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Electrifying industry: The road to diesel-free construction sites

Daniel Marsh, programme manager of the Centre for Low Emission Construction at Imperial College London, examines the efficiency measures needed in construction to allow for the transition to diesel-free, fully electric plant in the near future.

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JCB continues strong start to 2017 with £9m Nixon Hire deal

Plant equipment manufacturer JCB has won a £9m contract to supply a plant hire business with £9m worth of machinery

Plant Hire firm purchases new Hyundai construction equipment

MJ Teale Plant Hire has added three new Hyundai HX140 L machines to its stable, investing around £250,000 in the new equipment

Construction equipment giant JCB launches nine electric scissor models

This year will see construction equipment manufacturer JCB move into a powered access range, with the first nine models launched in the UK

Construction Products Association gains new member AWMS

Alumasc Water Management Solutions has joined the Construction Products Association as an affiliated member

PLANTWORX Construction Machinery exhibition to be held in June

The third biennial PLANTWORX Construction Machinery exhibition will be hosted at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire on 6-8 June 2017

Executive Hire Show 2017 will be hosted in February

The eleventh Executive Hire Show will bring together leading firms in the construction equipment industry on the 8 and 9 February in Coventry

JCB secures £5.5m order for nearly 100 new machines

Nearly 100 new machines have been purchased by Lomond Plant from equipment manufacturer JCB as part of £5.5m order for the firm Lomond Plant has...

Plant hire depot in Nottingham saved by a multimillion pound takeover

Eight jobs have been saved at a Hewden plant hire depot in Nottingham after Nixon Hire took over in a multimillion buyout

Construction products market grows for the fifteenth consecutive quarter

Sales in the UK construction products market have grown for the fifteenth consecutive month according to new figures published

Construction materials price hike hits 70 per cent of builders

New research has revealed that some 70 per cent of builders have experienced an increase in the price of construction materials due to a depreciation of the pound

Brick merchant sees a rise in pre-tax profit and turnover prior to buyout

Brickability, a brick merchant, has revealed it saw growth as it headed towards a multimillion pound management buyout

Hewden machinery and equipment assets will be disposed of by Euro Auctions

Euro Auctions has been appointed by administrators to dispose of failed plant equipment hire firm Hewden’s assets

Plant equipment sees £1m council investment in Powys

Some £1m has been invested in purchasing new heavy plant equipment as part of Powys Council’s initiative Spend-to-Save

Terex sells its UK-based compact construction equipment business

Compact construction equipment firm Terex is selling its business to Groupe Mecalac, which has facilities in France, Germany and Turkey

Tools and small plant equipment firm to expand following takeover

Major provider of industrial power tools Abbey Industrial Solutions is set to expand after the acquisition of Preston-based industrial tool company ATN

Many construction SMEs are underinsured against risks

New research has revealed a number of construction SMEs are not sufficiently protected against risks to their business

Laing O’Rourke reveals plans to sell mobile crane fleet

Laing O’Rourke has revealed 11 mobile cranes will be sold from its Select Plant arm to Ainscough Crane Hire

Hewden assets bought by A-Plant as the firm enters administration

Three divisions have been bought by Ashtead Plant Hire Company as the Hewden Group enters into administration

Plant hire firm Hewden blames Brexit for problems

Jobs are at risk at plant hire firm Hewden after talks to find a new backer are said to have stalled, and Brexit is to blame

 Cyber crime in the supply chain – the insider threat

Cyber crime is a major threat to any business, large or small, so action to protect against it should be high on the board agenda. Andrew Taylor, CEO of BronzeyeIBRM explains where the main threats originate and how to protect yourself

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