Thurso firm makes it a double
GOW Groundworks has purchased its second specially converted Volvo EC140E LM excavator. The Thurso-headquartered company takes on general ground works, housing and commercial…
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Perfectly Able: firm buys first Hyundai HX900 L in Europe
TAYLOR & Braithwaite has sold the first Hyundai HX900 L crawler excavator in Europe to demolition and decommissioning specialist ABLE UK. The 90 tonne machine is now working…
Going underground: Cat unveils new R2900
CATERPILLAR has launched its new R2900 underground loader, which is said to deliver the ‘high performance’ and 17.2-tonne payload of its predecessor as well as meeting…
Terex Trucks achieves engineering award recognition
TEREX Trucks is celebrating after picking up a vice president award for outstanding achievement at the Scottish Engineering Awards. Paul Douglas, MD of the Motherwell-based…
New study to explore worker fatigue within construction sector
THE Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has launched a new survey to explore the issue of worker fatigue within the industry. CCS said worker fatigue is often an…
Marriot joins executive committee of Aggregate Industries
SIMON Marriott has been appointed MD of concrete products at Aggregate Industries in a move the firm described as a ‘strategic decision’ to bring the division to the…
GAP Group ‘beyond thrilled’ at exceeding charity milestone
GAP Group has announced that its charitable foundation, GAP Giving, has passed the £300,000 donation milestone. Since being set up in 2015, the foundation has benefited 356…
Volvo excavators ‘find favour’ with Edward Mackay operators
A Volvo EC140E excavator has made its way to Sutherland to assist in a wide variety of construction projects. The model is the second bought by Edward Mackay Contractor, with…
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…
Big names out in force for Hillhead 2018
THE biggest names in the UK plant industry will shortly be making tracks for Tarmac’s quarry near Buxton when Hillhead 2018 gets underway. The exhibition, which runs from…
John McNae to host Bobcat roadshow event
JOHN McNae Ltd will host the Scottish leg of this summer’s Bobcat customer roadshow programme. The roadshow will arrive in the UK in July after visiting France, Spain and…
Engcon announces “very successful” Intermat exhibition
THIS year’s Intermat proved successful for Engcon, with a “record number” of visitors on its stand, the tiltrotator manufacturer has claimed. The company said…
Plantworx organisers vow to deliver “top-notch” event in 2019
DATES and venue have been confirmed for the 4th Plantworx exhibition. The East of England Arena and Events Centre in Peterborough will be the destination for the event, which will…
ScotPlant 2018 – in pictures (Part 1)
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…
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…
JCB brings the X Factor to ScotPlant 2018
A guaranteed highlight of ScotPlant 2018 is sure to be JCB’s newly launched X Series 20-tonne tracked excavators. Scot JCB will show two of the new 220X crawler excavators…
40 years Young
VISITORS to ScotPlant 2018 will be among the first in Europe to catch sight of the new Hyundai HX130 LCR crawler excavator. Taking pride of place on the Young Plant stand, the…