A Stonehaven plant hirer has been singing the praises of the firm’s new 10-tonne JCB 100C-1 excavator. A Scott Plant Hire bought the machine to help with projects that require the combination of a compact size of  midi excavator and the powerful performance and longer...

A Kingussie-based plant hire firm has splashed out on its first ever Volvo compact excavator. Reid Plant Hire has taken delivery of a a zero swing ECR25D, two years after proprietor Neil Reid first had his interest piqued at the Black Isle Show. Calum Shaw, managing...

JARVIE Plant has snapped up a trio of 14-tonne Hyundai HX140 crawler excavators from Young Plant Sales, cementing a business relationship between the two firms which has lasted more than 30 years. The machines will be put to work on a range of civil engineering...

FORMER Hewden chief Adrian Murphy has been appointed Group CEO at Blue Group. Last year was a record year for Blue with turnover exceeding £100 million for the firm, which supplies equipment for brands including Powerscreen, Doppstadt and Terex Fuchs. The company said Murphy will...

FOUR out of five of Scotland’s construction businesses have backed the Construction industry Training Board’s (CITB) levy proposals following the end of the organisation’s triennial Consensus process. Despite this ongoing support, the CITB acknowledged that “radical change” is now necessary and will press ahead with reform plans....

COLLIER Quarrying & Recycling has completed a hat-trick of Volvo loading shovels, having taken delivery of a new L220H. The Cowdenbeath-based business said the machine would take up rehandling duties at the company’s Goat Hill Quarry alongside two other L220H’s that were bought in 2014....

THE proprietor of Burnside Plant & Piling Contractors has decided to splash out on the firm’s first Volvo excavator after seeing the machine in action at the manufacturer’s showcase in Alloa earlier this year. Ian Orr plumped for a 22-tonne EC220E, which will be used on...

THE UK Secretary of State for Transport has been urged to review safety regulations of mobile cranes when they are driven on roads. Unite, the country’s largest construction union, has written to Chris Grayling MP with their concerns. The Department of Transport recently announced that...

POWERED access replacement parts supplier IPS has introduced a dedicated parts sales van for Scotland. The van will be operated by Robert Allardyce, a time-served automotive mechanic who will work out of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. IPS, part of IAPS Group, said he will supply fast-moving parts...

DAVID Kerr has been named generator sales manager at Scot Industrial Air (SIA), a Scot JCB group company based in Glasgow. His role promoting JCB generator products will cover Scotland and the north of England. Kerr joins SIA following 17 years working in the equipment...

ELLON-headquartered Whyte Crane Hire has taken delivery of four Liebherr mobile cranes during the course of this year: an LTM 1130 with elevating cab, two LTM 1200-5.1s and, now, an LTM 1500-8.1. The firm provides cargo handling and lifting services to sectors including renewable energy,...

THE Malcolm Group has snapped up three Powerscreen machines from Blue Machinery Scotland, including two new Premiertrak 400X jaw crushers. The jaw crushers will be deployed to crush C&D waste at Malcolm’s recycling facility on South Street in Glasgow, and at Shewalton Quarry in Irvine. Meanwhile,...

TONY Reeves has been appointed UK and Ireland regional sales manager for Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE). Hyundai said he has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction equipment sector, having previously worked for SLD Pumps, Bobcat, Clarke Equipment in New Zealand, and Miller UK. Mr...

BALFOUR Beatty has announced it will vote in favour of CITB Consensus – just weeks after suggesting the business was “likely” to vote against it. Chief executive Leo Quinn said last month that the training body had failed to deliver the skilled workers the construction...

CASE Construction Equipment has named Jose Cuadrado as the new vice president in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for CNH Industrial’s equipment businesses. Cuadrado was previously vice president of Bobcat BU EMEA, where his responsibilities included sales, product marketing, engineering, program management, and...

TEREX Trucks recently hosted a gala day at its Motherwell base, attended by over 1,000 staff members and their families and friends. Factory tours and live demonstrations of off-road haulers were among the highlights. Other activities included face painting, magicians, climbing walls, bucking broncos and fairground...

JCB is poised to make major inroads into the gas powered generator market after announcing a deal worth £10 million. The company’s Power Products division has already enjoyed success supplying generators to a range of applications. Now the manufacturer has revealed it is to supply...

WHAT do golf’s Open Championship, Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe have in common? All three events included equipment hired from Jarvie Plant! The Grangemouth-based firm, which recently opened its first English depot in Manchester, has been supplying machinery and equipment to a range...

SMT’s acquisition of the Volvo Construction Equipment GB dealership has been concluded. Following a period of employee consultation, the sale became effective from August 31 and includes the distribution rights for Volvo-branded construction equipment machines, parts and after-sales in Britain. The deal also involves the...

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is seeking the views of its members on the future of the CITB training levy. The CITB is currently going through its triennial Consensus and requires a positive vote from construction bodies in order to continue collecting the industry...