Plant Hire since heading up a management buyout in 2017. Since then, the firm has continued...
DEVELON and ATLAS announce material handler partnership agreement
DEVELON has signed a partnership agreement with ATLAS GmbH, which will see selected wheeled material handler models manufactured by ATLAS to complement DEVELON’s existing...
Sunbelt Rentals adds safety and communications business to portfolio
SUNBELT Rentals has introduced a new safety and communications business to provide equipment such as confined space access systems, breathing apparatus, gas detection devices...
17m electric telehandler launched to UK market
GGR Group introduced the Faresin 17m electric telehandler to the UK market at Vertikal Days last week.
On display was the 17.45, the largest model...
CPA appoints technical development manager
PETER Brown is leaving the CITB to join the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) as technical development manager.
He will take up the newly-created post on April 4....
Cabbed site dumper to take centre stage on Mecalac’s EHS stand
MECALAC Construction Equipment UK has announced plans to show off its 3.5MDX cabbed site dumper at the 2022 Executive Hire Show in Coventry.
Powered by...
New Hyundai heavy line forklifts aim to put operators in control
HYUNDAI Material Handling has launched a new range of heavy line diesel forklift trucks, comprising ten models with lift capacities of 7-30 tonnes.
The manufacturer...
Scotland’s construction industry faces ‘aggregates crisis’ within 15 years
SCOTLAND'S construction sector is at 'tipping point', with less than 15 years’ worth of sands and aggregates left to quarry.
That's the view of award-winning...
Registration goes live for ScotPlant 2024!
REGISTRATION for ScotPlant 2024 has now opened.
The biggest event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment industry returns to the Royal Highland Centre,...
£8m Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus dealership to be built at Eurocentral
CICELEY Commercials has announced plans to create a new £8 million Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus dealership at Eurocentral, Lanarkshire.
Work on the new site will...
CITB extends Leadership and Management Training Commission
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it is extending its Leadership and Management Training Commission to 31 March, 2026.
The commission, set up...
New safety guidance on telehandlers published
THE CPA has published additional guidance to help reduce the risks when working with telehandlers.
The new guidance on suspended loads on the ‘Safe Use of...
Trimble Ready option available for new line of Hyundai dozers
TRIMBLE and Hyundai Construction Equipment have announced the availability of a Trimble Ready 3D option for the new line of Hyundai HD130A bulldozers for customers...
Operators to gain machine insight via new Yanmar app
YANMAR Compact Equipment EMEA has launched a new app to provide operators with in-depth, practical and technical information about its latest machines.
Yanmar Scan will...
HRN gearing up for ‘sensational’ event
THE HRN and Agritrac stand at ScotPlant 2024 will be the place to find the latest product innovations from major manufacturers Kubota and Hyundai.
On...
GAP expands youth sports sponsorship programme
MORE than 550 young athletes across the UK are tipped to benefit from GAP Hire Solutions' ninth consecutive year of grassroots support.
The hire specialist...
New research highlights HVO performance and environmental benefits
FINNING UK & Ireland has highlighted new findings from a technical study on HVO undertaken by Caterpillar, which showcases both environmental and performance benefits.
A...
New report highlights ‘essential’ role of UK mineral products sector
NEW figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that the UK mineral products sector is the country’s biggest industry by volume and making...
Three more Volvo sites achieve landfill-free certification
VOLVO CE has announced further progress on its sustainability journey, with three more sites achieving landfill-free status.
The facilities in Belley, France, and Shanghai and...
Speedy and Niftylift to launch ‘world’s first’ hydrogen-powered access platform
SPEEDY Hire has teamed up with mobile elevating work platform manufacturer Niftylift on a project to develop the world’s first hydrogen-electric powered access platform.
Through...
Silver service: hire firm marks milestone year with custom-finished digger
PLANT hire specialist ASHBROOK is marking the firm's 25th anniversary and raising money for charity after snapping up a custom-finished silver Cat 308 excavator.
Backed...
Star Platforms’ growth plans gather pace with depot expansion
POWERED access specialist Star Platforms is doubling the size of its north west operational depot.
The expansion forms part of the firm's growth strategy and...
Demolition specialist extends its reach in Glasgow
BONNYBRIDGE-based Central Demolition has been putting two of its Hitachi long-reach excavators to work on a project to raze two multi-storey office blocks in...
Redeveloped MEWP operator course puts safety first
AN updated training course on Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP) has been launched to increase safety when working at height.
RTITB has introduced the amended course, which...
