Latest News
Home
Features

  • |
    Executive Hire Show 2019 Preview

    With 190 exhibitors, including 36 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than ...

    With 190 exhibitors, including 36 companies making their Show debut, there is no better opportunity than the 2019 Executive Hire Show, for hirers to find the equipment they need as they prepare for a ...

    Read more

  • |
    Factory Visit: Yanmar

    It’s a small world in the UK construction sector with our mini excavator market now super sizing to becom ...

    It’s a small world in the UK construction sector with our mini excavator market now super sizing to become the largest in Europe. As a consequence, companies like Yanmar are looking to dig out their s ...

    Read more

  • |
    Five Roads of the Future

    In the past 50 years there have been huge advancements in the automobile industry but the roads we drive ...

    In the past 50 years there have been huge advancements in the automobile industry but the roads we drive on remain nearly unchanged. As cars get smarter so too should the infrastructure that supports ...

    Read more

  • |
    HG Thomas Plant Hire’s Cornish Cream

    HG Thomas Plant Hire was founded in 1988 by Harold Thomas, based in Helston, Cornwall, over the years Har ...

    HG Thomas Plant Hire was founded in 1988 by Harold Thomas, based in Helston, Cornwall, over the years Harold has built up a reputation for being the first in line to purchase new to market machines - ...

    Read more

  • |
    Trailblazer Working Group Holds Inaugural Meeting

    A Trailblazer Working Group (TWG) to develop the apprenticeship standard for the Lifting Industry has bee ...

    A Trailblazer Working Group (TWG) to develop the apprenticeship standard for the Lifting Industry has been assembled by Baz Trewhella, Project Specialist at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association ...

    Read more

  • |
    Network Rail Announces Partnership with Innovate UK

    In a bid to see new ideas, greater efficiencies and more investment in the railway, Network Rail is partn ...

    In a bid to see new ideas, greater efficiencies and more investment in the railway, Network Rail is partnering with Innovate UK, the government’s innovation agency that helps grow the UK economy by su ...

    Read more

  • |
    ANDOVER TRAILERS: Get a ‘Loader’ This

    Andover Trailers’ bespoke approach to plant body builds keeps Rentool coming back for more If you’re in t ...

    Andover Trailers’ bespoke approach to plant body builds keeps Rentool coming back for more If you’re in the business of loading and unloading heavy equipment then the trailers you use will need to ach ...

    Read more

  • |
    VEHICLES & PLANT TRANSPORTATION: Who’s Fuelling Who?

    Are the vans you run on your fleet leaving you out of pocket when it comes to fuel economy? Research by H ...

    Are the vans you run on your fleet leaving you out of pocket when it comes to fuel economy? Research by Honest John has found that just one in 10 hits its advertised MPG. The gap between advertised an ...

    Read more

  • |
    MOLSON COMPACT EQUIPMENT: True Blue

    Molson Compact Equipment might be a new name in the mini excavator sector, but there’s a very experienced ...

    Molson Compact Equipment might be a new name in the mini excavator sector, but there’s a very experienced team behind it. Construction Plant News visits the new importer of the Kobelco range of minis. ...

    Read more

  • |
    BOBCAT R-SERIES: About the Size of It

    The new Bobcat R-Series excavators are a good fit for the construction industry, according to the manufac ...

    The new Bobcat R-Series excavators are a good fit for the construction industry, according to the manufacturer Positioned in the middle of the mini-excavator range, 2 to 4 tonne models can be the perf ...

    Read more