Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

WHC Hire Services has strengthened its long‑standing commitment to JCB’s X Series excavators with the addition of ten new JCB 140X tracked machines.The Gloucestershire‑based hirer has operated the X-Series since it... Read Full Article

Plant hire specialist Stevens Equipment Rental will exhibit at ScotPlant for the first time this April as it expands its Scottish footprint, highlighting large earthmoving machines, bespoke equipment solutions, and hydrogen technology design... Read Full Article

Holcim and Canary Wharf Group produce UK-first next generation concrete demonstrating a first-of-its-kind pathway to net zero using biochar with spent coffee grounds... Holcim UK has partnered with Canary Wharf Group (CWG) a... Read Full Article

At ScotPlant 2026, there will be a very impressive display of Develon equipment, including the first showing of the new Series 9 range of Smart Crawler Excavators, on the James Gordon Ltd (Gordons) stand, the Castle Douglas-based Authoris... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has named one of its Class 66 locomotives (66186) in honour of Antony Slater, the late founder of the Plasmor Group, one of the UK’s largest independent manufacturers of concrete products.Plasmo... Read Full Article

With an ever-expanding range of products and responsibilities to deal with – their appointment as UK distributors for Komatsu and Metso principal amongst them – McHale Plant Sales confirms they will be ‘... Read Full Article

Heidelberg Materials has successfully used hydrogen to decarbonise asphalt production at its Criggion plant in mid Wales.It is the first time 100 per cent hydrogen has been used to produce asphalt in the UK.The trial i... Read Full Article

Volumech has announced that it has received accreditation from the UKAS National Accreditation Body following more than a year of preparations and scrutiny of the company’s lab team and facilities.V... Read Full Article

Heidelberg Materials UK is opening a second evoHub training centre following the success of its flagship venue inClerkenwell, London.The new knowledge hub at its Greenwich concrete plant in the capital is designed for contr... Read Full Article

The united power of a MOBISCREEN MSS 502 EVO scalper, a MOBIREX MR 100 NEO impact crusher and two MOBIBELT stackers...The smart combination of innovative machines and digital solutions in a powerful process chain enables... Read Full Article

Direct Rail Services (DRS) is delighted to announce that their charity open day returns later this year.The open day shows behind the scenes at one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators and is an event for all the fami... Read Full Article

Holcim UK is delighted to announce its appointment by Future Water MJJV Ltd to supply essential materials for the construction of the UK’s first reservoir in over 30 years – Portsmouth Waters’ Havant Thicket reservoi... Read Full Article

Leading provider of sustainable building solutions, Holcim UK, is mov... Read Full Article

Hyundai is introducing the HX300L, the latest model in the Next Generation crawler excavator line-up. As with the larger HX360L and HX400L that were launched at Bauma in 2025, the HX300L is powered by a Hyundai diesel engine. The 30-tonne class ex... Read Full Article

Like many public sector fleet operators, Middlesbrough Borough Council was struggling to meet constantly changing government regulations while operating under ever-tighter budgetary restrictions. However, the council has risen to the challenge... Read Full Article

A leading plant hirer has bought one of the first JCB 3CX PRO DualDrive backhoe loaders in Northern Ireland. Purchased by County Down-based P. Smyth Digger Hire, the brand new JCB 3CX PRO has been put straight to work pole planting f... Read Full Article

Global building materials supplier Cemex is working closely with key cross-industry partners to develop and drive more sustainable solutions across the EMEA region and decarbonise its operations.One of the core focuses ... Read Full Article

Volumech has announced the UK launch of the Cemen Tech CS2 and MS2 volumetric concrete mixers.The next-generation mixers offer customers the choice of a fully computerised machine – the CS2, or the ... Read Full Article

Utranazz, Concrete Equipment Specialists, has announced a repricing of its Sermac truck-mounted concrete pump range, making the machines more competitive across the UK market while retaining their proven... Read Full Article

JCB APPRENTICES have created a unique 80th anniversary project at the company’s World Headquarters that invites the public to tune into its past, present, and future.The team of 15 young engineer... Read Full Article