Rototilt secures third design award for RC Joysticks innovation
TILTROTATOR manufacturer Rototilt is celebrating after winning a German Design Award for its recently launched RC Joysticks innovation.
The German Design Awards are described as...
Mecalac celebrates dumper manufacturing milestone
MECALAC is marking the 70th anniversary of its site dumper range by giving away branded merchandise with each model sold and making a donation...
Hire giant opens another sustainable service centre
SPEEDY Hire has opened a fourth sustainable service centre in Basildon.
The new 33,000 sq. ft facility follows the opening of a number of...
Groundworks contractor makes it a double with new CASE excavators
KENDAL-based groundworks contractor Andrew Harvey has snapped up a 2.5-tonne CASE CX25D and nine-tonne CX90D, to assist with a broad range of projects around...
Speedy goes for gold in sustainability
SPEEDY Hire has been awarded a gold medal by EcoVadis, which puts the firm in the top 5% of sustainable businesses globally and improves on...
UK’s largest rail-mounted crane used on £2.9m East Renfrewshire project
A £2.9 million project which utilised the UK's largest rail-mounted crane has been completed in East Renfrewshire.
Carried out by Network Rail and AmcoGiffen, the...
Getting under your undercarriage
Undercarriage damage can be costly for machine owners and fleet managers at any time of the year. However, during the winter months, there can...
CRJ Services reports ‘record’ financial results following strong growth
RECYCLING and waste management machinery company CRJ Services has announced 'record' financial results, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) reaching £5.7...
Plant sector ramps up action to tackle machinery theft
THE Construction Equipment Association (CEA), together with key industry stakeholders including the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and insurance companies such as NFU Mutual, has...
SPOA and CITB launch first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship
THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and the CITB have announced that the first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship will begin in January.
This two-year...
Cat electric machines in the spotlight at CES 2024
CATERPILLAR'S electric machines and energy solutions will be in the spotlight at CES 2024, taking place in January in Las Vegas.
The centrepiece of the manufacturer's...
Develon to showcase machine hat-trick at concrete event
DEVELON has announced plans to showcase three excavators at World of Concrete in Las Vegas in January.
The DX42-7 mini-excavator, DX225LC-7X crawler excavator and DX140W-7...
Two injured in Edinburgh crane collapse
TWO people were reportedly injured after a crane collapsed at a building site in Stead's Place in the Leith area of Edinburgh on November...
Access Industry Forum renews call for ‘simplified’ system of reporting workplace accidents
THE Access Industry Forum (AIF) is calling for clearer reporting of workplace accidents following another year of 'little improvement' in falls from height.
The organisation...
Inverclyde construction site security business rebrands amid ‘substantial growth’
PORT Glasgow-based site security firm Safer Scotland has secured its first international partnership deal amid 'substantial' growth, and rebranded as Safer Group.
Founded in 2016...
Companies ‘blown away’ by quality of new SPOA machine control training course
FOLLOWING the recent acquisition of a Tenstar simulator, the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), with training provider Setting Out For Construction (SOFC), has delivered...
Kobelco marks European milestone and confirms relocation plans
KOBELCO Construction Machinery Europe (KCME) has been celebrating the 10-year anniversary of re-establishing operations in Europe.
The Japanese excavator specialist announced its return to the...
CPA commits £90,000 towards preventing and detecting plant theft and fraud
THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has agreed to provide a total of £90,000 funding over the next three years to support the work of...
Sunbelt Rentals awarded bronze accreditation by 5% Club
SUNBELT Rentals UK and Ireland has achieved bronze accreditation from the 5% Club’s 2023-2024 Employer Audit Scheme.
The scheme assesses employers’ activities, evaluates future plans...
Sunward expands UK dealer network
LC International, formerly known Langham Contracting, has been added to the Sunward dealer network.
The company, based in Rochester, Kent, will look after Kent, south...
L Lynch invests £57m in Cat machines, tech and training
L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage has invested £57 million with Finning UK & Ireland over the last two years, in a move that...
New innovation tipped to ‘transform’ plant security
DATATAG, the delivery partner of the Construction Equipment Association's (CEA) CESAR Security Scheme, has unveiled its latest innovation of a RAPID check (Registered Assets...
Industry gives mixed response to chancellor’s Autumn Statement
THE Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has said the decision to exclude elements of the plant hire industry from the decision to make Full Expensing...
JCB Golf & Country Club to host most prestigious tour event yet
JCB’s Golf & Country Club will host its most prestigious tour event yet after it was confirmed that the LIV Golf League is heading...
Yanmar unveils next-gen electric work machine prototype with enhanced force control
YANMAR has unveiled a prototype of a next generation electric work machine featuring advanced force control at the Construction DX Challenge 2023 in Japan.
Developed...
Glasgow utilities contractor thrilled to ‘grab’ ready to go truck solution
GLASGOW-based utilities contractor Ellerslie T&C has praised MV Commercial for its speedy delivery of a new DAF CF 450 tipper grab direct from its...
SPOA to take key role in bridge strike avoidance guidance
THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has announced plans to spearhead the production of 'much needed' industry guidance on bridge strike avoidance in the...
Tech upgrade aims to help customers get more out of Cat machines
FINNING has upgraded Cat customers to a new software solution that delivers insights into fuel use and operational efficiency.
A new version of VisionLink is now...
Natural Evolution: CASE updates compact wheel loader portfolio
CASE has announced an update of its compact wheel loader line, with the launch of four F-Series Evolution models.
The 21F, 121F, 221F and 321F...
Plantforce puts safety first with major site dumper deal
NATIONAL hirer Plantforce has placed an order of £4.2 million for a fleet of Thwaites site dumpers.
The deal comprises 105 dumpers, including 58 nine-tonne...
