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It’s been yet another busy year for construction, with BIM developments, greater use of modern methods of construction, looming Brexit, increased insolvencies, buil...
With 160 exhibitors, including 20 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than the 2020 Executive Hire Show for hirers to find the equipment the...
Working on a number of major infrastructure projects across Ireland, owner-operator Richard Collins, of Collins Plant Hire, knows more than most the importance of both fl...
With its headquarters located in Beccles, Suffolk, DS Watson Civil Engineering (Anglia) Ltd has made a significant investment in a range of Volvo excavators for its plant...
The innovative research behind the EUβs new vehicle safety regulations, which are expected to prevent 140,000 seriously injured casualties and save 25,000 lives, achieves...
Different jobs present different risks. While office workers may risk carpal tunnel syndrome or the occasional migraine, metal workers are steering clear of molten lead a...
One of the UKβs leading galvanizing companies is rolling out a new look for its fleet of more than 100 trucks. Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd runs a collection and delivery...
GAP Group investment in 6t and 9t swivel Dual View dumpers is rapidly increasing to meet on-going high utilisation levels from a wide range of industrial sectors. Since t...
Since this family-run business purchased a Volvo BM4200 for its farming activities back in 1983, Greener Composting Ltd carries on a tradition of owning and operating Vol...
Exchange, a revolutionary new digital and technology programme, has opened applications for its first cohort, as it looks to foster the UKβs next best start-ups. The one-...
Based in Netherley, Scotland, civil engineering and construction contractor, WM Donald, runs a comprehensive fleet of high-specification machines. The company is seen as...
For the Construction industry tax has been something that has been discussed a lot over the last few months – even before the UK General Election was announced. Mai...
Acclaim Handling awarded Health & Safety ISO 45001 accreditation Award-winning Acclaim Handling is a forklift hire sales and materials handling equipment specialist,...
S & S Plant has taken delivery of the very first Mecalac TLB890 backhoe loader featuring next-generation Active Drive technology. The unit was sold by Aberdeenshire-b...
The past year has seen considerable change across the UKβs transport industry, from the arrival of the first driverless taxi trials on Londonβs roads and an ever-growing...
Ringway Jacobs is delighted to have won the prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council. We now join the small number of elite organisations worldwide tha...
A tailor-made traffic solution from SWARCO Traffic Ltd, the traffic technology specialist, is helping to keep cyclists protected on busy country lanes in Bedfordshire. Ce...
A JCB Design Engineer is the toast of the UK today after winning a national apprentice award. Louise Meredith, 21, scooped the title of Higher or Degree Apprentice of the...
Artefacts thought to date back 2000 years were discovered at the site where a new bridge is being built. A Roman ear cleaner and tweezers were found at Springhead Bridge...
KfW IPEX-Bank has joined forces with numerous other international banks and institutional investors to finance the Silvertown Tunnel PPP project in London. Transport for...
The premier UK event for the mining supply chain, the ABMEC Conference was held in Nottingham on 21 November 2019, and brought together over 200 delegates from the mining...
Electricity North West – providers of power to five million people – has invested in two brand new JCB electric mini excavators. The company has bought the tw...
Hertfordshire based Robert Swann first set up on his own in 1989, initially as a self-drive plant hire business. His very first machine was a 2.5 tonne Nissan mini excava...
Ron Hull Demolition Ltd of Rotherham South Yorkshire has opted for a Volvo EC480E rigged with both High Reach and intermediate demolition equipment. The delivery of the n...
Mecalac Construction Equipment UK (CEUK) was commended as a finalist in the βInnovation of the Yearβ category at this yearβs Plant & Civil Engineer Awards. The presti...
Siltbuster has designed and mobilised one of the UKβs largest ever temporary modular water treatment solutions, in just two weeks, to assist JN Bentley during essential m...
British-made 100,000 hour LED technology putting the spotlight on Rail and Construction World class technology manufactured by Marl International, which has helped keep t...
Over 150 exhibitors, including 15 new companies, have committed to the 2020 Executive Hire Show, which is taking place at the Ricoh Arena Coventry from 5-6 February. This...
Last week Skanska laid fully recyclable, graphene-enhanced asphalt on a busy main road in Curbridge for Oxfordshire County Council, in a trial that sees this material use...
G A Henderson Plant Contractors of Aberfeldy, Perth & Kinross, has bagged the very first Volvo EC60E to be sold in Great Britain. The six tonne compact excavator has...
Leading access cover and grating manufacturer Saint-Gobain PAM UK have received an award for innovation in the Asset Management and Maintenance category at Highways UK fo...
Total construction & real estate industry M&A deals in Q3 2019 worth $4.09bn were announced in the UK, according to GlobalDataβs deals database. The value marked...
Transport for London (TfL) and the RiverLinx consortium β comprising Macquarie Capital, Cintra, Aberdeen Standard Investments, BAM PPP PGGM, and SK E&C β have announc...
Engineered for a long life and assured performance, the Unite series of manhole covers and gully tops from Wrekin Products now come with a ten-year guarantee. This is the...
Yotta has won a major contract with Northumberland County Council for the delivery and implementation of Yottaβs flagship connected asset management platform, Alloy. The...
Braegate has updated its machinery and improved logistics. Instrumental in supporting Braegateβs growth is Yorkshire based Hyundai distributor Hessle Fork Trucks, who hav...
JCB digging deep to support Armed Forces Rehab Centre JCB is proving a driving force in supporting the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre Programme on the Sta...
Technology company, Yotta has won a major contract working with North Somerset Council through their IT and Business Services provider, Agilisys. Under the contractβs ter...
More than a third (36%) of environmental services managers in councils, local authorities, government or infrastructure agencies rank βmounting environmental responsibili...
Magway, the British start-up that has developed a ground-breaking, sustainable delivery utility designed to transport online customer orders through a network of pipes, t...
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