Inconsistent roads funding leads to quick fixes rather than long term solutions reports ALARM 21 survey
The 2021 survey, now in its 26th year, highlights that inconsistent local roads funding leads to quick fixes rather than long term solutions: There has been a reported 15 per cent increase but they ar... Read Full ArticleKubota Engines announces new partnership with Lister Wilder
Kubota UK Limited, a subsidiary of Kubota Corporation, a globally renowned manufacturer of OEM tailored industrial Off-Highway, Diesel and Spark Ignited engines, has announced a new strategic Industrial partnership with Lister Wilder Ltd, a UK bas... Read Full ArticleKomatsu celebrate their 100th Anniversary
May 13th next will be a day of celebration for Komatsu and its worldwide family of owners, distributors and corporate partners as the acclaimed Japanese construction equipment manufacturer marks its 100th anniversary.Joining in ... Read Full ArticleLynch Plant Hire expand their fleet with Takeuchi minis fitted with GKD machine guidance safety system
Machine guidance manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage for over 3.5 years in what has been a successful partnership providing Lynch with height and slew restrictor syst... Read Full ArticleRoad statistics provide food for thought
Traffic volumes on Great Britain’s roads have increased by over 50 billion vehicle miles a year – more than 16 per cent – since 2010[i]. Big changes are also being seen in the type of vehicles on our roads, with the number of lig... Read Full Article£26 million order of JCB Loadall models from Ardent Hire Solutions
The UK’s biggest telehandler hirer is expanding its fleet further - by placing an order for £26 million worth of JCB Loadall models. Ardent Hire Solutions is adding 525 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers to its fleet as t... Read Full ArticleCEMEX starts operations of seven sustainable growth investments in Europe in January
CEMEX has started 2021 with a strong execution of its investment, growth and climate action strategy in EMEAA. The seven bolt-on investments are aligned to its key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, rep... Read Full ArticleEcogen commit to more investment in Health & Safety with the installation of firebreak walls at their King Worthy operation.
As part of their continual commitment to Health and Safety and the welfare of their employees, Hampshire based recycling company Ecogen recently commissioned RSG Structures Ltd to construct 6 - 4m high f... Read Full ArticleMolson Green appointed UK CBI Dealer
Molson Green expand the range of market leading environmental equipment with the addition of CBI horizontal grinders and industrial chippers, bolstering the Molson Group “Single Source Supply” proposition...With ... Read Full ArticleFormosa Plastics Corporation order two 640 D-type Siwertell ship unloaders
Bruks Siwertell has received an order for two 640 D-type Siwertell ship unloaders from Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), part of the Taiwanese conglomerate, Formosa Plastics Group, which will bring the total number of continuous screw-type Siwer... Read Full ArticlePrinciples of Bulk Solids Handling Technology for the Process Engineer
Coming up – on-line short courses concentrating on the principles of bulk materials handling in 2 important areas: 1) Storage and D... Read Full ArticleHanson joins HyNet North West consortium developing hydrogen and CCS project
Hanson has become a partner in the HyNet North West consortium, which aims to create the world’s first low carbon industrial cluster.The proposed hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will play a critical role in the... Read Full ArticleNetwork Rail product acceptance for XWatch.
XWatch Safety Systems are pleased and proud to announce that we have been awarded a coveted Product Acceptance by Network Rail for our full suite of safety systems.After just 18 months of designing and supplying the construction plant and... Read Full ArticleHagedorn choose a 926 G8 Crawler Excavator
An R 926 G8 crawler excavator at HagedornOpting for performance, stability and comfortHagedorn: A family business with more than 30 years of experienceThe Hagedorn company carries out eart... Read Full ArticleA world first in Derbyshire: delivery of Liebherr’s first hydraulic excavator with a factory-fitted Leica machine control system
The first Liebherr excavator in the world with a factory-fitted Leica machine control system has gone into service with a UK civil engineering contractor...An R 934 G8 crawler, the first to leave the factory in... Read Full ArticleWacker Neuson zero emission construction machines impress in Vienna
Zero emission construction machines by Wacker Neuson impress in Vienna’s inner city...As part of a private construction project in which a building complex of high-rise residential buildings, an office building and a ho... Read Full ArticleMecalac 15MC impresses at Warwickshire demo event
In December, construction professionals from across the UK visited Mecalac’s demo ground in Warwickshire to trial the Mecalac 15MC tracked crawler-excavator. Each attendee spent time in the cabin putting the impressive model through its pace... Read Full ArticleA JCB Hydradig delivers test data for Big Yellow Robots Project
A JCB Hydradig wheeled excavator is playing a key role in supporting a £72m Government-backed project to transform UK construction through digitally-enabled modern methods of construction. The machine is working within the Manufacturing Tech... Read Full ArticleDoosan Infracore surpasses the 200,000 mark in the cumulative production of excavators
Doosan sets a new record 26 years after entering the Chinese market, the first among international companies operating in China Annual sales and quarterly sales revenues up by 21% and 55%, respectively. Doosan aims to furthe... Read Full ArticleArmcon announce EOT from 1st February 2021
Armcon Limited, the British designed and manufactured volumetric concrete mixer supplier have announced that on the 1st February they have transitioned to become an employee owned business run through an employee ownership trust (EOT)... Read Full Article