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Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment have fallen back

|Date: December 20, 2024

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment have fallen back

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment fell back again in September, according to CEA fig ...

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment fell back again in September, according to CEA figures, after showing an improvement in August. Sales in September were just over 2,400 units, wh ...

December 20, 2024
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Hillhead Quarry 2026 dates

|Date: December 19, 2024

Hillhead Quarry 2026 dates

The next edition of the much-loved quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition will take place from ...

The next edition of the much-loved quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition will take place from 23-25th June 2026 at Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, the organisers have announced. With this year’s e ...

December 19, 2024
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Shaping the Future: Insights for the Plant-Hire Sector

|Date: December 16, 2024

Shaping the Future: Insights for the Plant-Hire Sector

CPN recently attended the Construction Plant-Hire Association’s (CPA) annual conference and, not surprisi ...

CPN recently attended the Construction Plant-Hire Association’s (CPA) annual conference and, not surprisingly, there was a great deal of food for thought. The overall theme of the day was ‘Shaping the ...

December 16, 2024
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A newly launched platform is said to transform construction equipment management

|Date: December 13, 2024

A newly launched platform is said to transform construction equipment management

A new business designed to streamline the sourcing of powered access platforms has recently launched , ba ...

A new business designed to streamline the sourcing of powered access platforms has recently launched , backed by UK powered access firm, Horizon Platforms. PlatformSupermarket.com will be a Dingli aut ...

December 13, 2024
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Retail sales of construction and earthmoving

|Date: December 09, 2024

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment fell back in July after showing increases in the t ...

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment fell back in July after showing increases in the two previous months, according to recent data released by the CEA. Sales in July were close to 2 ...

December 09, 2024
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How to choose the right truck deck

|Date: December 02, 2024

How to choose the right truck deck

Need to move a bit of kit about but not sure what type of truck deck will be right for the job? Plant bod ...

Need to move a bit of kit about but not sure what type of truck deck will be right for the job? Plant body builder Sterling is on hand to advise. Okay, you already know that you want your mode of tran ...

December 02, 2024
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Track Wear Sensor from Caterpillar

|Date: November 29, 2024

Track Wear Sensor from Caterpillar

The new Track Wear Sensor (TWS) from Caterpillar remotely monitors undercarriage wear to better predict w ...

The new Track Wear Sensor (TWS) from Caterpillar remotely monitors undercarriage wear to better predict wear out, plan maintenance and increase machine uptime. Monitored within the Cat Wear Managemen ...

November 29, 2024
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ECL Civil Engineering has agreed a 90-machine deal with Marubeni-Komatsu

|Date: November 28, 2024

ECL Civil Engineering has agreed a 90-machine deal with Marubeni-Komatsu

ECL Civil Engineering has agreed a 90-machine deal with distributor Marubeni-Komatsu comprising a range o ...

ECL Civil Engineering has agreed a 90-machine deal with distributor Marubeni-Komatsu comprising a range of crawler excavators, including 40 Komatsu PC55, three Komatsu PW148, 24 Komatsu PC138, 10 Koma ...

November 28, 2024
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CITB has announced its consultation on levy proposal options for 2026

|Date: November 27, 2024

CITB has announced its consultation on levy proposal options for 2026

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced that its consultation with the construction ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced that its consultation with the construction industry on levy proposal options for 2026 – 29 ahead of consensus next year will run from 26 ...

November 27, 2024
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Flannery Plant Hire combining technology and training

|Date: November 25, 2024

Flannery Plant Hire combining technology and training

Technology and training go hand in hand for one of the UK’s major plant hire firms, when it comes to impr ...

Technology and training go hand in hand for one of the UK’s major plant hire firms, when it comes to improving site safety. CPN reports. The push for greater safety on the UK’s construction sites come ...

November 25, 2024
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