Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Redditch-based RM Contractors Ltd has placed an order for 11 new DX-7 medium-sized crawler excavators from Doosan. The order is being supplied by Doosan Authorised Dealer, T H WHITE Construction, based in Stourport-on-Severn and comprises 10 DX140... Read Full Article

Since Blue Group purchased Murray Plant back in 2019, it has always been our goal to grow the business to become a leading attachments distributor throughout the UK. In recent years Murray Plant have grown significantly, taking on several new bran... Read Full Article

Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has been awarded the latest carriageway and footway packages for West Sussex County Council. The contract value, estimated at approximately £6 million, forms part of a wider £12 million... Read Full Article

Plant hirer Waitings is tickled pink with its newest heavyweight JCB machine – literally.The latest 22-tonne excavator to join the family firm’s fleet doesn’t come in traditional JCB yellow but in pink – in tribute... Read Full Article

Derby based, Green Site Solutions, the site lighting division of ISS Labour Ltd., are an environmentally sound supplier of a range of lighting solutions to the UK rail industry. Their markets encompasses; construction, civil engineering, overhead ... Read Full Article

Up to 1,000 cyclists are set to climb into the saddle this summer to put some pedal power into JCB’s NSPCC Platinum Jubilee Appeal.The cycling event on Sunday, May 8th will cover either 70 miles or 70 kilometres – a... Read Full Article

Euro Auctions hosted a one-day 'off site' sale for GA Smith Plant Hire on 8th March at the clients Nelson Park West site in Cramlington, the day before Europe's biggest four-day sale of used and new plant, construction equipment and... Read Full Article

Astley Hire is proud to be one of the first industrial equipment hire companies to achieve carbon-neutral status for December 2020 – November 2021 under PAS 2026 framework.In 2021 Astley Hire embarked on a 12-month long project to a... Read Full Article

Kohler is continuing to develop its program for rental operators...Given its growing importance for market shares and promotion, the rental channel is also playing an increasingly strategic role for OEM. Kohler understands this a... Read Full Article

CEMEX, the global building materials company focused on cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and urbanisation solutions, has joined the ... Read Full Article

Bunting has acquired Gloucestershire-based powder milling and blending specialist Pilamec. Pilamec further broadens the Bunting product portfolio.Bunting is a global manufacturer of magnet and magnetic products serving a wide range of ind... Read Full Article

MB Crusher presents two new shaft screening buckets...And these new units are small and designed for mini and midi excavators. Small but efficient, practical, and productive. The two new sh... Read Full Article

Brammer Buck & Hickman, the UK’s leading supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, is pleased to announce its contract with Siemens for the supply of tools, consumables, PPE and workwear has bee... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK is trialling the use of ‘combi-consists’ to increase capacity, improve customer service and improve its efficiency. This month the UK’s largest rail freight operator ran a unique jumbo train from Belmont Y... Read Full Article

The first Stage V JCB 150X tracked excavator with triple-articulated boom sold anywhere in the UK has been bought by a Scottish plant hirer.Purchased by Ayrshire-based Tom Grant Plant, the high-specification JCB Stage V 150X HD TAB excava... Read Full Article

Komatsu, Metso Outotec, Komatsu Forest, Merlo and Terex Ecotec distributors, McHale Plant Sales has completed the ‘reconfiguring’ of its Parts and After-Sales Service operations at its locations in Birdhill and Rathcoole.The a... Read Full Article

HVO will enable a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 90%, with no engine modifications needed.It’s full speed ahead for Kohler Engines and its commitment to lessen the environmental impact of its engines. The company recently appro... Read Full Article

ABB’s acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), the leading global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer, in July last year, has provided robotics and automation specialists, RMGroup, with added impetus as a distributor partner ... Read Full Article

Danish construction company M.J. Eriksson A/S opted for an articulated dump truck from LiebherrTA 230 Litronic is the 300th Liebherr machine for the companyMachine is used... Read Full Article

• Perfect balance of value and performance• Low total cost of ownership (TCO)• Completion of Service Line for constructionBerco, a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of undercarriages and com... Read Full Article