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    Contractor Profile: O’Keefe Group

    With a new head office and plant facility – and millions more investment in machinery to come – O’Keefe i ...

    With a new head office and plant facility – and millions more investment in machinery to come – O’Keefe is one contractor that’s fully embraced fleet ownership For the construction companies that make ...

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    SPECIAL REPORT: Back to School

    When Corbets Tey School found itself short of funds for a new soft play facility for its special needs pu ...

    When Corbets Tey School found itself short of funds for a new soft play facility for its special needs pupils, MixIt’s Jim Taylor came to the rescue. Construction Plant News reports on a remarkable ac ...

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    Doosan’s Quarry Days 2018 Reports Record Attendance

    The 2018 version of Doosan’s popular Quarry Days event in the Czech Republic saw a record attendance of a ...

    The 2018 version of Doosan’s popular Quarry Days event in the Czech Republic saw a record attendance of around 380 customers and dealers from all around Europe. Held over three days in bright sunshine ...

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    Primary Engineer at Plantworx 2019: All Roads Lead to STEM

    CEA (Construction Equipment Association) focus on inspiring Young Engineers once again at the Plantworx 2 ...

    CEA (Construction Equipment Association) focus on inspiring Young Engineers once again at the Plantworx 2019 construction machinery exhibition The CEA and the Plantworx event have been supporting the ...

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    Thwaites: Dump For Joy!

    If you’re looking for a construction plant manufacturing success story on these shores then look no furth ...

    If you’re looking for a construction plant manufacturing success story on these shores then look no further than Thwaites. Construction Plant News pays a visit to the manufacturer’s West Midlands prod ...

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    Speedy Hire: Not So Good Vibrations

    What can you do to mitigate the effect of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)? Speedy Hire has some answer ...

    What can you do to mitigate the effect of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)? Speedy Hire has some answers. In 1911, Professor Giovanni Loriga, a doctor specialising in occupational health, noticed so ...

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    When The Boat Comes In

    With the largest fleet of specialist narrow beam floating plant and pontoons in the UK, The Rothen Group ...

    With the largest fleet of specialist narrow beam floating plant and pontoons in the UK, The Rothen Group is always floating new ideas Requiring a gantry system, manual lifting, and multiple boats - lo ...

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    Bluetooth: Get A Load of This

    Straightpoint pioneers load cell Bluetooth technology A new Bluetooth app for smart devices, named after ...

    Straightpoint pioneers load cell Bluetooth technology A new Bluetooth app for smart devices, named after Straightpoint’s (SP) Handheld plus display unit, is now available for download and easy connect ...

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    Plantworx/Railworx: The Show Must Go On

    Construction Plant News attends the official launch of the 2019 Plantworx/Railworx exhibition Whoever sai ...

    Construction Plant News attends the official launch of the 2019 Plantworx/Railworx exhibition Whoever said that “there is no such thing as bad weather – only different kinds of good weather” had clear ...

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    Diggerland: Land of Plenty

    Lee Jones visits a theme park which is quite literally ‘buckets of fun for everyone’ The building industr ...

    Lee Jones visits a theme park which is quite literally ‘buckets of fun for everyone’ The building industry’s struggles to inspire the younger generation to join its ranks are now well documented, but ...

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