Hire giant appoints new digital chief to drive online strategy
SPEEDY has announced it has appointed Paul Jackson as chief digital officer (CDO) to help drive the company's online strategy and simplify tool and...
Summit Platforms achieves double accreditation success
ACCESS platform and telehandler hire specialist Summit Platforms has announced it has achieved two international standards - ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO...
GGR Group brings Palfinger crawler cranes to UK market
GGR Group has taken delivery of two Palfinger PCC 115.002 crawler cranes, one of which will be deployed at one of the UK’s largest...
Organisers hail ‘record-breaking’ Executive Hire Show 2025
ORGANISERS of Executive Hire Show have hailed another 'standout' event and confirmed a new record attendance.
The 18th edition of the show, held from February...
Rosyth contractor makes landmark truck investment
ROSYTH-based specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) has taken delivery of Scotland’s first Putzmeister Transmix truck.
The firm revealed it has invested in its...
JCB Teletruk proves its worth in firefighting operations
A JCB Teletruk has joined the fleet of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The machine is deployed at waste and rural fires to move...
Blue sky thinking
BLUE Scotland has recently made a "game-changing" move to much larger premises in Stirling.
The company has taken over a three-and-a-half acre site at Broadleys...
Terex Trucks’ TA300 to be displayed at Matexpo
THE MATERMACO Group are to display Terex Trucks’ TA300 articulated hauler on their stand at the Matexpo trade show in Belgium show this week...
New Bobcat Institute launched
THE new Bobcat Institute has been unveiled in Dobris, Czech Republic. Formerly called the training centre and located at the Doosan Bobcat EMEA Campus,...
Coastal super quarry sees £30m investment in new facilities
GLENSANDA, located in the Scottish Highlands, is Europe’s largest granite quarry and recently celebrated the completion of a new £30 million upgrade of its...
Bobcat launches new finance scheme for mini-excavators
BOBCAT has launched a new Agility scheme for purchasing mini-excavators.
Under the programme, buyers of Bobcat mini-diggers are offered a new 0% finance plan lasting...
Case appoints new vice president for EMEA region
CASE Construction Equipment has named Jose Cuadrado as the new vice president in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for CNH Industrial’s equipment...
Suicide – we’re in it together
By Bill Hill, CEO of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
World Suicide Prevention Day is just around the corner and we will see a huge...
Tillicoultry Quarries acquires Middleton Aggregates
TILLICOULTRY Quarries has acquired Middleton Aggregates, a sand and gravel business based in East Anglia, through a share purchase agreement.
Founded in 1986 by John Lemon...
Orkney contractor opts for a Volvo double
AN Orkney-based groundworks specialist has snapped up two new Volvo excavators.
Andrew Sinclair Contractors of Kirkwall has opted to buy an EC140E and an EC200E, replacing a...
Shared intelligence tipped to help defeat plant thieves in Scotland
CONSTRUCTION and plant firms have been urged to join the newly launched Construction Watch Scotland, an alert platform designed to help fight crime including...
Metso dealer strengthens UK management team
METSO distributor McHale Plant Sales has bolstered its UK management team with the appointment of James Cliffe to head its operations in Tamworth and...
RA30 proves to be a ‘strong asset’ for Skene Group
SKENE Group has hailed the impact made by a Rokbak RA30 hauler at its Soutra Mains Quarry in Pathhead, Midlothian.
Skene Group is a family...
Second Case excavator gets into the swing of things
A second Case CX130D excavator, fitted with a Rototilt R4 tiltrotator, is hoping to perform above par at golf course specialists John Greasley Ltd.
The Uttoxeter-based firm, which...
Caterpillar crowns Global Operator Challenge winner
AUSTRALIA'S Patrick Doheny has been crowned the winner of the Caterpillar Global Operator Challenge.
More than 5,500 operators from around the world have been competing...
Top dealers honoured at Merlo UK conference
KELLANDS (Plant Sales) has been named Construction Dealer of the Year at the 2022 Merlo UK Dealer Conference.
The event was held at the global...
Top 100 accolade for GAP Group
GAP Hire Solutions, has made the Business Insider Top 100 for the first time in the company’s history.
Business Insider, a leading Scottish business magazine, publish...
Liebherr launches new spare parts site for UK-based customers
LIEBHERR-Great Britain has launched a new spare parts website exclusive to UK customers.
The site – www.liebherr-parts.co.uk – features a range of surplus and spare...
New buckets launched for Doosan wheel loaders
DOOSAN has unveiled a new range of general purpose performance buckets for the manufacturer's wheel loader range.
The buckets are said to represent the first...
Business is piling up for ScotPlant exhibitor after show debut
MIDLANDS-based National Pipe Croppers has hailed the success of the firm's first time exhibiting at ScotPlant.
The firm took the opportunity to showcase its pile...
Lighthouse Charity Scotland West to hold 60th anniversary dinner
THE Lighthouse Charity Scotland West will hold its 60th anniversary dinner on Friday November 21 at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel.
Guests will be treated to...
CICV Forum rebrands to reflect expanded remit within Scotland’s construction sector
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has announced it has changed its name to reflect its expanded remit as the organisation attempts to tackle...
New excavator looks to set the record Straight
THE new Cat 352 Straight Boom excavator has been designed specifically for low-level demolition work, bridges and industrial infrastructures.
The machine's stick/boom configuration is described...
Landmark Liebherr telehandler takes its punishment in Livingston
A Scottish waste recycler and skip hirer has snapped up its first Liebherr telehandler to cope with a punishing workload.
James Buchanan, MD of Livingston-based...
New JCB cabs factory to be ‘most advanced in the world’
CONSTRUCTION of the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is well on its way, with the plant giant targeting a summer opening.
The shell...
