Highland test for Army’s plant skills
71 Engineer Regiment is the only Army Reserve Regiment of Royal Engineers within Scotland. Their capabilities include combat engineering, logistics, construction and plant.
This year,...
The great outdoors
Working alone for eleven hours a day in remote, and sometimes dangerous, locations might not sound like everyone's cup of tea - but John...
Fitting tribute to a Scottish legend
ORIGINATING over 90 years ago, in the 1920's, The Malcolm Group started life with assets of just a single horse and cart.
A small family-run...
Worth the wait: Hodge Plant’s premium search pays dividends
THE first anniversary of Hodge Plant becoming Scottish dealers for Case Construction is fast approaching – and what a year it's been!
The partnership ended...
Morris Leslie on the up
MORRIS Leslie Plant Hire (MLPH) has invested in 175 new Kubota mini-excavators in the last year to help support major plans to expand operations.
The...
Qualified operator shortage leaves plant owners suffering
By Fraser Dykes, Vice President of the Scottish Plant Owners Association and Director at AMD Contract Services Ltd, who says action must be taken...
Falkirk hirer in £6 million investment
LOMOND Plant Hire has invested in a new fleet of JCB machines worth more than £6 million to support its expansion – including some...
Six of the best for crushing specialists
WILLOWTREE Site Services is a contract crushing and screening specialist which is in partnership at Coxhoe Quarry in County Durham with owners and operators...
Scottish firm help complete Tower of London memorial
Morris Leslie, the national plant hire company specialising in event management, assisted with the remembrance poppies installation at the Tower of London.
The firm supplied...
GAP launch new vehicle hire service
National hiring firm, GAP Hire Solutions, has announced the launch of a new Vehicle Hire division. With ambitious expansion plans for 2015, the branch is...
A-Plant do the double at annual Apprentice Awards
A-Plant has triumphed at this year’s CITB Managing Agency Apprentice Awards, winning both the Large Employer of the Year Award for England and the...
New Finning branch to create jobs and growth
NATIONAL Caterpillar construction equipment dealer Finning UK and Ireland, has invested more than £1m in a brand new 16,000sqm Bristol branch, complete with workshop facilities...
Allan’s out of Africa and on a mission to boost SCG distributorship
BACK in 1997, Allan Black, then a parts supervisor for Marubeni-Komatsu, took a young apprentice called Stephen Grieve under his wing.
17 years on, the...
Blackwood spend £2.5 million on new JCB fleet
A leading Scottish plant hirer has bought 35 new JCB models worth nearly £2.5 million as it gears up for major new projects.
Kilmarnock based...
Witney Plant Hire add new Bobcats to their fleet
Witney Plant Hire Ltd has expanded their fleet of Bobcat compact tracked loaders with the purchase of three new models from Promac Solutions Limited....
A Suttle message of support
SUTTLE Projects has extended the company’s sheet piling capability with the purchase of a new Doosan DX140LC-3 14 tonne crawler excavator from Kellands (Plant Sales)...
Case closed on new compact wheel loaders for Roger Bullivant
Foundation engineering specialist Roger Bullivant has purchased seven Case Construction Equipment 321E, Compact Wheel Loaders.
Ordered to replace an aging fleet of loading shovels, Roger...
Firms sentenced over dumper truck death
A Middlesex property development firm and a Buckinghamshire contractor have been ordered to pay a total of over £180,000 for safety failings after a...
Terex updates site dumper portfolio
IN response to widespread customer demand, Terex has announced the streamlining of its two-tonne site dumper range. The project will see continued investment in developing...
Volvo A30G for Tillicoultry Quarries
TILLICOULTRY Quarries has purchased the latest Volvo G series A30 articulated hauler for its Northfield Quarry located on the outskirts of Denny.
The new 30 tonne...
A world first for Highland groundworks specialist
FINNING UK & Ireland have worked with Scottish groundworks specialist John Mackay Ltd to produce the world’s first low ground pressure (LGP) Cat 312 Hydraulic...
Fastest digger on earth revealed
The world-famous JCB GT has been crowned the fastest digger on earth after reaching speeds of more than 70 miles an hour in Australia.
Racing in...
JCB opens two new factories in India
JCB has celebrated 35 years of manufacturing in India with the opening of two brand new factories in Jaipur – an investment of £62 million....
Bobcat and Doosan products set to light up EHS 2015
APPEARING for the first time, the new generation of Bobcat 1-2 tonne compact excavators will be a highlight of the Doosan Construction Equipment stand at...
More Kubotas for Jarvie Plant
ONE of Scotland’s longest standing Kubota hire specialists has strengthened its stock of the orange liveried machines with the signing of a new supply deal...
Terex unveils plans to mark backhoe loader anniversary
TEREX is launching a limited edition engine for its backhoe loader range to celebrate the iconic machine’s 55th anniversary.
The powerful 111hp Tier III 83kW engine will...
Considerate Constructors Scheme welcomes Wernick Hire
THE Considerate Constructors Scheme has welcomed Wernick Hire as its first registered supplier in its new Supplier Registration membership scheme.
Introduced in June 2014 in recognition...
Wacker Neuson starts skid steer loader production in the US
THE Wacker Neuson Group is building a production line for skid steer and compact track loaders at its US facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The...
JCB Finance launches £60m fund to support Britain’s builders
JCB Finance has launched a new £60 million fund to support construction machinery purchases as a survey reveals UK builders are at their busiest for...
Case appoints another new dealer
CASE Construction Equipment has added another new dealership to its growing UK dealer network, with the appointment of Staffordshire based Johnsons of Cheadle, its fourth...
