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  • Braking New Ground: Buckingham Plant Hire revs up safety with innovative testing tech

    Buckingham Plant Hire is the latest plant operator to bolster its safety measures and equipment maintenan ...

    Buckingham Plant Hire is the latest plant operator to bolster its safety measures and equipment maintenance by investing in the Bowmonk brake test equipment. In an industry where safety is paramount, ...

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  • Beacon of hope

    Brothers Rob Lynch, Darren Lynch, and Merrill Lynch raised over £2,000 for the Lighthouse Club charity, a ...

    Brothers Rob Lynch, Darren Lynch, and Merrill Lynch raised over £2,000 for the Lighthouse Club charity, after conquering a tough 11-mile trek through the majestic Brecon Beacons to honour the memory o ...

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  • Life saver

    Artificial intelligence is transforming the safety and productivity of plant in the construction sector. ...

    Artificial intelligence is transforming the safety and productivity of plant in the construction sector. CPN talks to Jonathan Guest, ceo of Safety Shield Group, about the contribution the latest tech ...

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  • Dumping enquiry launched

    Construction equipment maker JCB has welcomed news that Government investigations are under way into alle ...

    Construction equipment maker JCB has welcomed news that Government investigations are under way into alleged dumping of subsidised Chinese excavators on the UK market.  In recent years, Chinese manufa ...

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  • HVO takes off for Jet Plant

    As part of its commitment to sustainability, road planing contractor, Jet Plant, has announced that all o ...

    As part of its commitment to sustainability, road planing contractor, Jet Plant, has announced that all of its machines will be fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Following the success of ea ...

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  • Scottish expansion

    Recently appointed Metso mobile crushers distributor in the UK, McHale Plant Sales, has announced the ope ...

    Recently appointed Metso mobile crushers distributor in the UK, McHale Plant Sales, has announced the opening of a new base in Scotland.  Located at 13 West Telferton industrial estate on the east sid ...

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  • DATATAG confirmed as IMI-approved centre

    Datatag has been delivering a range of plant and machinery courses for over 20 years, both through its in ...

    Datatag has been delivering a range of plant and machinery courses for over 20 years, both through its in-house police liaison teams and in collaboration with third-party administrative providers. Now ...

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  • Show Case

    Case’s latest machine demonstration had something for everyone, including the environment. CPN reports. C ...

    Case’s latest machine demonstration had something for everyone, including the environment. CPN reports. Case Construction Equipment completed its 2023 European roadshow with a two-day, sustainability- ...

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  • Merging of interests

    Blacks of Bacton, a leading player in the East Anglian agricultural sector, has acquired respected plant ...

    Blacks of Bacton, a leading player in the East Anglian agricultural sector, has acquired respected plant operator training company, Aurelia Limited.   The acquisition represents a union of two well-es ...

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  • Thinking clearly

    Well, that’s a wrap then. The end of another year in the construction plant industry, and one that seems ...

    Well, that’s a wrap then. The end of another year in the construction plant industry, and one that seems to have been a success in terms of progress made on a number of fronts. Certainly, judging by w ...

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