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.
Sarah Kenny, of Construction Industry Publications discusses air pollution and emissions standards for commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machinery...
Petrol and diesel-engined motor vehicles emit a...
Hire firm Jarvie Plant Group has made a substantial investment in a new depot based in Aberdeen…
Despite a difficult economic climate in Aberdeen, plant...
The Construction Equipment Association has announced a new appointment, taking on Paul Lyons as their new market information manager…
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has...
Hundreds of workers from the UK are demonstrating in Brussels against cheap Chinese steel imports…
British steel company bosses are joining thousands of steelworkers from...
The Italian construction machine sector is seeing positive developments in the market as demand continues to increase…
Manufacturers of construction machinery in Italy are enjoying...
Former Galliford Try boss Greg Fitzgerald is to become chairman for telehandler specialist firm Ardent Hire Solutions…
Ardent Hire Solutions will see a new chairman...
Councils are wasting thousands of pounds by failing to use government mandated procurement standards…
New research from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has warned councils...
Mobile crane operators at Ainscough have voted to take strike action following a long standing row over pay…
The UK’s largest mobile crane hire firm...
Plant hire equipment firm A-Plant has taken over specialist construction hoist company GB Access…
A-Plant now owns one of the largest rental fleets of Alimak...
Louise Murphy of The Construction Equipment Association details their recent Annual conference that highlighted innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment…
Innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment were...
New research expects the demand for bricks, blocks, and precast concrete to increase as confidence in UK construction returns…
Between 2012 and 2014 the bricks,...
Kevin Minton, Director of The Construction Plant Hire Association provides the highlights of their 2015 conference…
The Construction Plant-hire Association’s 2015 conference was a huge...
Employees working at Staffordshire machinery firm JCB have voted to work shorter hours over the next three months to prevent redundancies…
Earlier this month JCB...
Construction and manufacturing firm CCG Ltd has reported a strong yearly growth during a difficult period for the sector…
During a challenging period for the...
Natasha Levanti, ACE Group Communications Executive details how British steel suppliers may get a welcome boost from new procurement guidelines announced by the UK...
The move to offsite construction and timber systems has grown significantly due to a shortage in skills…
Leading provider Stewart Milne Timber Systems has reported...
