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A new line of Cat® grading and trenching buckets is available for Cat track excavator models 311 to 323 and for wheel excavator models M314F to M322F. The new ... Read Full Article

The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group was formed to produce good practice guidance on plant safety-based subjects and is managed and chaired by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) on behalf of the construction and allied sectors. The pl... Read Full Article

NSK has introduced a free guide entitled 'Bearings for Pumps and Compressors', which contains detailed information on the latest bearing designs and technologies, helpfully matching them to various pump ... Read Full Article

Freightliner is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of 10 Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.The UK’s top intermodal rail freight company currently operat... Read Full Article

Global engine manufacturer appoints national distributor for ScotlandKubota, the globally renowned manufacturer of world-class oil and water-cooled diesel and dual fuel engines, has announced a new strategic partnership with engi... Read Full Article

Since 2008, AAF International has worked closely with a coal fired electric power generating facility on providing dust collection solutions for a variety of applications.AAF began this relationship with the installation of... Read Full Article

It was all smiles at the former RAF Brampton site this week, thanks to a special arrival, as Mick George Ltd became part of a very exclusive club.Only last month, the very first Volvo EC480E High Reach was commissioned in Great Britain, a... Read Full Article

Oman National Engineering & Investment Co. (SAOG), based in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of the first mini-excavators to be sold in the country, comprising 20 new Bobcat E20 compact excavators supplied by International H... Read Full Article

LCC Groups hugely impressive new coal washing and sorting plant in Belfast dock has become the latest European site to benefit from the inclusion of SlurryPro pumps.Plant manufacturer, Dernaseer has incorporated a number of SlurryPro Silv... Read Full Article

The Manitou group, the world leader in all-terrain material handling trucks, is announcing the appointment of Laurent Bonnaure as Executive Vice President Global Sales & Marketing and member of the Executive Committee. Responsible for the grou... Read Full Article

A Volvo EC220E crawler excavator has changed the face of baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, transforming the team’s infield from artificial turf to all-dirt.America’s northern neighbor is known for the production of maple syr... Read Full Article

Kubota UK has signed a landmark agreement with HSS Hire Group (“HSS Hire”) to supply its market leading range of mini-excavators and compact construction equipment.The deal, an industry first between these two major players in... Read Full Article

Ermes Gemo from Italy has been crowned Operators Club champion for the second time, following a year of grueling local heats and a final test of speed, precision and technique at the Volvo CE compact excavator plant in Belley, France, this October... Read Full Article

Contelec’s latest Vert-X 48E series non contacting magnetic encoder is aimed at precision angle measurement on agricultural, mining or construction equipment, and other applications where extreme environment conditions exist and accurate con... Read Full Article

Engineered with the operator in mind the system is easy to use, accurate to +/-1% of F.S. of the vehicle weighing capacity, capable of withstanding the most demanding and challenging material handling environments.The hydra... Read Full Article

A new BULK-OUT® Bulk Bag Weigh Batch Unloader with seismic bracing provides added structural integrity and operator safety for installations in regions prone to earthquakes.The BFC model dis... Read Full Article

Thomas Moons, General Manager Sales and Operations Europe and South Africa, said:“Shell Bitumen welcomes the decision by the Treasury to invest in the UK road network. The measures anno... Read Full Article

R & B Joinery of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, has purchased Scotland’s first Bobcat T36120SL 12 m telehandler from Balgownie Ltd, the Authorised Bobcat and Doosan dealer for Aberdeenshire, Morayshire, Angus and for much of the Highlands a... Read Full Article

R J McLeod (Contractors) Ltd based in Glasgow has taken delivery of two new thirty eight tonne Volvo EC380E excavators and for the first time, added Volvo EC140 (fourteen tonne) and EC220 (twenty two tonne) models to its existing fleet of mobile p... Read Full Article

We are increasingly been approached by contractors, asking if they can operate multiple vacuum lines simultaneously. The answer is yes. This can be ideal for vacuuming dusts and other small product, or warehouse type cleaning, for instance, when w... Read Full Article