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Renault Trafic | Take it as ‘red’

|Date: October 19, 2022

Renault Trafic | Take it as ‘red’

Construction Plant News has all the “truck” as we spend a red letter day with Renault in the Cotswolds. I ...

Construction Plant News has all the “truck” as we spend a red letter day with Renault in the Cotswolds. It’s always been pretty good in Trafic – 42 years, 2.2 million sales and counting – but it would ...

October 19, 2022
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How to protect the environment when using generators and other plant machinery outside

|Date: August 11, 2021

How to protect the environment when using generators and other plant machinery outside

Any time you use generators or heavy plant equipment outdoors, you run the risk of oil and fuel leaking i ...

Any time you use generators or heavy plant equipment outdoors, you run the risk of oil and fuel leaking into the environment. A feature from First Mats. Diligent site managers already know to place ge ...

August 11, 2021
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Catplant | Top cat

|Date: June 25, 2021

Catplant | Top cat

Whether it’s in quarrying or waste management, Catplant is committed to cutting edge equipment Catplant ...

Whether it’s in quarrying or waste management, Catplant is committed to cutting edge equipment Catplant was established 40 years ago as a plant hire firm and has seen significant change during its fo ...

June 25, 2021
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From garage to global force | JCB marks 75 years in business

|Date: October 30, 2020

From garage to global force | JCB marks 75 years in business

JCB was founded on October 23rd, 1945 by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a tiny lock-up garage in the St ...

JCB was founded on October 23rd, 1945 by the late Joseph Cyril Bamford in a tiny lock-up garage in the Staffordshire market town of Uttoxeter. It was the same day as his son Anthony, now Lord Bamford, ...

October 30, 2020
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Brooklyn Homes | The home team

|Date: March 16, 2020

Brooklyn Homes | The home team

Dorset-based groundworks and brickworks contractor Brooklyn Homes certainly feels at home with Takeuchi o ...

Dorset-based groundworks and brickworks contractor Brooklyn Homes certainly feels at home with Takeuchi on its housebuilding projects. Construction Plant News Editor, Lee Jones visits the company to f ...

March 16, 2020
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What Goes On at the JCB Compact Products Factory?

|Date: December 07, 2017

What Goes On at the JCB Compact Products Factory?

JCB Compact Products has been an increasingly important player in the mini and midi excavator market for ...

JCB Compact Products has been an increasingly important player in the mini and midi excavator market for some years. Producing a wide range of conventional and reduced tailswing machines, with operati ...

December 07, 2017
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Pride of Peterlee: A Look at CAT’s 745 ADT

|Date: June 02, 2017

Pride of Peterlee: A Look at CAT’s 745 ADT

Nick Johnson checks out the latest version of Caterpillar’s 745 articulated dump truck which gains an all ...

Nick Johnson checks out the latest version of Caterpillar’s 745 articulated dump truck which gains an all-new cab and big improvements to its operation. With big UK infrastructure projects such as HS2 ...

June 02, 2017
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BFPA: Hydraulic Hose Safety

|Date: January 13, 2017

BFPA: Hydraulic Hose Safety

Stay safe when installing, inspecting and replacing hydraulic hoses, urges Jerry Hughes of the British Fl ...

Stay safe when installing, inspecting and replacing hydraulic hoses, urges Jerry Hughes of the British Fluid Power Association. If hydraulic hoses and connectors are not inspected, maintained and repl ...

January 13, 2017
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Aurora’s ClockFace Time and Attendance Technology

|Date: November 14, 2016

Aurora’s ClockFace Time and Attendance Technology

Facial recognition-based time and attendance provides MJ Gallagher with peace of mind. Reinforced concret ...

Facial recognition-based time and attendance provides MJ Gallagher with peace of mind. Reinforced concrete frame contractor Michael J. Gallagher Ltd is using Aurora’s ClockFace facial recognition-base ...

November 14, 2016
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On a mission with the Royal Engineers

|Date: July 29, 2016

On a mission with the Royal Engineers

It is the plant and machinery of the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) that keeps our armed for ...

It is the plant and machinery of the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) that keeps our armed forces on the march. Construction Plant News Editor, Lee Jones visits the regiment's training faci ...

July 29, 2016
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