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    £100 well spent

    Chippindale Plant is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. Founded in 1949 by Wilfred Chippindale ...

    Chippindale Plant is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. Founded in 1949 by Wilfred Chippindale with £100 of his savings, the company has gone from selling concrete and scaffolding, to become ...

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    60 not out!

    JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford has celebrated an unprecedented milestone with the firm - 60 years’ service. ...

    JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford has celebrated an unprecedented milestone with the firm - 60 years’ service. Having completed an engineering apprenticeship with Massey Ferguson in France, he first walked ...

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    Clean bill of health?

    By the time you read this the date for the government’s call for evidence on non-road mobile machinery (N ...

    By the time you read this the date for the government’s call for evidence on non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) and its decarbonisation options will have passed – it was the  26th  of  March for the rec ...

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    Capital gains

    Kevin Gardner, commercial manager at BPI Asset Disposal Solutions, looks at how to get the best deal for ...

    Kevin Gardner, commercial manager at BPI Asset Disposal Solutions, looks at how to get the best deal for equipment you no longer need. The construction industry is a key driver of economic growth and ...

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    Sales slowdown

    Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment declined further in December 2023, resulting in Q4 ...

    Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment declined further in December 2023, resulting in Q4 sales ending up at 29% below Q4 2022 levels, according to figures from the CEA. This was the l ...

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    3D solution is a hit

    Xwatch Safety Solutions, together with Leica Geosystems, and Flannery Plant Hire has been recognised at t ...

    Xwatch Safety Solutions, together with Leica Geosystems, and Flannery Plant Hire has been recognised at the TechFest Awards, organised by industry magazines Construction News and New Civil Engineer, f ...

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    New dealer for Sunward

    Mechanical engineers LC International (formerly Langham Contracting) is celebrating becoming a new Sunwar ...

    Mechanical engineers LC International (formerly Langham Contracting) is celebrating becoming a new Sunward dealer. The Rochester-based company will look after Kent, south-east London, south Essex, som ...

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    Show goes on for SANY

    SANY will showcase its smallest zero tail-swing excavator, the SY18U, at this month’s Executive Hire Show ...

    SANY will showcase its smallest zero tail-swing excavator, the SY18U, at this month’s Executive Hire Show 2024 alongside a range of other products from its excavator range. Unveiled last year at Plant ...

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    Plantforce gets heavy

    Plantforce has invested in nine new  lorries and trailers to kick start a new heavy haulage division to o ...

    Plantforce has invested in nine new  lorries and trailers to kick start a new heavy haulage division to offer transport of heavy plant and machinery around the UK. The company selected Volvo Trucks as ...

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    Sunbelt secures bronze

    For the second consecutive year, Sunbelt Rentals UK has been awarded a bronze accreditation from the 5% C ...

    For the second consecutive year, Sunbelt Rentals UK has been awarded a bronze accreditation from the 5% Club’s 2023-2024 Employer Audit Scheme, highlighting its commitment to its people and sustainabi ...

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