Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a new promotion across its class-leading portfolio of MCR, MWR, MTX and 15MC excavators. Until 17th October 2020, construction professionals can equip their latest models with telematics fu... Read Full Article

A huge ‘75’ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCB’s impending 75th birthday. The giant logo was cultivated in a field eight miles away from the company... Read Full Article

Doosan is a proud partner of the ‘Signal’ Light Festival taking place this month in Prague in the Czech Republic. In its role as a leading manufacturer of construction machinery, Doosan has supplied one of the company’s DX160W-5 ... Read Full Article

Interest in OilQuick's quick couplers has grown steadily over the last few decades. With the new OQTR-E tiltrotator, that interest has grown even further, not least in Europe and the rest of the world. Until now OilQuick has only been represented ... Read Full Article

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Capacity has been doubled at the Kings X operation following a £2 million upgrade...Both existing two-metre Skako planetary mixers have been replaced with two four-metre models, which can produce up to 230 ... Read Full Article

Howard Civil Engineering, founded in 2003 by Michael Howard, is one of the leading civil engineering companies in the North and specialises in four key disciplines: RC Frames, S278 works, roads & sewers and groundworks. The family run busi... Read Full Article

When discussing the benefits of making product improvements and efficiencies the environmental impact is increasingly in focus. Excavators that perform more work with less driving time reduce the environmental impact. In addition, excavators t... Read Full Article

Stanton Bonna is a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes, manholes and culverts for drainage, as part of a comprehensive range of precast offsite solutions for the construction industry. Recognising a need to upgrade their manufact... Read Full Article

The City of London Corporation’s essential maintenance and waterproofing programme for London Bridge has completed almost four weeks ahead of schedule.Lord Mayor of London William Russell today (21 September) visited the rejuvenated... Read Full Article

Euro Auctions, Leeds, Europe's largest sales arena for the sale of construction machinery, agricultural equipment, and industrial plant, hosted one of its largest auctions on record, attracting a good local audience whilst online bidding from ... Read Full Article

Bobcat telehandler being used on high profile contract in AberdeenOne of Scotland's leading privately-owned construction businesses, CHAP Group, based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, has taken delivery of a new Bobc... Read Full Article

Agg Pro send new McCloskey J45r on its way to Collins Earthworks...Collins Demolition Ltd was formed in 2016 to underline the existing demolition operations of Collins Earthworks Ltd along with promoting the business to be a cont... Read Full Article

The effects of Covid-19 are not over yet, but this summer's sales figures have provided Engcon with a positive outlook. The unexpected increase in sales during the months of June and July mean that Engcon is now overseeing extra efforts to pro... Read Full Article

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed NCD Equipment to its national dealer network. From its site in Battlesbridge, NCD will be responsible for retailing Mecalac’s highly-acclaimed MWR, MCR and 15MC range of excavators across Suffo... Read Full Article

Near St. Catherine’s Tunnel, between Guildford and Shalford, engineers recently removed around 800 tonnes of sand and strengthened an embankment and rockface to prevent landslips. A 20mph speed restriction which was imposed late last year fo... Read Full Article

The SAMSON Ecological HoppersEnvironmental pollution by fugitive dust is a major issue for all ports handling bulk cargoes, with more and more national and local a... Read Full Article

Rapid Power Generation Ltd has entered the gas-fuelled generator market with the launch of a new partnership with Pramac-Generac. The new agreement will see the company act as sole distributors of the Pramac industrial gas range of generators for ... Read Full Article

Otrac Heavy Equipment, the Authorised Bobcat Dealer in Egypt, has delivered 22 new Bobcat S550 skid-steer loaders purchased by the Egyptian Government for use in one of the largest Governorates in the North of Egypt.A spokesperson at the ... Read Full Article

Yanmar Compact Equipment EMEA is offering construction professionals across the UK and Ireland lasting peace-of-mind through its comprehensive YCare programme. Designed to maximise uptime and productivity, the package is available across Yanmar&rs... Read Full Article