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Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has announced the appointment of Joanne Conway to the role of Chair of the FM Conway Group...Joanne Conway, daughter of late Chairman and owner Michael Conway MBE, has worked in t... Read Full Article

Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has further strengthened its Senior Leadership team with the appointments of Matt Tallon and Liz Garvey to the roles of Sustainability Director and HR Director, respectively...Mat... Read Full Article

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has announced the appointment of Heath Davies as General Manager. Joining the business with immediate effect, Heath’s appointment demonstrates Mecalac’s commitment to development, investment and contin... Read Full Article

FM Conway is saddened to announce that its Chairman, Michael Conway MBE, has passed away peacefully at home after a 6-year battle with cancer.Michael was CEO of FM Conway for over 40 years after taking over the company from his father Fra... Read Full Article

ALLU is delighted to introduce Pierre, our New Operations Director for China. He will be leading our ALLU China operations and manufacturing facility. Pierre started his career over 25 years ago with Schneider Electric in commercial contracts. For... Read Full Article

Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway continues to be recognised for its commitment to road safety, winning the National Highways award for ‘Exceptional contribution to road user safety’.The National Highways award... Read Full Article

By adapting more quickly to changes in the market, Nynas can provide its customers with the best possible conditions for innovation and use of best practice.  Last fall, Ra... Read Full Article

Dressta, the world renowned, full-line dozer  manufacturer has strengthened its sales capability with a new, heavy-weight appointment. Mr. Bartosz Kozik joins the LiuGong Dressta Machinery team as Global Dressta Sales Director with full comme... Read Full Article

JCB has scooped top honours in the final of the prestigious 2021 National Apprenticeship Awards.As well as being crowned Macro Employer of the Year, Engineering Apprentice Nihal Dhillon was named Rising Star of the Year. To add to the cel... Read Full Article

Molson Group founding director, Jonathan Wilson, is today stepping down from his role as joint Group Managing Director of the company, after 26 years...Jonathan Wilson and Robin Powell set up Molson in 1996, and during that time ... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer to drive further improvements in its operational performance and customer service. Neil Ethell, who was formerly the company’s Head of Operations and Service Delivery, will ... Read Full Article

Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, today (Tuesday 26 October) welcomed Peter McGettrick as the new Chairman of the organisation.... Read Full Article

Mecalac has announced the appointment of Mike Poxon to the role of Regional Business Manager (UK & Ireland). With significant expertise in sales, operations and dealer manageme... Read Full Article

As the demand for improvements to safety solutions grows, often the most innovative solutions provide a simple answer in complex environments. This has drawn Tier 1 plant hire supplier, Plantforce, to form a partnership with FTC Group, install... Read Full Article

During summertime, enchanting locations flood social media, but a lot of work goes into preparing these places behind the scenes...This year, now, more than ever, the warm weather has brought out the desire to b... Read Full Article

UK: Two of the best known names in the supply, installation and maintenance of concrete plants, asphalt plants and materials processing plants have announced a 50:50 merger to form a new venture offering a ‘one stop shop’ from concept ... Read Full Article

Daniel Ashville Louisy is a man of many parts: Self-made businessman and self-confessed risk taker, fitness enthusiast, plant operator, truck driver and, most recently, social media star...Louisy is founder and gro... Read Full Article

Doosan Infracore Europe (DIEU) has announced that Chris (Kwanhee) Jeong has taken up the position as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1st July 2021. Chris has taken over from Charlie Park, who was CEO between 2... Read Full Article

A talented JCB engineer who amassed a multi-million pound fortune thanks to his interest in cars has made a life-changing bequest to a Staffordshire school dedicated to nurturing the engineers of the future. Bill Turnbull spent almos... Read Full Article

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Denis Curran, major projects and key accounts director for Hanson Contracting, who has passed away following a prolonged illness.Denis’ career with Hanson spanned 38 years and he ... Read Full Article