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Nationwide Platforms to deliver new IPAF-approved PAL+ virtual reality (VR) training course

|Date: August 29, 2019

Nationwide Platforms to deliver new IPAF-approved PAL+ virtual reality (VR) training course

Nationwide Platforms is excited to announce that it is working with the International Powered Access Fede ...

Nationwide Platforms is excited to announce that it is working with the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) to deliver advanced Mobile Elevated Work Platform training using virtual reality ...

August 29, 2019
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Bell exclusively selects Allison Transmissions for its articulated dump trucks

|Date: August 29, 2019

Bell exclusively selects Allison Transmissions for its articulated dump trucks

Bell Equipment’s B30E ADT fitted with the recently released 3400ORS transmission designed for heavy-duty ...

Bell Equipment’s B30E ADT fitted with the recently released 3400ORS transmission designed for heavy-duty applications. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc., the largest global manufacturer of medium- an ...

August 29, 2019
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Precon Products takes a sideways look at safety with new Mercedes-Benz Econic

|Date: August 28, 2019

Precon Products takes a sideways look at safety with new Mercedes-Benz Econic

A heightened focus on the health and safety of truck drivers delivering to construction sites in London p ...

A heightened focus on the health and safety of truck drivers delivering to construction sites in London prompted Precon Products to develop an innovative dropside body concept based on a Mercedes-Benz ...

August 28, 2019
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UK construction contract awards are up by 11% on July 2018

|Date: August 28, 2019

UK construction contract awards are up by 11% on July 2018

The value of all construction contract awards in July 2019 was £5.1 billion based on a three-month rollin ...

The value of all construction contract awards in July 2019 was £5.1 billion based on a three-month rolling average, which is a slight decrease of 1.8% on June. However, yearly comparisons indicate tha ...

August 28, 2019
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First Volvo electric compact excavator arrives at Spac site

|Date: August 27, 2019

First Volvo electric compact excavator arrives at Spac site

French contractor Spac, part of the Colas Group, has taken delivery of the first electric Volvo compact e ...

French contractor Spac, part of the Colas Group, has taken delivery of the first electric Volvo compact excavator, the ECR25 Electric, in the customer trial phase. Following the unveiling of the first ...

August 27, 2019
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24-hour dealer opening seals IVECO fleet deal with Hargreaves Industrial Services

|Date: August 27, 2019

24-hour dealer opening seals IVECO fleet deal with Hargreaves Industrial Services

IVECO’s ability to offer overnight servicing and maintenance from a main dealer just two miles away has h ...

IVECO’s ability to offer overnight servicing and maintenance from a main dealer just two miles away has helped to secure a conquest deal with Hargreaves Industrial Services, for a dozen new 44-tonne S ...

August 27, 2019
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CECA: HS2 still vital for economic and social growth

|Date: August 23, 2019

CECA: HS2 still vital for economic and social growth

Following the publication of the Prime Minister’s independent review into HS2, civil engineering contract ...

Following the publication of the Prime Minister’s independent review into HS2, civil engineering contractors called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to recognise the proven value HS2 will bring across ...

August 23, 2019
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Steer AS launches cloud technology for remote control of construction equipment

|Date: August 23, 2019

Steer AS launches cloud technology for remote control of construction equipment

The Norwegian technology company Steer AS has in August 2019 launched their new cloud based technology fo ...

The Norwegian technology company Steer AS has in August 2019 launched their new cloud based technology for remote control of construction equipment. This solution is developed to increase production c ...

August 23, 2019
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First 50 orders delivered as electric JCB digger in full production

|Date: August 22, 2019

First 50 orders delivered as electric JCB digger in full production

JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first f ...

JCB has made manufacturing history by going into full production with the construction industry’s first fully electric mini excavator – with more than 50 machines already delivered. The 19C-1E models ...

August 22, 2019
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First mobile tower crane from Liebherr turns 70

|Date: August 22, 2019

First mobile tower crane from Liebherr turns 70

70 years ago, on 19 August 1949, the German Patent Office issued the patent for the first mobile tower cr ...

70 years ago, on 19 August 1949, the German Patent Office issued the patent for the first mobile tower crane by Hans Liebherr. Its invention laid the foundation for the success story of the Liebherr G ...

August 22, 2019
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