Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Tom Prichard Contracting Limited became the first construction business in Wales to take on a brand new Komatsu HB215LC-2 Hybrid machine recently, adding to the 25 plus Komatsu’s already in their fleet. This follows a trend that Marubeni Kom... Read Full Article

At the triennial bauma construction show to be held in Munich later this year, LiuGong will put its full Tier IV E-series excavator range on display. It will include the 915EIV, 925EIV, 933EIV, 939EIV – all of which are fully compliant with ... Read Full Article

One of the country’s leading professional engineering bodies has bestowed its highest honour on Lord Bamford for his “huge impact” on UK manufacturing.The JCB Chairman has been appointed as an Honorary Fellow of the Inst... Read Full Article

From the “Roof of the World” in Tibet to the snow-covered Antarctic, LiuGong machines have left their mark irrespective of the weather conditions. Not only have they helped to advance construction in the plateau area, but they have als... Read Full Article

A market leader in the design, development and manufacture of industrial components and process control solutions is using portable weigh-bridges to verify materials produced by its continuous mixing plant.Pneutrol International Limited h... Read Full Article

Volvo CE, VFS and Volvo Trucks are all helping to deliver a much needed 21km – mostly tunneled – E4 highway extension outside the Swedish capital. Road congestion is not a modern phenomenon &ndas... Read Full Article

Dawnus Construction Limited, the UK-based international civil engineering and building company, has bought six new Doosan 25 to 35 tonne crawler excavators together worth well over £700,000 for projects spread across England and Wales. Purch... Read Full Article

LiuGong, a global leader in manufacturing a full line of extreme duty equipment, is set to showcase its updated full product line at bauma 2016, where it will display 15 machines in the newest configurations. LiuGong has been an exhi... Read Full Article

The Materials Handling and Engineers Association (MHEA) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new President, Flexco General Manager Michael Kaye.Michael Kaye takes up his... Read Full Article

Following its launch at this year’s Plantworx exhibition in June, the first fourteen tonne Volvo EC140 E series machine to be sold north of the border goes to A R Lyon Land Drainage Contractors of Thankerton Lanarkshire. A R Ly... Read Full Article

JCB customer Rocket Rentals is keeping down costs with its latest machine purchases - thanks to JCB's innovative Tier 4 Final engine solution which requires no DPF. The Gloucestershire plant hirer has bought 30 new JCB models from de... Read Full Article

More than ten years ago, LiuGong made its first venture into international business. Today, more than 35% of its total revenue comes from overseas markets. It has transformed into a truly global company. Capturing New Opportu... Read Full Article

The first Bobcat T35130S 13 metre telehandler in the UK is currently working on a hillside residential development close to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The new telehandler has been hired from MTS Group by Fraser Joinery & Builders... Read Full Article

Earthmoving attachments from Miller UK’s extensive range are being used on major construction sites across London thanks to its relationship with specialist civil ground works contractor, O’Keefe.With nearly 40 years’ ex... Read Full Article

Pneumatic Conveying System Design: Advanced Course; 2 – 3 February 2016; KentThere is a tradition of different companies using different design equations and assumpti... Read Full Article

Is the sentiment of Robbie Tough, Managing Director of R Tough Plant Hire Ltd, Carluke Lanarkshire as he takes delivery of a brand new Volvo EC380E into his fleet. Since establishing his plant hire business nine years ago, Managing D... Read Full Article

When handling powders and particulates, you may have experienced the generation of electrostatic charges causing unwanted cohesion or adhesion of materials. This may have then resulted in difficulties such as particle agglomeration, segregation, m... Read Full Article

L Lynch Plant Hire, the UK’s biggest operated plant rental company, based at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, has expanded its extensive hire fleet with an order for over 150 crawler and wheeled excavators from Doosan Construction Equipment... Read Full Article

International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has chosen GT Trading as its newest authorised dealer in Sweden. With more than 25 years’ experience in the construction market, the company has been chosen to expand Chicag... Read Full Article

LiuGong Europe and Portsmouth based UK dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS) have signed an exciting sponsorship deal with Motocross team Cab Screens Husqvarna for the forthcoming 2016 season, during which time the team will b... Read Full Article