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.
Plant equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has announced 100 jobs are set to be cut as revenues fall…
In a major blow for the plant equipment sector,...
Building supplier John N Dunn Group reported it has seen an increase in turnover and has more than doubled its pre-tax profit…
It has seemingly been...
A decline in demand for construction equipment has put nearly 300 jobs at risk at one of the UK’s largest suppliers…
Staffordshire-based firm JCB has...
Logistics and construction services company Malcolm Group has seen profits increase by around 11 per cent over the past year…
Renfrewshire-based Malcolm Group saw annual...
A Newport supplier of construction equipment is expected to record a turnover of more than double the expected target…
Altraxx Plant Services was launched in...
Builders’ merchant Jewson has reported sales have improved at a number of loss-making branches, pushing the firm back into the black…
Coventry-based builders’ merchant Jewson...
In a deal worth £4.5m, GAP Hire Solutions has purchased over 100 new telehandlers…
Plant equipment rental company GAP Hire Solutions has placed an order...
A building supplier has secured capital investment from infrastructure firm Foresight Group…
Kent-based business Folkestone Fixings will receive significant development capital investment, it has emerged....
Malcolm Kent, Technical Consultant to the Construction Equipment Association examines the progress on a new standard for machine visibility, and the complications that are...
Gary Newman, Executive Chair at the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, summarises their involvement in creating a circular business model for the steel industry…
The...
Problems with the planning process have led to a decreased demand for bricks used in housebuilding, it has emerged…
Michelmersh Brick Holdings, the largest manufacturer...
Jarvie Plant Group is readying itself to deal with increased demand from Scotland’s construction sector…
Grangemouth-based plant hire firm Jarvie Plant Group has revealed it...
Kevin Frewin, Technical Development Manager, BSI Assurance explains what CE marking is and what it means in relation to the Construction Products Regulation…
Although manufacturers...
For the second consecutive year, Scot JCB has reported record profits, increasing turnover from £103m to £117.2m…
Growth across the construction sector has benefited many...
Plant hire firm A-Plant has ordered almost 500 compressors and generators worth more than £4m from Doosan…
Last month A-Plant’s parent company Ashtead Group reported...
The Construction Plant-hire Association announce its 2015 conference – The Future of Construction Plant Hire...
Following last year’s successful inaugural event CPA is busy planning...
New figures have revealed construction SMEs across the UK are owed £7bn in unpaid invoices…
Research carried out by the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA)...
