Exhibitor adds to sales team with three new appointments
THERE will be some new faces on the Molson Young Plant Sales stand at ScotPlant 2022 after the firm announced it has strengthened its sales team with three experienced…
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Komatsu at the double with new machine launches
SCOTPLANT exhibitor Marubeni-Komatsu has announced the launch of two new models recently. THE first is the Komatsu PC24MR‐5 mini excavator, which has been added to the…
ScotPlant postponed to April 2022
THE next ScotPlant exhibition has reluctantly been postponed to April 22 & 23 2022 due to the continued disruption and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
West Calder firm has huge crush on new bucket
PATON Construction has become the first company in the UK to have an MB BF60 crushing bucket fitted onto a Manitou telehandler. The investment has allowed the West…
Aiming high: SANY in huge Scots investment
SANY is investing heavily in the Scottish construction equipment market and has outlined ambitious plans to become the top supplier of excavators in the country. The…
Claymore takes on Sunward dealership in Scotland
CLAYMORE Plant Sales has become the official Scottish dealer for Sunward Excavators. The business, which is based in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, expects the machines to be a big…
Astrak launches new stabiliser pads for Brokk robotic equipment
ASTRAK has announced the launch of new stabiliser pads for Brokk machinery. The ScotPlant exhibitor said specialist robotic technology is ‘rapidly’ becoming the way forward…
End of an era as Takeuchi marks major JMS changes
Takeuchi revealed the firm’s success story in Scotland over the past 14 years started with JMS Equipment, headed up by Jim and Janice Milligan. The business has been…
It shouldn’t happen to a sales rep!
Paul Thorne, director of ScotPlant exhibitor SCG Supplies, reminisces about his early days in the industry and explains why, even in the online era, there’s still a role for…
For the love of Pod: Nixon Hire to showcase emissions-reducing product
NIXON Hire will use the ScotPlant exhibition to demonstrate how the firm’s Solar Pods can power multiple accommodation units on site using solar power, removing the need for a…
A cut above: ‘New generation’ pile cutter poised for ScotPlant 2020 debut
MR Cropper has launched a ‘new generation’ hydraulically-driven cutter for concrete piles that is described as being ‘safer and up to five times faster’ than traditional…
Green machines are back in town
MERLO claims the firm’s experience in innovation technology has resulted in ‘market-leading’ telehandlers across the construction sector. The manufacturer boasts models…
LWC to LITE up ScotPlant
LWC will be bringing the LITE Guard range of trench shoring equipment to ScotPlant. The firm said the range is new to the UK but ’tried and tested’ in Australia’ over the…
Rhinowash to take show by the horns
RHINOWASH will be exhibiting its UK-built power washers at ScotPlant, which are said to be designed with ‘robust quality, durability and serviceability’ embedded into both…
Three in a row for Marubeni-Komatsu
THE Marubeni-Komatsu stand is sure to be popular at ScotPlant 2020, with the show marking the third consecutive ScotPlant for the sole UK distributor of Komatsu construction and…
CRJ completes perfect hat-trick
MATERIAL processing equipment solutions specialist CRJ will be at ScotPlant 2020. The firm recently divulged details of its work to help a Lancashire-based renewables business…
Preparations in full gear for ScotPlant 2020 as Hitachi confirms attendance
THE final preparations are being put in place for ScotPlant 2020, the most important event of the year for the Scottish construction equipment sector. The Royal Highland Centre in…
New names sign up for ScotPlant 2020
A number of new exhibitors have signed up for ScotPlant 2020 in recent weeks. The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA), tiltrotator manufacturer Rototilt, excavation…
ScotPlant 2020 set for expansion
SCOTPLANT 2020 is set to expand to meet increasing demand from exhibitors. For the first time in the show’s 20-plus year history, the long avenue between the indoor and outdoor…
2020 vision: dates set for next ScotPlant
FOLLOWING the success of ScotPlant 2018, we can now reveal that the next exhibition in the series will take place on April 24 and 25, 2020. The biennial show will once again be…