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“Traditionally all job waste was taken off the work site and back to our yard. This was then loaded onto wagons and taken to landfill. This was costing us rather than making us money!.”L&T Stone, based in Wigan, is a lands... Read Full ArticleFinlay Hire bridges the gap for civil engineering company
Finlay Hire is helping take the strain out of high-profile city centre rail works for Skanska BAM.The civil engineering company is seeing significant efficiency on site after hiring a Tesab Trackstack 8042T from Finlay Hire – part o... Read Full ArticleThe end of the road for petrol and diesel vehicles poses new challenges for the construction industry
Governments and manufacturers envisioning a diesel-free future for on-road vehicles hit the headlines recently. But how will this impact the construction industry and how will it adapt? Low Emission Zones provide an insight. The ECR8... Read Full ArticleCalling low-carbon entrepreneurs: deadline for Shell Springboard 2018 just over one week away (6 November 2017)!
Applications for the Shell Springboard programme, Shell International Limited’s enterprise support programme for UK low-carbon businesses, will close on Monday, 6 November 2017.Successful applicants will be shortlisted for two regio... Read Full ArticleJCB Hydradigs tackle M6 Motorway Contract for Hawk Plant
Hawk Plant Hire has added six JCB Hydradig wheeled excavators to its operated plant fleet to meet the needs of contractors working on major motorway contracts.Four of the machines have been put to work on the M6 J16-J19 Smart Motorway pro... Read Full ArticleVolvo CE backs high-speed revolution heading north
Britain’s new high-speed rail project, HS2 is on track to provide a swift and low-carbon alternative mode of transport from London to the Midlands and the North of England.Across Europe, a number of public and private infrastructure... Read Full ArticleMecalac choose VT Sensorvision for hazard detection
Construction equipment giant Mecalac is offering award-winning, ‘collision preventing’ hazard detection for customers purchasing site dumpers, using a safety system developed by vehicle safety experts Vision Techniques.Mecalac... Read Full ArticleThe Innovation Game: Bringing Mobile Machine Concepts to Life
Leading drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth is launching an Innovation Award to nurture innovation within the UK engineering sector.Specifically focused on mobile applications, the competition will offer entrants the chance to brin... Read Full ArticleA unique amphibious excavtor!
REMU Big Float is ideal for aquatic environments...With the prospect of cooler, wetter weather and potential flooding on the horizon, the REMU Big Float is a unique piece of equipment ideal for working in challenging environments. B... Read Full ArticleLiuGong Opens its New European Parts Distribution Centre in Stalowa Wola, Poland
Today, LiuGong, a global leader in manufacturing a full line of extreme duty equipment, opened its new European Parts Distribution Centre (PDC). Guests & officials celebrated the opening of a 3,500 m2 warehouse in Stalowa Wola, Poland at the L... Read Full ArticleSmiths Concrete opts for Liebherr mixer drums
Smiths Concrete, a Hanson Group company, has a new management team and scheduled replacement scheme for mixer trucks and bodies. Having made the decision to bring the fleet under a single manufacturer for each piece of equipment, Smiths Concrete h... Read Full ArticleDemolition experts Shorts Group Ltd purchase Anaconda DF410 screener from Red Knight 6 Ltd
Shorts Group, celebrating 60 years’ in business are an independent family-owned business with expertise in several business sectors including waste recycling, demolition, agriculture, plant an... Read Full ArticleFirst Volvo for Burnside Plant & Piling Contractors
Following his first impressions at Volvo’s ‘Live It Dig It’ event at Alloa, Scotland, this March and a successful demonstration, Ian Orr, Proprietor of Burnside Plant & Piling Contractors, he has opted for his first Volvo exc... Read Full ArticleBobcat Dealer AMS Bobcat Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Scunthorpe-based AMS Bobcat Limited, the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire in the UK, is celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary this year. Established in 1992, AMS Bobcat took its name from the initials of the ... Read Full ArticleProSpare set for BulkEx 2017
Bulk materials handling equipment specialist ProSpare is gearing-up for Bulk-Ex, a key annual industry event.The Nottinghamshire-based f... Read Full ArticleVolvo CE appoints new Illinois dealer
Alta Equipment Company, an established Volvo Construction Equipment dealer in the Midwest, will expand its support to customers in central and northern Illinois.Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) recently appointed Alta Equipment Com... Read Full ArticleBearing reconditioning can save time and money
By reconditioning large rolling bearings rather than direct replacement, companies can save time and money, while ensuring that the bearings are restored to an acceptable, functionally reliable condition, says Dave Wall, Senior Applications Engine... Read Full ArticleOne Big, Bad Dozer Turns 40
With its cutting-edge elevated sprocket design, the Cat® D10 changed the face of the dozer marketForty years ago this September, Caterpillar rolled off of its production lines 10 pilot models of the world’s largest, most powerfu... Read Full ArticleTerex Trucks supports Hurricane Harvey relief mission in Texas
Family-owned business Linco Construction has been using its TA300 articulated haulers to assist with the evacuation and rescue of victims affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.Linco Construction has been putting its Terex Trucks ... Read Full ArticleProcess Components reveals ambitious 2018 strategy
PROCESS Components Ltd has revealed a global strategy that is set to see it extend its global territories, significantly grow its revenues and create new jobs.Having completed a global market research project into the world’s powder... Read Full Article