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The MHM Group launches new Eco Initiative

|Date: January 12, 2022

The MHM Group launches new Eco Initiative

To meaningfully address the climate crisis, the MHM Group has launched a new sub-brand, ‘MHM Eco’ and set ...

To meaningfully address the climate crisis, the MHM Group has launched a new sub-brand, ‘MHM Eco’ and sets ambitious targets to cut emissions and be carbon neutral by 2030. As a leading supplier of a ...

January 12, 2022
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How many diggers would it take to pick up all the plastic waste from the last 12 months?

|Date: December 14, 2021

How many diggers would it take to pick up all the plastic waste from the last 12 months?

The UK is one of the worst polluters for single-use plastic per person. We produce 4.9 million tonnes of ...

The UK is one of the worst polluters for single-use plastic per person. We produce 4.9 million tonnes of plastic each year, with ¾ of that eventually ending up in landfills. As a whole, the UK produce ...

December 14, 2021
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The Rokbak road to zero landfill and carbon neutrality

|Date: December 09, 2021

The Rokbak road to zero landfill and carbon neutrality

As the eyes of the world focused on Glasgow during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference this November, ...

As the eyes of the world focused on Glasgow during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference this November, Rokbak is reflecting on its own journey towards a more sustainable future. Reducing environment ...

December 09, 2021
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Cummins receives The Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta Seal for commitment to a sustainable future

|Date: November 12, 2021

Cummins receives The Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta Seal for commitment to a sustainable future

Cummins was named as one of 45 inaugural recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, an initiative led by HRH Pri ...

Cummins was named as one of 45 inaugural recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, an initiative led by HRH Prince Charles to recognise businesses for their commitment to environmental sustainability and de ...

November 12, 2021
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Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

|Date: November 11, 2021

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to ...

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to analysis of recently published government data by the construction site storage experts at Site ...

November 11, 2021
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Speedy to light up COP26 with sustainable lighting system

|Date: October 22, 2021

Speedy to light up COP26 with sustainable lighting system

National equipment hire and services provider Speedy has been selected to light up the perimeter of the C ...

National equipment hire and services provider Speedy has been selected to light up the perimeter of the COP26 climate summit with a sustainable lighting system that will save an estimated 6,200 litres ...

October 22, 2021
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Obart Pumps helping in the battle against climate change

|Date: October 11, 2021

Obart Pumps helping in the battle against climate change

Obart Pumps has thrown its support behind Real Ice CIC, a North Wales-based startup that is aiming to hel ...

Obart Pumps has thrown its support behind Real Ice CIC, a North Wales-based startup that is aiming to help refreeze the Arctic. Real Ice is taking direct action on climate change by designing wind-pow ...

October 11, 2021
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Tadano sets sustainability as one of its business goals

|Date: October 04, 2021

Tadano sets sustainability as one of its business goals

From reduced emissions to zero emissions: With its E-Pack and HVO-compatible engines, Tadano is already o ...

From reduced emissions to zero emissions: With its E-Pack and HVO-compatible engines, Tadano is already offering solutions for environmentally friendly crane operation. Tadano has explicitly made envi ...

October 04, 2021
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Hiboo provides a new key metric to reduce construction sites’ carbon footprint

|Date: August 06, 2021

Hiboo provides a new key metric to reduce construction sites’ carbon footprint

Experts in construction equipment data Hiboo now enables companies to calculate their carbon impact. Than ...

Experts in construction equipment data Hiboo now enables companies to calculate their carbon impact. Thanks to Hiboo’s solution, equipment users and renters are now able to collect and measure the CO ...

August 06, 2021
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How the construction industry can “build back better for the world”

|Date: June 29, 2021

How the construction industry can “build back better for the world”

This time last year, the UK was still deep in the grips of the pandemic’s first wave. But as we hunkered ...

This time last year, the UK was still deep in the grips of the pandemic’s first wave. But as we hunkered down – transport grinding to a halt, construction put on hold – there was a surprising glimmer ...

June 29, 2021
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