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A market study commissioned by the UK government and UK manufacturers has determined that the UK is the largest producer of construction equipment in Europe and the 5th largest in the world.

The Plant & Agricultural National Intelligence Unit has been 'suspended' after negotiations between the construction industry, insurers and the Metropolitan Police broke down.

A northeast waste management and plant hire company has been fined £500,000 after an employee was hit and killed by a reversing wheeled loader.

Synergy Hire, Hitachi’s new UK plant hire business, has added a stock of the new Zaxis-6 mini excavators, the first in the country.

Plant Hire UK has placed a £17m order for JCB construction machinery.

Morris Leslie Plant Hire has placed a £36m order for more than 500 Loadall telehandlers with dealer Scot JCB.