New Sandvik website goes live
THE new Sandvik Construction website has been launched, with the firm claiming it has been developed to reflect the very specific needs and requirements of their customers...
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...
Firm fined over unsafe dumper truck hire
A tool and plant hire firm has been fined after a worker was injured by a defective dumper truck it provided to a farmer.
Derby Magistrates’...
GAP Group apprentice scheme honoured with top recruitment award
GAP Group is celebrating being awarded the Apprenticeship Award at the s1 Recruitment Awards – confirming its commitment to apprentices and as an industry leader...
Finning goes mobile with new parts website
FINNING customers can now access the company’s new parts website on a mobile device. The UK & Ireland Caterpillar dealer’s website www.finning.co.uk/parts also enables its...
GAP Event Services wins big after its first year in operation
GAP Event Services has taken home a prestigious Event Production Award in what has been a record-breaking year for one of the newest divisions...
Firms fined after road worker loses arm
THREE construction firms have been ordered to pay over £400,000 in fines and costs for serious safety failings, after a worker lost his arm when...
Construction named most sociable industry to work in
A new study has revealed that those working in the construction, hospitality and retail industries are the most likely to socialise and find life-long...
GAP Hire Solutions nominated for top award
GAP Hire Solutions has been shortlisted for Large Rental Company of the Year by the European Rental Awards.
The awards celebrate the best companies...
Sponsorship deal keeps Kubota on track
Kubota UK will sponsor the Buildbase BMW British Superbike team for the second year running.
The team, comprising of two riders, will be taking part in...
Blue Machinery Scotland named “World Dealer of the Year” at Powerscreen conference
Blue Machinery (Scotland) Limited has received the highest accolade of “World Dealer of the Year” at this year’s Powerscreen World Dealer Conference which was...
Morris Leslie confirms lucrative telehandler deal
MORRIS Leslie Plant Hire has confirmed an order for 140 Manitou MT telehandlers - taking the order to 250 in the past 12 months.
The new...
Terex and GAP seal multi-million pound dumper deal
TEREX Construction has announced its largest site dumper order of the year - 460 three, six and nine-tonne Terex® site dumpers to be supplied to...
Key appointments at Blue Group
Blue Group has confirmed that Allan Kane has been promoted to the post of General Manager of Blue Machinery (Scotland) Limited.
The company has also welcomed Daniel Tomlinson,...
GAP Group primed for growth with major refinancing
Glasgow-based GAP Group, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire business, has successfully completed an up to £220million refinancing exercise to support the future growth...
Reaping the rewards: Andover Trailers first choice for timber firm
A timber harvesting company has replaced an eight-year-old Andover Trailers step frame with a new bespoke-built trailer from the company, after being impressed with...
Firm fined after worker struck by loading shovel
A waste management firm has been ordered to pay £265,000 after a worker was killed when he was struck by a JCB loading shovel at a...
Caterpillar launch new enhanced wheel loaders
THE new Cat® 950M and 962M wheel loaders—using Cat C7.1 ACERT™ engines that meet Stage IV emission standards—feature more power than their K-Series predecessors and...
Masterton administrators invite interest in business or assets
THE administrators of Grangemouth demolition specialists Masterton have invited interest in the company's business or assets "as soon as possible".
Alan Brown and Bruce Cartwright of...
Terex names new Sales and Marketing Director
TEREX Construction has appointed Paul Macpherson to the role of Sales and Marketing Director for its UK facility in Coventry.
Paul has spent more than...
MTS Group expands Bobcat rental services into Scotland
MTS Group has confirmed the opening of a new depot at Cumbernauld to offer rental services for Bobcat products in Scotland.
The Group runs one of...
Top hire firms team up to tackle plant theft
WITH around £800 million of plant equipment stolen annually, eight of the country's top hire companies have teamed up to beat plant theft.
A Plant, Brandon Hire,...
The right side of the tracks
AFTER joining his father's drainage company as a machine operator straight from school, Gareth McLaughlin is now Sales Manager for Kilwinning-based Kattrak International Limited.
Specialising...
Breedon announces positive 2014 results
BREEDON Aggregates has announced a 20% rise in revenues to £269.7 million for the year ended 31 December 2014.
Profit before tax was up 94%...
Hardox Web Shop will be one of a kind
HARDOX Wearparts Centre Stirling launches its new Web Shop on 16th March.
The first of its kind in the wear services marketplace, this online shop...
In the Black: hard work pays off for Stewarton hire firm
WHEN Tom Blackwood bought out his retiring father, Tom Senior, in 2001, Blackwood Plant Hire consisted of a few machines.
Today, the Stewarton-based firm has...
Aberdeenshire firm fined after roof fatality
AN Aberdeenshire business has been fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile...
Access rental firm reborn in Scotland
An established powered access hire company is refocusing as a specialist in its field, with a new brand name and new management.
Height for Hire...
Microlise solutions for 105 Nationwide Platforms’ machines
NATIONWIDE PLATFORMS, the UK's largest powered access rental business, has extended its relationship with telematics provider Microlise.
The company, which provides a fleet of more...
Next generation dumpers from Terex
GLOBAL equipment solutions provider, Terex Construction, has announced a Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Final-compliant range of nine and ten-tonne site dumpers. Featuring 55kW (74hp) JCB EcoMAX...
