TWO Scottish-based plant firms have received Silver Awards by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for their commitment to health and safety. Motherwell manufacturer Terex Trucks and Glasgow’s GAP Hire Solutions have earned recognition at the annual RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, which...

JCB has secured a landmark deal with equipment rental company A-Plant worth over £55 million. The manufacturer has received an order for more than 1,200 machines including over 600 Loadall telescopic handlers and 450 mini and midi excavators, as well as rough terrain forklift trucks,...

LIEBHERR Great Britain has set its sights on tackling the issue of on-site accidents by launching a new product familiarisation programme, which will see demonstrators visit sites to educate customers about their machines. The programme, available to Liebherr’s UK customers, will initially focus on materials...

A Dunkeld forestry specialist has placed a landmark order for Doosan’s DX180LC-5 HT 18.5 tonne high track crawler excavator. The machine, supplied by Balgownie, is the first in the world and will be used by J D Cox to carry out a range of projects....

There is a growing fear over future work prospects among employers in the Scottish construction industry, the latest Scottish Construction Monitor survey has found. The quarterly survey of the membership of the Scottish Building Federation, which represents hundreds of building companies across the country, asks...

Morris Site Machinery is going on tour this summer to bring its lighting roadshow “directly to customers’ doors”. ‘Towers on Tour’ will begin in August and aims to showcase the company’s latest lighting towers and technology, as well giving practical demonstrations on the benefits they...

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has snapped up its largest ever Volvo loading shovel after opting against models from other manufacturers. The 35-tonne L250H has been put to work at the firm’s Northfield Quarry on the outskirts of Denny and has been joined by two L120H machines, one of...

Increased demand in most major markets has seen Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) report an increase in net sales of over a third in the second quarter of 2017. The company has seen an increase of 36% compared to the same period the previous year,...

Construction materials group Breedon has doubled its overall revenue despite a decrease in its underlying EBIT margin, its unaudited half-year financial results have shown. The group generated revenue of £326.3 million, up from £163 million for the same period in 2016, with profits before tax...

THE world’s first pink Avant 635 compact wheeled loader has been unveiled to help raise money for charity. Hampshire-based equipment dealers BPMS Ltd produced the machine, which will be on display at all local shows the firm attends this summer before being sold to the...

JCB has reported a 34% rise in earnings for 2016 despite a dip in the global construction equipment market. The manufacturer said it had “defied challenging market conditions” as it announced its annual financial results for last year. Earnings on an EBITDA (earnings before interest,...

A new Volvo loading shovel has made its way to O-I Manufacturing’s Devilla silica sand quarry, based at Bogside near Alloa. O-I is a giant in the glass packaging manufacturing industry and has been operating Volvo machines at Bogside for more than 20 years. The Devilla...

WORSLEY Plant has announced plans to increase the firm’s focus in Scotland this summer ahead of appearances at both the Turriff Show and Black Isle Show. David Marshall, the attachment specialist’s area sales manager for Scotland, has been developing Worsley’s Scottish depot in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. The...

KUBOTA UK has strengthened its UK marketing team with a raft of new appointments. Caroline Brown has joined as marketing executive while Shannon O’Connor, Sophie Sprowell and Victoria Nemar have been named marketing assistants. Caroline will handle the day-to-day activities with a specific focus on...

  A FLEET of JCB Loadalls are poised to play a starring role at this year’s British Grand Prix. Fourteen 531-70 telehandlers will provide four days of support at Silverstone. They were sent on their way from JCB’s Rocester HQ with a convoy of trucks led...

A record 3,000 competitors took part in this year’s JCB Mud Run – raising a whopping £70,042 for charity. Now in its sixth year, the event features dozens of obstacles on a specially-created course built on land near to JCB’s World Headquarters in Rocester. £300,000 has...

SIX female engineering employees from Finning helped support the first International Women in Engineering day by taking part in a video to promote the role of women in industry. The Caterpillar equipment dealer said it wanted to promote the day as it provided an opportunity to...

ALTRAD Belle picked up the inaugural Paul Bidwell Memorial Award at this year’s Plantworx exhibition. The award recognises the contribution made to the plant industry by Paul Bidwell, who passed away last year aged 58. Having first worked for Poclain, Paul joined Manitou UK in...

An Aberdeenshire-based concrete manufacturer is now recycling all of its waste materials on site after investing in an MB L200 crushing bucket. Family-owned Inverurie Precast purchased the bucket from Worsley Plant for use with its Manitou telehandler. Prior to acquiring the crushing bucket, the firm...

A lifelong love of diggers and a desire to start his own business led Alan Gow to purchase his first machine – a used JCB 3CX – at the age of 19. Now, as Highlands-based Gow Groundworks marks its tenth year, the firm boasts a...