Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

A fleet of 24 Volvo machines, supplied by GB dealer for Volvo Construction Equipment, SMT GB, has started work on one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently underway in the UK. CA Blackwell (Contracts) has put 20 of Volvo’s latest ... Read Full Article

There’s just a day to go before Shaping the Future BULKEX 2018 takes place at Eastwood Hall Nottingham from 17-18 October and it’s absolutely free to attend.In the Material... Read Full Article

The exciting capabilities of the ALLU range of Processors and Transformers will be shown at bauma China 2018. As the largest trade show in Asia, ALLU will show at first-hand how its equipment can help construction companies maximise their business... Read Full Article

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has appointed three new dealers to its UK and Ireland network. Responsible for distributing Yanmar’s latest portfolio of excavators, loaders and crawlers, each dealer was chosen for its experience, ... Read Full Article

JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has officially opened a brand new Scot JCB depot in Edinburgh – over six times the size of its predecessor - which is set to bring several new jobs to the region.Located in Sighthill, approximately five mil... Read Full Article

Teesport has become the first UK port to actively minimise the risk of plastic pellets from leaking into the environment, as its operator PD Ports signs up to the Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) initiative. The project, run in the UK by the Briti... Read Full Article

So says David Lancashire, Plant Manager for C A Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd as the company takes delivery of 24 Volvo machines for one of the biggest infrastructure projects currently underway in the UK.A fleet of 24 Volvo machines, supplie... Read Full Article

So says plant hirer and ground working contractor Graham J Irvine of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, as he takes delivery of his first new Volvo EC140E excavator.The family-run business comprising Graham, his wife Sheila and eldest son ... Read Full Article

A Lincolnshire contractor has bought one of the first demolition specification JCB X Series excavators – praising its durability, technology and quietness.Lincoln-based A.R.T. Demolition has purchased the new generation JCB excavato... Read Full Article

RJT Excavations Ltd of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders has added three Volvo A30G and, for the first time, two A40G articulated haulers to its predominantly Volvo branded plant fleet.These most recent addition to RJT Excavations’ f... Read Full Article

Coventry-based Stoke Plant Hire Ltd has taken delivery of a 40-tonne Volvo EC380E in mass excavation configuration with an A30G articulated hauler on order for a long-term hire contract at a sand and aggregates quarry on the outskirts of Burton up... Read Full Article

Birmingham based JB Construction 1 has recently taken delivery of a host of new excavators; dumpers and rollers as they continue to lay the foundations of new Aldi stores throughout England and Wales. As with all great businesses, JB C... Read Full Article

A leading provider of industrial vibration equipment has introduced a series of food-grade pneumatic vibrators that enhance movement of moist, powdered, granular or pelleted material through small hoppers, bins, and tubes. The Bantam™ Series... Read Full Article

George Russell Construction Ltd of Denny, Falkirk, has rekindled an old acquaintance with Volvo Construction Equipment products with the purchase of two 22-tonne EC220Es.George Russell Construction is no stranger to owning and operating V... Read Full Article

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has announced the appointment of six new dealers to its UK and Ireland Network. Chosen for their experience, expertise and reputation, each dealer will be responsible for distributing Yanmar’s lates... Read Full Article

Owner of the TRU 7 Group, Guy Nicholls has a long and illustrious reputation in the plant hire industry and two years after selling his telehandler business, he’s back in the plant hire market. The TRU 7 Group has a 100 strong workforce with... Read Full Article

Kinshofer, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, introduces the WS Drum Cutter Series. Kinshofer acquired the drum cutter line, early 2018, with the purchase of Schaeff Transverse Cutter from Atlas G... Read Full Article

We have added two short courses to our calendar this winter:Commissioning and Troubleshooting Pneumatic Conveying Systems is one of these new courses.Improve yo... Read Full Article

Founded in 1990, G.R. Wade & Son Limited is an established haulage company specialising in the transportation, logistics and distribution requirements of goods for the construction industry.Based in Nottinghamshire, G.R. Wade &... Read Full Article

Siwertell, part of Bruks Siwertell Group, has secured an order for a ship loading system from Irish mining company, Boliden Tara Mines DAC; an operating subsidiary of Boliden AB. The specially-designed system will serve the company’s new ter... Read Full Article