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Health and safety at work – are construction workers drinking too much?

|Date: August 05, 2021

Health and safety at work – are construction workers drinking too much?

Suzannah Robin, an alcohol and drug safety expert at AlcoDigital, discusses the problem of alcohol misuse ...

Suzannah Robin, an alcohol and drug safety expert at AlcoDigital, discusses the problem of alcohol misuse within the construction industry, and explains how online training can promote staff safety du ...

August 05, 2021
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Compact Plant | Here be dragons

|Date: August 05, 2021

Compact Plant | Here be dragons

A number of new additions are now under the Dragon Equipment wing. It was in 2019 that Jeff Haines (pictu ...

A number of new additions are now under the Dragon Equipment wing. It was in 2019 that Jeff Haines (pictured) realised that a smaller more mobile crusher could be a productive recycling solution for c ...

August 05, 2021
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Bringing gensets into the Internet of Things

|Date: August 03, 2021

Bringing gensets into the Internet of Things

According to research by Oneserve, machine downtime costs UK manufacturers more than £180 billion every y ...

According to research by Oneserve, machine downtime costs UK manufacturers more than £180 billion every year. To reduce the cost of downtime, several industries have connected their equipment to the I ...

August 03, 2021
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JCB Telehandlers | Load up!

|Date: August 03, 2021

JCB Telehandlers | Load up!

JCB continues to charge on with its battery-powered solutions, including a new Loadall option. JCB has ta ...

JCB continues to charge on with its battery-powered solutions, including a new Loadall option. JCB has taken a lead in the increasingly rapid move towards an electric future, with the launch of a rang ...

August 03, 2021
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Special Report | Media Access Solutions: Supplying the UK Film/TV Industry

|Date: August 02, 2021

Special Report | Media Access Solutions: Supplying the UK Film/TV Industry

Construction Plant News Editor Lee Jones reports on a hirer who is providing a platform for some of the n ...

Construction Plant News Editor Lee Jones reports on a hirer who is providing a platform for some of the nation’s finest TV and film companies to perform. With a list of credits that would be the envy ...

August 02, 2021
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Are you using the correct spill kit?

|Date: July 28, 2021

Are you using the correct spill kit?

Spill Kits are an important and effective way of managing potentially dangerous spills and leaks, but it’ ...

Spill Kits are an important and effective way of managing potentially dangerous spills and leaks, but it’s also important to make sure that the type of Spill Kit you are using is suitable to handle sp ...

July 28, 2021
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Finning | Powering an ever-changing world

|Date: July 13, 2021

Finning | Powering an ever-changing world

From powering our homes and hospitals to research facilities and more, the power generation industry did ...

From powering our homes and hospitals to research facilities and more, the power generation industry did not stop for the pandemic. Instead, it was challenged, and it responded with change. Throughout ...

July 13, 2021
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Alliance Tool Hire | Lifting equipment: Your three-point checklist for success

|Date: July 01, 2021

Alliance Tool Hire | Lifting equipment: Your three-point checklist for success

No matter how long ago you took your test, there are three little words that probably still influence you ...

No matter how long ago you took your test, there are three little words that probably still influence your driving to this very day: mirror-signal-manoeuvre. Short and sweet, they provide a helpful wa ...

July 01, 2021
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ACE – A New Specialist Police Unit to target Construction Plant & Agricultural Machinery theft

|Date: July 01, 2021

ACE – A New Specialist Police Unit to target Construction Plant & Agricultural Machinery theft

The theft of equipment from construction sites and farms has a significant impact on the businesses targe ...

The theft of equipment from construction sites and farms has a significant impact on the businesses targeted from both the loss and replacement of the equipment taken, in addition to the cost of tempo ...

July 01, 2021
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CAT Connect insights keep things running

|Date: June 29, 2021

CAT Connect insights keep things running

Catching the early warning signs of failure is critical in maintaining safety when working with construct ...

Catching the early warning signs of failure is critical in maintaining safety when working with construction machines. It also avoids unplanned downtime and costly breakdowns. Here, Nick Kakoudakis, T ...

June 29, 2021
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