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Alimak wins its largest-ever order
26 Oct 2017: Alimak Group has won a contract to provide an access system for maintenance of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. more »
Concrete scanner speeds rebar detection
26 Oct 2017: IDS GeoRadar, an Italian supplier of ground penetrating radar (GPR), has launched a new tool for locating objects or voids in structures before cutting or drilling. more »
Fine follows farmworkers’ fall from telehandler platform
25 Oct 2017: A Yorkshire builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler. more »
Piletec targets expansion with standalone attachments division
25 Oct 2017: Piletec has launched a separate attachments division to expand to sectors beyond its core piling and pile cropping market. more »
BooBoo favours DustBoss
24 Oct 2017: BooBoo Plant Hire has bought its eighth DustBoss DB60 mobile dust suppression unit, giving it one of the largest dust suppression rental fleets in the country. more »
New dealer for Himoinsa generators
24 Oct 2017: Ipswich-based diesel power specialist Midas is the new premium dealer for generator giant Himoinsa. more »
BAM takes over MJ Church training centre
23 Oct 2017: BAM has taken over the running of MJ Church’s in-house plant operator training centre in Chippenham and opened it up for public courses. more »
Litter picker loses legs after being struck by loading shovel
23 Oct 2017: A recycling company has been fined £100,000 after a worker was struck by a loading shovel. more »
A-Plant adds 300 lighting towers
19 Oct 2017: A-Plant has boosted its fleet of mobile lighting towers with a £2.4m investment in time for winter. more »
Riwal makes first delivery of new JLG boom lift
18 Oct 2017: A Dutch rental company is the first Riwal customer to have received the new JLG hybrid boom lift. more »
Amey trials wearable safety tech
18 Oct 2017: Amey highway engineers have been trialling wearable technology, with a view to reducing risks to drivers and lone workers. more »
Central Alliance develops SI rig for hard-to-reach sites
18 Oct 2017: Wakefield-based site investigation specialist Central Alliance has designed and built a modular drilling rig for use on restricted and difficult access areas. more »
Utranazz signs distribution deal with Turbosol
17 Oct 2017: Concrete equipment specialist Utranazz has secured exclusive UK and Ireland distribution rights for Italian manufacturer Turbosol’s portfolio of concrete, screed and mortar products. more »
Banksmen issued with bodycams for protection
13 Oct 2017: All banksmen directly employed by Aggregate Industries Contracting are now fitted with cameras strapped to their uniforms in a bid to protect them from abuse and confrontation. more »
CPA starts search for Colin Wood's successor
13 Oct 2017: The Construction Plant-hire Association is seeking a new chief executive after Colin Wood told council he is stepping down in the new year. more »
Anti-tilt alarm for dumpers
13 Oct 2017: Emolice Technology, a Bracknell-based manufacturer of inclinometers, has developed a warning system for forward tipping dumper trucks that are about to overturn. more »
Tracking device leads to plant haul discovery
13 Oct 2017: Police in Yorkshire are investigating the discovery of a haul of stolen construction plant. more »
Oxford plans to become world's first Zero Emission Zone
12 Oct 2017: Contractors hoping to do any work in Oxford had better start charging their batteries because anything with a combustion engine is set to be banned. more »
Mabey expands UK hire team
12 Oct 2017: Bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has bolstered its major projects and contracts sales teams with some new recruits. more »
Speedy wins lenders’ support
11 Oct 2017: Hire company Speedy has secured an extension to its bank facilities, in a move seen as a vote of confidence in the recovering business. more »