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At PLANTWORX 2013 (14th – 16th May, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire) the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association)is responsible for organising a new initiative – The Training and Education Zone - which is a dedicated zone aimed at raisi... Read Full Article

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new Stage IIIB compliant DX380LC-3 large crawler excavator. In addition to offering outstanding performance levels and exceptional fuel efficiency compared to other machines in the 34 to 42 ... Read Full Article

Honeydew-based plant hire specialist Renico Plant Hire has taken delivery of a Terex Finlay C-1550 cone crusher, the largest in the range and the first to be sold in South Africa.Pilot C... Read Full Article

Cambridgeshire based agricultural and machinery auctioneer, Cheffins has recently purchased three new Cat TH514 telehandlers from Finning. The new machines will be used to unload and load agriculture equipment onto lorries and into containers for ... Read Full Article

Many so-called innovations are simply tweaks of existing products - making them a little more durable, a little easier to use, slightly quicker to apply, maybe more economical but they are hardly revolutionary.A true innovation is somethi... Read Full Article

Liebherr is extending its product range of telescopic crawler cranes by a 220-tonner. The model was presented to the public for the first time at the 2012 Customer Days at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen.The new LTR 1220 offers a maximum... Read Full Article

On 13 and 14 June, at the production plant at Ehingen, Liebherr presented the new LTM 1750-9.1 all-terrain crane to more than 2,000 customers from all over the world. The 750-tonne mobile crane complements the Liebherr range between the highly suc... Read Full Article

Lincolnshire based civil engineering and building works experts A1 Infrastructure and Building Ltd has recently completed a trade in deal for a new Cat 308D midi excavator with Cat compact dealer Britcom International Ltd.Commenting on th... Read Full Article

Rapid International Ltd have recently supplied a new, bespoke batching plant to Skene Group at Soutra, Midlothian in the UK. This plant, housing a 3m3 pan mixer, has been designed to operate in sub zero temperatures with all pipes heated and lagge... Read Full Article

Parker Plant are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Dakin as Senior Sales Manager. Welcoming him to Parker Plant are Brett Dalby and Charlie Threapleton in Leicester on the 19th March 2012.With more than 30 years experience i... Read Full Article

Mining specialist Hargreaves has invested in a totally new fleet of Caterpillar equipment in a UK-first, £60m, seven year deal with Finning, Equipment Solutions. This is the first time in Europe Africa and the Middle East (EAME) that a minin... Read Full Article

Joining Select's fleet of Liebherr crawler and duty cycle cranes are the 60 tonnes and 100 tonnes capacity LTR 1060 and LTR 1100 telescopic boom crawler cranes.Select Plant Hire has been a Liebherr customer for many years and currently... Read Full Article

At Intermat 2012, Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment is launching new crawler excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks (ADTs) specially designed for Middle East and African markets.Replacing the previous SOLAR models, th... Read Full Article

If a conveyor belt's steel scraper becomes buckled or deformed, it often results in irreparable damage to the conveyor's chain and sprockets. At cement plants, where loads conveyed are, by nature, heavy, scraper failure is a particularly common pr... Read Full Article

Stelex Construction Equipment Ltd. are pleased to of completed a double deal in France with the sale of a new HT182 heavy duty static Hercules trommel plant plus the overhaul of the customer's existing machine. Both projects were made bespoke... Read Full Article

In 2012, Bobcat celebrates 25 years of success in the compact excavator market. From what began as an important diversification for Bobcat as the premier manufacturer of skid-steer loaders, the last 25 years have seen the company evolve to become ... Read Full Article

Mecom (Mechanisation Company Limited) in Port Louis, Mauritius, has acquired a tracked Terex Finlay 683 Supertrak 3 way split screening plant from Johannesburg-based ... Read Full Article

University of Leicester delivers qualification for quarrying industryTwo of the world’s largest quarrying companies are ... Read Full Article

CONSTRUCTION materials giant Lafarge has ranked 7th in the UK's first ever league table of 'green' organisations.The roll, featuring more than 2,000 businesses, agencies, hospitals and government units, aims to show what progress is being... Read Full Article

A number of internationally important archaeological discoveries have been made at Hanson’s Must Farm quarry at Whittlesey near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.Discoveries include six later Bronze Age logboats found submerged at the bott... Read Full Article