Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Collins Earthworks Ltd of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has taken delivery of the first seventy five tonne Volvo EC750E to land in Great Britain following its launch at this year’s Bauma exhibition. The new arrival will ... Read Full Article

SEA-Invest, one of the world’s largest terminal operators with expertise spanning a multitude of port related activities in 25 ports over 2 continents, have placed an order for an Eco Hopper from SAMSON ... Read Full Article

JCB has announced news of one of its biggest deals of the year with an order for 1,200 machines worth £35 million from the UK’s largest plant hire firm.The contract from A-Plant – which follows its purchase last year of ... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Family-owned business, Payco Specialties, is using a pair of Volvo skid steer loaders to aid major road marking projects in the Southern California. No task is too tough for the MC115C skid steer loader, lighting the way to a product... Read Full Article

The finest construction machinery operators from across Europe, Middle East and Africa gathered at the CASE Customer Centre Paris in October, to compete in the final of the 2016 CASE Rodeo operator challenge. Following four highly technical ch... Read Full Article

Spiroflow has launched the new heavy-duty Chainflow tubular chain drag conveyor to meet evolving industry needs. This conveyor provides a more robust alternative to medium duty cable drag conveyors ... Read Full Article

Go Plant, a leading supplier of short and long term hire vehicles, has committed to install all-round safety systems to its entire fleet, after running extensive trials with different specialist companies. Andy Brumell from Go Plant awarded the co... Read Full Article

Earthmoving attachments manufacturer, Miller UK, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Transport to its North East manufacturing facility to discuss the benefits of the proposed Heathrow expansion project.The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP vi... Read Full Article

The new wheel loader from Wacker Neuson is a compact powerhouse.No matter if soil, sand or plants: Wheel loaders are irreplaceable as transportation helpers. With the new WL28 Wacker Neuson proves once again that the compact cons... Read Full Article