ERA reports Europe’s equipment rental market continues to grow The European Rental Association (ERA) has launched the ERA Market Report 2019 and reveals for the year 2018, in the EU-28 and EFTA countries, equipment rental companies and other companies providing rental services generated a total re...
Vermeer launches innovative XR2 Vacuum Excavator Vermeer continues to propel the utility industry forward with the introduction of a new advancement in hydro-excavation. The Vermeer XR2 vacuum excavator is the industry’s first vacuum excavator equipped with a shaker deck that separates liquids and solid...
Could concrete roads enable fast charging of electric vehicles ‘Range anxiety’ is a major barrier to the widespread adoption of electric cars. Britpave, the infrastructure group, believes that concrete roads that charge electric vehicles as they pass over the road’s surface could be the answer. Increasi...
Clearview to launch first of its kind pedestrian and cycle counter at Highways UK With the Highways UK show fast approaching, Clearview Intelligence have been gearing up to showcase their new first of its kind pedestrian and cycle counter at the event. Taking place on November 6th and 7th at the NEC, Hi...
British Construction firms fined £36m for breaking competition law The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued three firms with fines totalling more than £36m for breaking competition law in supplying certain concrete drainage products for building projects. Following an investigation...
Boels Rental invests €29 million for Europe wide JCB Hire Fleet Leading European plant and tool hire company Boels Rental has placed its biggest ever order with JCB as it invests in a new machine fleet, all fitted with the latest telematics technology. Netherlands-based Boels Rental has placed an order...
Gordon Bow Plant Hire invests in the future with Volvo Construction Equipment Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd of Broxburn, West Lothian, has added ten new Volvo EC140E excavators for the very first time, as part of a significant £5M investment programme in its fleet rejuvenation and general operations. The ne...
BigChange mobile technology streamlining and protecting GAP Hire equipment GAP Hire Solutions, the UK’s largest independent equipment hire company, has deployed a cloud-based mobile resource management system from Leeds-based BigChange. The system has boosted the efficiency of GAP’s operations by equipp...
Hyundai develops first machine learning Smart Cruise Control technology Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world’s first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML), a technology that incorporates the driver’s patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experien...
Are we doing enough to combat construction waste? As the effects on the world become too great to deny, we’re seeing more and more focus turning towards the level of waste produced globally. A widespread understanding that this isn’t sustainable has lead to various sectors looking for ways to address th...
Modular construction can help to solve the UK housing crisis Modular Construction is not a new concept, but has been used all around the world for decades. In the UK this method of construction has recently seen a resurgence in popularity, with both housebuilders and policymakers starting to realise its...
KB Group expands loader fleet with Hitachi Premium Rental in Amsterdam The KB Group has expanded its fleet of Hitachi construction machinery with the delivery of two new wheel loaders – a medium ZW310-6 and large ZW370-6 – from Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) Nederland. The Dutch company has facili...
Hyundai CE Europe unveils a trio of Stage V compliant HL900 wheel loaders Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) kick starts the HL900 A-series with three Stage V compliant wheel loaders: the HL940A, HL955A and the HL960A. The new A-Series is more than simply Stage V compliant Facing a continuous...
The Executive Hire Show gearing up for a great 2020 event The tool, equipment and compact plant hire industry continues to go from strength to strength according to reports from the organisers of the Executive Hire Show 2020 (5-6 February Ricoh Arena, Coventry). During the annual exhibitor ‘Kick-Off’ me...
JCB wins a major order for their new electric mini excavator from A-Plant JCB has announced it has secured its biggest fleet deal to date for its brand new electric mini excavator – just weeks after going into full production. The 19C-1E models – JCB’s first-ever electric mini excavator – is...
Bollinger Motors reveals 4 Door B1 and B2 Electric Trucks Bollinger Motors revealed the four-door B1 all-electric Sport Utility Truck and the B2 electric Pickup Truck. These beta prototypes mark a major milestone in the company’s next steps toward production. The Bollinger B1 and Bollinger B2 are the wo...
StripesnSigns on the fast track in East and Central Africa StripesnSigns by Edgepoint Company Ltd, a construction company in Tanzania that began their operations in 2011 has won all 6 major Tanzanian Road Marking contracts in the financial year of 2019/2020. The contracts consist of Road Marking works a...
Are Construction Robots the future for the Industry? A consortium of Swiss researchers recently built an entire home using construction robots and 3D-printed building materials in what they claim is the future of the construction industry. Their process turned out to be faster, safer, and more environme...
Ashcourt Group upgrade with new Volvo excavators, loaders and a paver The Hull-based Ashcourt Group has added more Volvo excavators and loading shovels to its plant fleet, together with a P6870C wheeled paver that will go to work for the Group’s Civils and Highways divisions. The excavators in question...
Soil Handling Steering Group to establish new guidelines A new partnership, the between the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and Natural England has been created to update the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) ‘Good Practice for Handling Soils’. The original guide was first published...
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