The Construction Plant-hire Association is leading research into the problem of unintentional machine operation. David Taylor reports

Attachments, once regarded simply as add-ons, are becoming an important part of the hire inventory in their own right

The UK’s top plant hirers are mostly well clear of the recession-era woes, though a few still have some problems to sort out, writes Will Mann

Mobile welfare units are now subject to the requirements of EC Type Approval... Not a lot of people know that.