A new plant hire company has been spun out of Laing O’Rourke’s Select division. Phil Bishop reports

Phil Bishop explores developments in temporary lighting towers for construction sites and finds a dynamic market

Wayne Smith managing director of Nationwide Platforms, tells Jim Simpson about the transition from Lavendon to Loxam.

Phil Bishop looks at some of the challenges facing the new chief executive of HSS

Despite the Volkswagen scandal effectively rubbishing diesel’s green credentials the diesel engine is – and will remain – the dominant power source for construction equipment. Alex Woodrow explains why

There’s a new name in plant hire and it is on the acquisition trail.

Two years after selling their telehandler business Fork Rent, the Nicholls family is back in plant hire.

UK unit sales of construction and earthmoving equipment grew by 7.6% in 2017, according to data released by the Construction Equipment Association, and with the weak pound exports grew even faster.