ALE expands Ethiopian fleet 1 Nov 18: Specialist transport and lifting contractor ALE has expanded its equipment fleet to take advantage of opportunities in Ethiopia’s fast-growing economy.
Fife Council awards plant hire frameworks 1 Nov 18: Fife Council has chosen the winning companies for a £4.6m tender of plant hire contracts.
Groundforce shores Circle Square basement 1 Nov 18: Groundforce Shorco has supplied a modular hydraulic support system to shore up the basement excavation on a city centre development in Manchester.
Lynch first with Komatsu’s new stubby wheelie 1 Nov 18: L Lynch Plant Hire has become the first UK rental company to take delivery of Komatsu’s new PW118MR-11 wheeled excavator.
French sales of earthmoving equipment grow 31 Oct 18: Sales of earthmoving equipment in France in the first nine months of 2018 rose to 16,940 units, an increase of 1% compared to the same period last year.
Hyundai prototype powered by Cummins batteries 30 Oct 18: Hyundai Construction Equipment and engine producer Cummins have collaborated to produce an electric powered mini excavator prototype.
More territory for Hyundai dealer 30 Oct 18: Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has extended the territory of its southeast England dealer Ernest Doe & Sons with the addition of West Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Fleet investment for Lincolnshire groundworks contractor 30 Oct 18: Daniel Charles Construction of Dunholme, Lincolnshire, has added three Volvo excavators to its plant fleet, including one with Union Jack livery.
O’Keefe on the move to Borough Green 29 Oct 18: Specialist contractor O’Keefe Group is relocating its operations out of London.
Hitachi forms electric digger JV 26 Oct 18: Hitachi Construction Machinery and its German dealer Kiesel have set up a new joint venture company to develop electric construction machinery for the European market.
Access Alliance casts wider net 26 Oct 18: The Access Alliance of independent powered access hire companies has opened itself up to smaller firms through an associate member scheme.
Liebherr buys its Australian tower crane dealer 25 Oct 18: Liebherr’s tower cranes division has agreed to buy the Australian and New Zealand operations of international crane and hoist rental business Morrow Equipment.
Plantforce looks to grow ADT fleet 25 Oct 18: Having bought 10 articulated dump trucks in the past couple of years, West Country hire firm Plantforce is planning to buy another 10 in the next 12 months.
United Rentals expands in Western Canada 25 Oct 18: United Rentals has agreed a CA$120m (£70m) deal to buy WesternOne Rentals & Sales, which is based in Western Canada.
More Trime lights for GAP 24 Oct 18: With winter approaching, GAP Hire Solutions has invested more than £1m in new lighting towers for its rental fleet.
US hire company buys 15 Liebherr cranes 23 Oct 18: A US crane rental business has ordered 15 new Liebherr all-terrain units – including one of the largest in the range – for delivery next year.
Toasty bottoms for Bobcat drivers 23 Oct 18: Bobcat has added the option of heated seats and cruise control to its compact loaders.
Wirtgen to help SMEs tackle South African road projects 22 Oct 18: Wirtgen has signed an agreement with South Africa’s national roads body to give small businesses better access to the construction machinery needed to execute major projects.
Hyundai adds to dealer network 22 Oct 18: Lincolnshire-based start-up TBS Plant has been appointed as the new Hyundai Construction Equipment dealer for South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
JLG adds to compact crawler boom series 19 Oct 18: JLG Industries has added a fourth model to its line-up of compact crawler booms.
