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...

JCB has revealed that a £7.5 million investment in the firm’s Young Talent programme has created 168 new jobs this year, including a record number of apprentices. 117 of the new recruits are apprentices – JCB’s largest ever single intake of apprentices – as the...

BROTHERLY love has proved the order of the day at Skene Group in Glenrothes following the purchase of a second Volvo L220H loading shovel. The machine will be put to work at the group’s Soutra Mains Quarry alongside its three-year-old brother, which became the first...

GAP has announced a record turnover of £175 million – an increase of 11% – and its second highest profits ever. The equipment hire giant revealed pre-tax profit for the year ended 31st March 2017 has grown from £15.8 million to £17.1 million. This figure...

A visit to Volvo’s ‘Live it Dig it’ event in Alloa earlier this year has prompted a Kirkcaldy-based civil engineering contractor to purchase an EC220E excavator. Thomas Menzies Builders has invested in the machine, having been impressed by the levels of comfort, smoothness of control, noise...

SALES of construction equipment rose 6% in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period last year. Sales in Q1 increased by 8% on the previous year, but slowed to just 4% in Q2. The stats were revealed by the Construction Equipment Association...

BALFOUR Beatty is ‘likely’ to vote against the continuation of the CITB. The firm’s chief executive Leo Quinn said the training body has failed to deliver the skilled workers the construction sector requires and the industry ‘cannot afford to lose another three years’ if CITB...

MILLER UK has launched a new online service for attachment sales. The manufacturer has opened an eBay Shop, called Miller Direct, with the aim of initially selling compact attachments to mini-excavator owners. The move is in response to changing consumer attitudes and the surge in...

TILTROTATOR specialist Engcon has announced an investment in two new automated test facilities at its factory in Strömsund, Sweden. The manufacturer said it had teamed up with software developer Electrum and hydraulic supplier Specma in the development of the new test stations. Håkan Näsström, Engcon test...

JCB director David Bell has been appointed the first honorary president of the Construction Equipment Association (CEA). David has been with JCB for 43, having initially joined the manufacturer as a graduate trainee following an engineering apprenticeship at Rolls Royce in Derby.  He has since...

STIRLINGSHIRE-based JCC Engcon Group has reportedly helped an Irish owner/operator “transform” his business thanks to the addition of an Engcon tiltrotator. Cian Rooney claims to have saved time and manual labour since replacing his old skid steer loader and Kubota mini digger with a Kubota...

GLASGOW-based Eagle Plant Hire has secured SafeHire certification at the first time of asking. The firm applied to Hire Association Europe for the accreditation to prove it was meeting high standards of operation. Following a successful audit process, Eagle is now officially a SafeHire Certified...

TAKEUCHI has launched two new hybrid alternatives to diesel-only mini excavators. The manufacturer’s most popular 1.6 tonne TB216 is now available as a hybrid along with the new TB210 micro excavator. Both Hybrids have been equipped with an electric motor for use where diesel is...