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  • Finning network grows

    Finning UK & Ireland, the world's largest dealer of Cat machines and equipment, is celebrating the fi ...

    Finning UK & Ireland, the world's largest dealer of Cat machines and equipment, is celebrating the first anniversary of its regional network with the addition of its 11th dealership, Howard Plant ...

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  • All hail CESAR as it celebrates milestone

    CESAR, the UK's leading equipment security scheme, celebrated a significant milestone at Plantworx, annou ...

    CESAR, the UK's leading equipment security scheme, celebrated a significant milestone at Plantworx, announcing its 600,000th protected machine. The symbolic CESAR ID plate numbered 600,000 was present ...

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  • Mecalac triumphs at Plantworx

    Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has won the gold in the Engineering & Design category at this year' ...

    Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has won the gold in the Engineering & Design category at this year's Plantworx Innovation Awards. The company was recognized for its innovative Revotruck product, ...

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  • The joy of six

    In May, the UK saw a slowdown in construction and earthmoving equipment sales, dropping 5% compared to th ...

    In May, the UK saw a slowdown in construction and earthmoving equipment sales, dropping 5% compared to the same month in 2022. Despite this, the total sales for the first five months of 2023 remained ...

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  • Sound the alarm

    Flannery Plant Hire has worked with Finning UK & Ireland to trial a smart detection system under deve ...

    Flannery Plant Hire has worked with Finning UK & Ireland to trial a smart detection system under development by Caterpillar, that will reduce construction fatalities and injuries. Known as Cat Per ...

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  • Custom paint job for JCB backhoe

    A leading Scottish civil engineering and plant hire firm has bought a new JCB 3CX Pro decked in striking ...

    A leading Scottish civil engineering and plant hire firm has bought a new JCB 3CX Pro decked in striking black livery with red and gold details. Purchased by Stirlingshire-based GBSS Civils & Plan ...

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  • Trime’s X-SOLAR lighting tower is shortlisted

    Trime, a leading manufacturer and supplier of sustainable site lighting and associated equipment, has had ...

    Trime, a leading manufacturer and supplier of sustainable site lighting and associated equipment, has had its flagship solar-powered lighting set shortlisted in the forthcoming European Rental Awards. ...

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  • JCB launches zero-emissions electric drive scissor lift range

    JCB Access is updating its hydraulically-driven scissor range, with six electric drive scissor platforms. ...

    JCB Access is updating its hydraulically-driven scissor range, with six electric drive scissor platforms. Initially there will be three models, the S1932E, S2632E and S3246E, followed later this year ...

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  • Labour, costs and gains

    Trimble Study Shows Automated Compaction Delivers Substantial Cost, Labor and Sustainability Gains Horizo ...

    Trimble Study Shows Automated Compaction Delivers Substantial Cost, Labor and Sustainability Gains Horizontal Steering Control for Soil Compaction Delivers 26 Percent Savings of Both Carbon and Fuel D ...

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  • Designed for toughness

    They undergo a gruelling regime of extreme tests and challenges, says Gill Dhooghe, VP of R&D at Atla ...

    They undergo a gruelling regime of extreme tests and challenges, says Gill Dhooghe, VP of R&D at Atlas Copco’s Portable Air division. There are ordinary portable air compressors, and then there ar ...

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