First Cat 311F LRR in Europe purchased
CONSTRUCTION services company and groundworks specialist, Carey London Limited, has expanded its fleet with 17 new Cat machines from Finning, including Europe’s first two Cat 311F...
Dump truck injury leads to massive fine
A construction firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was critically injured when he was run over by a nine tonne dumper...
Safe and sober
A trial that breathalyzes visitors at Volvo Construction Equipment’s Customer Centre in Sweden before they can operate machines has proven so popular – even among...
Glasgow firm fined over worker’s fatal fall
A Glasgow-based company has pled guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act which resulted in the death of an employee...
Kubota reaches milestone in engine development programme
KUBOTA has reached a landmark in its engine development programme after its new V3800-TI and V6108-TI models achieved EU Stage IV / US EPA...
Top engineering honour for JCB chief
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has been given the UK engineering’s highest honour in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the industry.
The Royal Academy...
CPA plant hire conference takes shape
PLANNING and organising is in full swing for the CPA Plant Conference, in association with JCB, which will take place on 23 October at Wyboston Lakes...
Girl power reigns as record numbers start apprenticeships
A record number of young women have started work at JCB as apprentices – challenging the myth that engineering is very much a man's...
Terex offers flexible finance package
TEREX has launched a 0% finance package across its latest range of emissions-compliant backhoe loaders.
“Over the past few years we’ve seen the construction industry slowly...
Tickled pink
PROMAC Solutions Limited and Doosan Construction Equipment have jointly donated a Bobcat E14 compact excavator, specially painted in pink, to L Lynch Plant Hire Limited,...
Tee off for £30m JCB golf course
WORK has started on an ambitious project to create a £30 million championship golf course designed to support JCB’s growth plans. The proposals are for a spectacular...
Excavator plays key role in hydro project
A new Doosan DX140LC-3 Stage IIIB compliant excavator purchased by Scottish contractor, D A MacDonald Contractors Ltd., is playing a key role in the...
New excavators set to Advance firm’s prospects
SCOTTISH Civil Engineering firm, Advance Construction, has invested in 20 new Cat 312E Excavators following growing demand in the Construction Sector. The new fleet will support...
Selwood spends £2million on Hyundai excavators
NATIONAL plant and pump, hire and sales company Selwood has invested £2million with Hyundai since the beginning of the year on excavators to enhance its...
JCB in €25 million investment
JCB Germany has announced the biggest single investment ever in its business as the company prepares to celebrate 50 years of trading in the important...
Mackoy sticking to what they know
“QUALITY, back-up and operator acceptance tick the boxes for Mackoy Ltd.”
So says Managing Director Mike Mayock, as the company recently added two more Volvo EC140D’s...
Dumbarton firm buys first Cat 972M XE
SCOTTISH quarrying expert, William Thompson & Son are the first UK firm to invest in the new Cat 972M XE Wheel Loader.
The recent purchase will...
Crane safety in the spotlight
AN analysis of more than 750 crane and rigging related accidents since 1987, and the lessons that can be learned from them, will be among the...
GAP Group kits out school pupils for charity construction project
GAP Group has donated personal protection equipment (PPE) kit to a group of school pupils on a mission to improve the housing standards of...
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:...
ScotPlant showing helps David land Worsley role
A successful showing at ScotPlant was enough to convince Worsley Plant Managing Director Sean Heron that David Marshall was the right man to fill...
Van Elle prospects piling up
GLASGOW-based piling and foundation contractor Van Elle Ltd has made further significant investments in plant and equipment to keep pace with their expansion plans....
Terex aims to inspire more female engineers
TEREX has announced its commitment to inspiring the next generation of female team members.
As well as launching a dedicated national recruitment programme to...
GAP Group painting the town sapphire
A number of GAP Group’s suppliers have painted a selection of their plant sapphire blue in recognition of the firm's 45th anniversary.
The national equipment...
App lets you manage fleet from the beach
CASE Construction Equipment has launched a new app which allows business owners to manage their fleet when they’re in the field, on the road...
Ness Plant named new A & Y Equipment dealer
NESS Plant has been appointed as a Scottish dealer for Ammann and Yanmar Equipment.
Peter Barfield, Key Account Manager for A & Y Equipment Ltd,...
Bell success reflects ‘shift in positivity’
BELL Equipment UK has reported that a strong Hillhead has contributed to the company enjoying its most successful month for several years.
The firm confirmed...
TIMBER… Hyundai chosen for tree clearance tasks
Drew Graham invests in three machines for forest contracts
DREW Graham Contracting recently bought three Hyundai R210LC-9 excavators to aid their work in forests...
Buckhurst’s stock is rising
AN order of more than £6.5 million of JCB machinery will help stock Buckhurst Specialist Plant's new depot in Aberdeen.
The deal includes a fleet...
Bobcat loader is one in a million – quite literally!
BOBCAT has marked production of the company's one millionth compact loader by releasing new special edition machines.
Based around the firm’s S650 skid-steer and T650...
