ECO units pass weather test with flying colours
LOC Hire has invested in a larger presence at this year’s ScotPlant, providing the perfect platform to showcase the group’s new – and extremely timely – ECO range of welfare accommodation units to a Scottish exhibition audience for the first time. Founder and MD Dan...
Premium brands give HRN platform to grow
HRN Tractors is set to mark its ScotPlant debut in style after snapping up both indoor and outside exhibition space. HRN is a full-line Kubota construction equipment dealer in Scotland, while sister company Agritrac is a distributor of Hyundai machines north of the border. A...
Molson to highlight benefits of single source supply offering
MOLSON Young Plant Sales will have the firm’s largest ever presence at ScotPlant, with the aim of promoting its ‘single source supply’ offering and communicating to customers some of the major changes which have taken place within the business in recent times. The company will...
ScotPlant 2022 goes electric with Scot JCB!
OPERATORS keen to get behind the controls of an electric excavator are invited to the Scot JCB stand where a machine from JCB’s E-Tech range will be available in the operator challenge area. The combination of ambitious sustainability aspirations and the soaring cost of fuel...
Gordons to debut new Doosan models at ScotPlant
CASTLE Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons) has revealed plans to show several new Doosan products for the first time at ScotPlant 2022. The firm’s line-up will include UK debuts for the new DX140LC-7 14.6-tonne crawler excavator, the next generation of Doosan mini-excavators, and the new...
Seal of approval for new online store
Air-Seal Products Ltd will be celebrating the launch of its new online store at ScotPlant 2022. The tyre sealant specialist said the move will allow customers searching for a puncture preventative solution to purchase the firm’s range of products online for the first time....
New hybrid reinforces Komatsu’s commitment to carbon goals
MARUBENI-Komatsu is bringing seven of its latest standout machines to ScotPlant including the new HB365LC-3 hybrid hydraulic excavator, which features an EU Stage V engine and ‘ultra-low’ noise levels. The model is described as further reinforcing Komatsu’s commitment towards lowering the environmental impact of earthmoving...
Hitachi significantly expands ScotPlant presence
WITH just weeks to go until the start of ScotPlant 2022, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK has significantly increased the size of its stand. The manufacturer has relocated to the new outdoor entrance avenue – and snapped up over 200 additional square metres of space in...
New dealership leaves CRJ feeling rather chipper
CRJ Services will arrive at ScotPlant on the back of being named exclusive UK and Ireland dealer for German high-speed shredder and chipper manufacturer JENZ GmbH. The firm said the move follows a period of ‘sustained growth’, and further establishes CRJ as a ‘market leading’...
SANY set for ScotPlant double digger launch
SANY is set to mark a spectacular first year in Scotland with a massive presence at ScotPlant and the launch of two brand new machines. The manufacturer has confirmed the exhibition will provide the platform for the first official showing of the SY390, a 40-tonne...
Merlo heralds arrival of Generation Zero
MERLO will be exhibiting a wide range of machines at ScotPlant, including the brand new, fully-electric telehandler, the eWorker. Visitors to the manufacturer’s stand at the Royal Highland Centre will get the chance to find out about the opportunities the eWorker presents to the construction...
New circular economy solution set for ScotPlant launch
SCOTPLANT will be the destination for the launch of power washer specialist Rhinowash’s new Circular Economy Hire Model. Designed to be fully re-manufacturable to minimise the amount of steel that goes to landfill, the product is available as a rental only option to ensure that...
Takeuchi time: raft of new models set for ScotPlant
TAKEUCHI has vowed to have a stand ‘packed full of new models’ on display at ScotPlant 2022. Since the last exhibition four years ago, the manufacturer has released a whole host of new machines and now boasts a complete Stage V-ready excavator line-up from one...
It’s all systems go for Terex at ScotPlant 2022
TEREX Washing Systems will arrive at ScotPlant 2022 with a line-up which is expected to include a test filter press, a bucket wheel, and a tracked rinser from the company’s M-range. The AquaClear filter press range is described as a ‘high performance’ side beam plate...
Cracking the code: Capja solutions bring environmental and cost gains
SCOTPLANT debutant Capja, a digital solutions specialist, has recently helped Edinburgh-based Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes to improve efficiencies by implementing a new QR code paperless document access system. Bernard Hunter has removed the need for regulatory and compliance paperwork to be carried onboard its mobile...
Excitement grows for ‘pretty unique’ event
FALKIRK-based Empire Exports will be making its exhibition debut at ScotPlant 2022. The business – which buys and sells used construction equipment – recently appointed Darren Petersen as Scottish sales manager following a period of rapid expansion. The firm will arrive at ScotPlant on the...
Liebherr ADT to make UK exhibition debut at ScotPlant 2022
TAKING centre stage on the Liebherr stand at ScotPlant 2022 – and making its UK exhibition debut into the bargain – will be the award-winning TA 230 articulated dump truck. The robust and powerful machine was developed primarily for transporting excavated materials in the mining...
‘One event we certainly wouldn’t want to miss’
“ONE of the most important shows on the calendar.” That’s how Sean Heron, MD of attachments specialist Worsley Plant, views ScotPlant. The firm will be back in its usual spot this year, displaying the latest materials processing equipment for the recycling, demolition, construction, landscaping, and...
Exhibitor bags hat-trick of Hyundai accolades
TAYLOR & Braithwaite will arrive at ScotPlant fresh from securing three accolades from Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe for exceptional performance during 2021. The Cumbria-based family-owned business was named the Hyundai UK and Ireland dealer of the year for increasing market share and sales to become...
ScotPlant 2022 breaks 200-exhibitor barrier
THIS year’s ScotPlant exhibition will feature more than 200 exhibitors for the first time in the show’s illustrious history. Exhibitor numbers have already comfortably broken the previous record of 182 – which was set in 2018, the last time the show was held. Recent additions...
