Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in August were 6% above sales in the same month last year. This was the strongest performance since February when sales were ahead of last year's levels by a similar amount. Following this, sales in ... Read Full Article

Shell and CRH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereby both businesses will work together to develop and deploy decarbonisation solut... Read Full Article

PD Ports has continued its impressive run of award wins by securing the ‘Innovation and Technology’ award at the North East Business Awards Grand Final, held in the Grand Marquee at Hardwick Hall.After winning the category at ... Read Full Article

Under the theme ‘Reaching New Heights’ SANYs Annual Dealer Conference took place earlier this month on 14th September 2022 at Beardsall Priory Hotel and Country Club in Derbyshire.The conference brought together ove... Read Full Article

Kubota has opened a new European Parts Centre (EUPC) to strengthen its global parts supply chain network.Located in Thionville in the French region of Moselle, the new warehouse was built specifically as a dedicated parts distribution hub... Read Full Article

Innovative Liebherr construction machines on the outdoor grounds at booth 809-810 / 812-813Liebherr components in Hall A4, Stand 326Liebherr tool... Read Full Article

Innovation hall bauma LAB0 bundles several formats at the same timeFive key themes as a common threadVirtual reality and target group-oriented promotion of young talentIn addition to the exhibitors... Read Full Article

At bauma 2022, SENNEBOGEN will present the first battery-powered  telescopic crawler crane: the 653 E Electro Battery. The new 50-ton battery-powered crane combines the benefits of battery technology with the proven advantages of the tele... Read Full Article

We will keep you up to date on the trade fair highlights from Wacker Neuson!EW100: A New Era of Wheeled Excavators BeginsThe Wacker Neuson wheeled excavator EW100 is uniq... Read Full Article

The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has today called for an ambitious target to be set for Great British Railways (GBR) to drive rail freight growth...Responding to the Call for Evidence from the GBR Transition Team, RFG highlighted the... Read Full Article

Hanson’s Padeswood cement works in Flintshire has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster Sequencing process.The a... Read Full Article

Direct Rail Services (DRS) wins prestigious award for growing rail freight in exciting new areas.  The Rail Freight Group awards, held earlier this month, showcase excellence in all aspects of rail freight and the benefit it brings t... Read Full Article

Around 70 years ago the first AUMUND conveyor with deep-drawn pans for the transportation of clinker was installed. Since then AUMUND Fördertechnik (Rheinberg/Germany) has become an international market leader in products and efficient soluti... Read Full Article

Von der Wehl Unternehmensgruppe, a long-standing Doosan dealer in Northern Germany, reports a successful NordBau exhibition for the Doosan brand. Nordbau is Northern Europe's largest compact construction trade fair and was again held as before in ... Read Full Article

At the trade fair, visitors can see for themselves how easy it is to make the #switch to the E-machine. The well-known WL20e e-wheel loader has already been in series production since 2015 and will be presented at Bauma in its third generati... Read Full Article

One of Scotland’s leading civil engineering contractors has bought the world’s first Hyundai HX145A LCR HW (High Walker) model.Crieff-based MAM Contracting has taken delivery of the unique machine. Th... Read Full Article

Global buildings materials supplier CEMEX was pleased to welcome H.E. Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena, Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom, to its flagship UK cement plant, based in Rugby... Read Full Article

The new TL25.60 telehandler and S86 skid-steer and T86 track loaders...Bobcat has expanded the company’s next generation R-Series range of products with the launch of the new Super Compact TL25.60 telehandler and the new S8... Read Full Article

Aquajet, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative Hydrodemolition technology, will showcase its full line of Hydrodemolition robots at a bigger and better booth at ... Read Full Article

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is calling on plant owners to consider taking on an apprentice. Funding is in place for plant owners to access, including an Apprenticeship Grant of up to £14,500 as well as a further £500 f... Read Full Article