SMT GB appoints Collins Plant Sales Ltd as its new utility equipment dealer covering Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire
With its headquarters located in Ripley Derbyshire, Collins Plant Sales Ltd has been appointed as SMT GB’s utility equipment dealer covering Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire with immediate effect... ... Read Full ArticleLaunch of ground-breaking split spherical roller bearings
The new range of SKF Cooper split spherical roller bearings helps customers reduce maintenance downtime, save money and improve worker safety.Most advan... Read Full ArticleEuro Auctions, in conjunction with Hilco, dispose of Dawnus Construction assets with a final hammer total of £5.35 m
Euro Auctions, Europe’s largest auctioneers of industrial plant, construction machinery and agricultural equipment, held a two-day auction on the 13th & 14th June to dis... Read Full ArticleNew Teesport Rail service drives environmental benefits for IKEA
PD Ports has launched a dedicated rail freight service between Teesport and Doncaster in partnership with GB Railfreight, for its major customer Containerships - Intra-European leader of multimodal transport.The new service is responding ... Read Full ArticleInnovative truck mixer as a semitrailer from Liebherr
Innovative truck mixer as a semitrailer from LiebherrNew truck mixer as a semitrailer now availableMaximum flexibility without compromising payloadsWith conveyor belt for concrete and gravel ... Read Full ArticleVersatile and compact: Liebherr solutions in operation at Montagnier TP
Two compact Liebherr machines in use since 2017Comprehensive solutions thanks to machine, hydraulic changer and toolsFamily-run company Montagnier TP a Liebherr customer for around 30 years&nb... Read Full ArticleNew Volvos are part of a significant £2m investment in plant for Leeds based Sirius Group
Three new Volvo EC220E crawler excavators and two Volvo A25G articulated haulers have been delivered to Leeds based Sirius Group for their civil engineering division – Sirius Civils and thanks to an ever increasing order book for m... Read Full ArticleMiller touch on new ground at Plantworx
The 4th biennial Plantworx Construction Exhibition, hosted by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) event took place last week at its brand new home at the East of England Arena in Peterborough.In true Plantworx tradition, the weat... Read Full ArticleJCB Fastrac Tractor storms to new British Speed Record
JCB has set a new British speed record for tractors with its high-speed Fastrac tractor. The tractor notched up 103.6mph at Elvington Airfield, near York, with TV presenter and engineering guru Guy Martin behind the wheel. It s... Read Full ArticleCW Plant goes for more Trime lighting sets
Charles Wilson Engineers (CW Plant) are continuing to expand their hire fleet of Trime X-ECO LED lighting towers with another investment of 250 sets purchased from the Cambridgeshire based site lighting specialists, Trime UK Limited.CW Pl... Read Full ArticleJCB secures Morris Leslie's biggest ever Loadall order.
JCB has secured a historic deal with Morris Leslie Plant Hire for their biggest ever telehandler order worth £36 million. The deal for 555 Loadalls, ranging from the compact six metre 525-60 up to the 20 metre 540-200, has been... Read Full ArticleHyundai dealer Taylor & Braithwaite sell the first Hyundai HX900 L in Europe to demolition giants ABLE UK
HCEE (Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe) distributor, Taylor & Braithwaite, located in Cumbria UK, has sold the very first HX900 L crawler excavator to leading demolition giants, ABLE UK. ABLE UK, headqu... Read Full ArticleMeet Alan Gow’s new widespread…
Thurso based Gow Groundworks has taken delivery of a widespread Volvo EC140E LM excavator for its ground working and general contracting business.This is the second specially converted EC140E LM excavator to join Gow&rsqu... Read Full ArticleDuck-in and Diving – new wheeled Hyundai for Cornish Plant man!
Cornish plant man Kirk Hough has developed a liking for the Hyundai brand over the past few years, having purchased his first 14 tonne class R 140LC-9A back in 2013, K Hough Contractors Ltd are now runnin... Read Full ArticleUltra-heavy-duty bilk bag filler with integral conveyor
A new ultra-heavy-duty Bulk Bag Filling System from Flexicon receives abrasives, high-density s... Read Full ArticleNew Leica, Trimble and Xsite Ready Kits from Doosan
New Leica, Trimble and Xsite Ready Kits are now available for the Doosan range of wheeled and crawler excavators from 14 to 30 tonne, to meet the increasing demand for machine guidance systems for use with excavators.The ... Read Full ArticleLiuGong introduces 3 NEW models at Plantworx 2019
June 12, 2019 – Peterborough, UK – LiuGong is showcasing a 7-machine line up of tough equipment designed for the world’s toughest conditions. The full display of 915E, 924E, 928E, 933E crawler excavators that are... Read Full ArticleHeddle Construction’s first Volvo / Steelwrist combo
Orkney based Heddle Construction has opted for a Volvo reduced swing radius ECR145E complete with a Steelwrist tiltrotator for its fleet of equipment...Heddle Construction is no stranger to owning and operating Volvo construction... Read Full ArticleSCHADE Bridge Reclaimer with Active Harrow to homogenise Coal Mix
The Australian mining company South32 has awarded SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH an engineering order for a harrow modification, which became necessary after the alteration of the coal specification at the DMO (Douglas-Middelburg Op... Read Full ArticleEuro Auctions' Leeds Sale Sets New Records Indicating a Strong Market and Increased Global Demand
UP, UP, UP!! Over the Euro Auctions sale, at the same time last year in May 2018, the numbers were up across the board: The number of lots were up by 25%; The number of bidder accounts increased by 22%; First time registrations were up... Read Full Article