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 A Scottish plant hirer has hailed its new 10-tonne JCB 100C-1 excavator as the optimum combination of size and power – perfectly bridging the gap between 8 and 13-tonne models – to fill a profitable niche in the market f... Read Full Article

A new model 700-THX-50-ARI Rotary Batch Mixer from Munson Machinery blends abrasive materials such as concrete, premix, mortar mix, glass/cullet, fibreglass, refractories, tungsten powder and ceramics, in one to three minutes with minimised abrasi... Read Full Article

Dana Incorporated announces new product introductions and product line extensions for its Brevini® brand in industrial markets. These developments reflect Dana’s comprehensive, ongoing initiative to integrate the operations and brands of... Read Full Article

ALLU is proud to announce Igarreta Maquinas is its new distributor in Argentina. The company will not only be supplying the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer and Soil Stabilization equipment, but will also be providing full aftermarket care,... Read Full Article

Hyundai construction machinery dealer Young Plant Sales, based in Doune Scotland, has recently supplied three 14-tonne HX140 crawler excavators to Grangemouth based, Jarvie Plant Group. The machines went straight out on hire and are working on var... Read Full Article

Reid Plant Hire of Kingussie in the Scottish Highlands has opted for its first Volvo compact excavator in the guise of an a zero swing ECR25D..Tempting proprietor Neil Reid to finally opt for an alternative make from what he&rsqu... Read Full Article

Cumbrian plant and construction equipment supplier, Taylor and Braithwaite, recently held a hugely successful birthday charity ball, which raised over £34,000, for Cancer Research UK.The spectacular evening, organised by CBA Events,... Read Full Article

Rapid International Ltd (County Armagh) has recently supplied noted London concrete contractor, MixIt Ltd, with its fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer. MixIt is one of the largest and well-known concrete contractors in Southern England and has been se... Read Full Article

Marubeni-Komatsu announces the new PW118MR‐11, a quick and precise “tight tail” midi excavator with a powerful EU Stage IV engine, 6% less fuel consumption and an unrivalled compactness and lifting performance.Sturdy and... Read Full Article

CASE Construction Equipment has added performance with increased operating capacity, and upgraded emission standards of its four most technologically advanced skid steer loaders and compact track loaders. Technical updates mean that all four 90 hp... Read Full Article

Utranazz, the concrete equipment specialist, has announced it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the UK and Ireland with Turbosol for their portfolio of concrete, screed and mortar products. As part of the new agreement Utranazz is... Read Full Article

“Traditionally all job waste was taken off the work site and back to our yard. This was then loaded onto wagons and taken to landfill. This was costing us rather than making us money!.”L&T Stone, based in Wigan, is a lands... Read Full Article

Finlay Hire is helping take the strain out of high-profile city centre rail works for Skanska BAM.The civil engineering company is seeing significant efficiency on site after hiring a Tesab Trackstack 8042T from Finlay Hire – part o... Read Full Article

Governments and manufacturers envisioning a diesel-free future for on-road vehicles hit the headlines recently. But how will this impact the construction industry and how will it adapt? Low Emission Zones provide an insight. The ECR8... Read Full Article

Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, offers its 55SA-TELE heavy-haul trailer. The deck length of this innovative unit is 54-feet when open, which allows users to haul a wide range of large equipment, ... Read Full Article

Applications for the Shell Springboard programme, Shell International Limited’s enterprise support programme for UK low-carbon businesses, will close on Monday, 6 November 2017.Successful applicants will be shortlisted for two regio... Read Full Article

Hawk Plant Hire has added six JCB Hydradig wheeled excavators to its operated plant fleet to meet the needs of contractors working on major motorway contracts.Four of the machines have been put to work on the M6 J16-J19 Smart Motorway pro... Read Full Article

Britain’s new high-speed rail project, HS2 is on track to provide a swift and low-carbon alternative mode of transport from London to the Midlands and the North of England.Across Europe, a number of public and private infrastructure... Read Full Article

Construction equipment giant Mecalac is offering award-winning, ‘collision preventing’ hazard detection for customers purchasing site dumpers, using a safety system developed by vehicle safety experts Vision Techniques.Mecalac... Read Full Article

Leading drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth is launching an Innovation Award to nurture innovation within the UK engineering sector.Specifically focused on mobile applications, the competition will offer entrants the chance to brin... Read Full Article