ScotPlant postponed to April 2021
DUE to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 situation, ScotPlant 2020 has reluctantly been rescheduled to Friday April 23 and Saturday April 24, 2021. The leading…
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…
Garic appoints new Scottish sales chief
GARIC has appointed Jim Connolly to head up its Scottish sales operations, working out of the welfare specialist’s distribution hub in Falkirk. In his role as regional…
End of an era as Brian Young retires
MOLSON Young Plant Sales is marking the end of an era with the retirement of MD Brian Young. Brian, whose parents Tom and Bridie founded the Doune-based business more than 40…
Cat dealer to make welcome ScotPlant return as new avenue starts to take shape
PREPARATIONS for ScotPlant 2020 are heating up, with several new and returning exhibitors joining established names in signing up for the most important event of the year for the…
Going for gold: eye-catching excavator helps raise funds for charity
A special gold excavator gifted by Kubota UK to GAP Hire Solutions to mark the Glasgow-headquartered firm’s 50th anniversary is raising much-needed funds for charity. 50% of…
ScotPlant plays host to contractor’s debut Volvo deal
ONCE again living up to its reputation as the show where deals get done, this year’s ScotPlant was the place where groundworks firm Graham J Irvine made the decision to purchase…
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…
ScotPlant 2018 – in pictures
GLORIOUS sunshine and incredible machines helped make ScotPlant 2018 the most spectacular event in the show’s 20-year history. Here’s a selection of photographs from…
Sun shines on ScotPlant 2018
THE sun has set on ScotPlant 2018 after a spectacular couple of days at the Royal Highland Centre, near Edinburgh. Visitors and exhibitors basked in glorious sunshine as a…
Excitement builds for ScotPlant 2018
THE Royal Highland Centre is starting to fill up with some of the world’s leading construction machines ahead of ScotPlant 2018, which gets underway on Friday. Equipment has…