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Polar crossing attempt is abandoned
18/06/2013: The first ever attempt to cross Antarctica in winter, dubbed The Coldest Journey, has been abandoned after just 313km of the planned 3,822km. more »
Aggregate Industries gives Babcock £50m fleet management contract
19/06/2013: Engineering support services company Babcock International has been awarded a £50m five-year contract by Aggregate Industries to manage its fleet of heavy mobile equipment across its UK operations. more »
New 14t Komatsu makes its debt at One Call Hire
19/06/2013: The first Komatsu PC138US-10 excavator sold in the UK since its launch at the Bauma trade show this spring has been bought by One Call Hire. more »
Bauer lands €47m German foundations contract
17/06/2013: Bauer Spezialtiefbau has won its biggest-ever contract to date in Germany. more »
Emerson invests in Rapid’s Transbatch
14/06/2013: Norman Emerson & Sons, a Northern Irish supplier of construction materials, has taken delivery of the first unit of Rapid’s new compact mobile batching plant. more »
Tower crane manufacturers call for harmonised training and licences
13/06/2013: The training of tower crane erectors, fitters and operators should be harmonised across Europe, with licences recognised across national borders. more »
Dorman Long gets order for 5000-tonne jacking system
12/06/2013: China Petroleum First Construction Company has awarded Dorman Long Technology a contract for the design and supply of a 5,000-tonne capacity jacking tower system. more »
Trimble adds weighing technology
12/06/2013: US tech firm Trimble has bought Actronic Holdings, a New Zealand supplier of weighing technology for construction machinery. more »
JCB succession planned
11/06/2013: JCB chief executive Alan Blake is to retire at the end of the year and will be succeeded by chief operating officer Graeme Macdonald. more »
We’ll keep new Genies grounded, says Kimberley boss
10/06/2013: Kimberly Group chairman Ray Ledger has told customers that until the cause of last week’s fatal accident is determined, his new Genie Z-135 access platforms will be staying at ground level. more »
Ainscough turns to Aggreko for new MD
19/06/2013: Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK’s largest mobile crane hire firm, has recruited Robin Richardson from Aggreko to be its new managing director. more »
QTS invests for fencing contract
19/06/2013: QTS Rail has invested in new plant equipment, trailers and 4x4 pick-ups to help it deliver a multi-million pound fencing contract for Network Rail. more »
HE adds six-metre Manitous
18/06/2013: HE Services has invested £500,000 in a fleet of Manitou telehandlers. more »
More tracked dumpers for Eagle
17/06/2013: Wiltshire-based Eagle Plant has increased its fleet of Morooka tracked dumpers with the purchase of 12 new machines from Cautrac, the UK importer. more »
Harries looks to Case to support quarry expansion
14/06/2013: Quarry operator and civil engineering contractor GD Harries & Sons has bought four new machines from its local Case dealer, Riverlea. more »
New boss at Bell
13/06/2013: Bell Equipment UK has promoted Nick Learoyd to be its new managing director. more »
Keep cranes secure from thrill-seekers, says CPA
12/06/2013: Contractors are being reminded of the need to keep their construction sites and plant secure in the wake of the daredevil antics of a tower crane climber going viral on the internet. more »
Steel firm fined for scissor lift spill
11/06/2013: A South Wales steel fabricator has been fined £10,000 after a man was knocked out of a scissor lift by an overhead crane in its workshop. more »
10 Kubotas for Fairfax
10/06/2013: Fairfax Plant Hire, rapidly staking a claim to be Yorkshire’s fastest growing hire firm, has bought 10 Kubota KX015-4 excavators. more »
Crane drops load
10/06/2013: A motorist in Leith had a lucky escape on Friday morning when a crane dropped its load onto his car. more »
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