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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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    Project Profile: ‘Hy’ Roller

    Hydrema is one highways contractor’s ADT of choice. Lee Jones talks to Caulfield Contractors about its re ...

    Hydrema is one highways contractor’s ADT of choice. Lee Jones talks to Caulfield Contractors about its recent investment in these compact articulated dump trucks. Caulfied Contractors is that still re ...

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    Skills Shortage Discussed at the CPA Conference

    Construction Plant News’ Kieran Nee attended the CPA conference earlier this year. The new conference of ...

    Construction Plant News’ Kieran Nee attended the CPA conference earlier this year. The new conference of the Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) and its Training on Plant in Construction (TOPIC) ...

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    Euro Auctions: Auction Purchasing Tips

    David Betts, the UK country manager for Euro Auctions provides an in-depth look at several excavator feat ...

    David Betts, the UK country manager for Euro Auctions provides an in-depth look at several excavator features and functions that should be carefully examined prior to purchasing a used example. Tip #1 ...

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    Volvo’s Vision of the Future

    Volvo Construction Equipment and Lego Technic team up with children to create an autonomous concept wheel ...

    Volvo Construction Equipment and Lego Technic team up with children to create an autonomous concept wheel loader of the future Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and LEGO Technic construction toy ...

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