Quarries declare war on trapping incidents 7 Dec 18: The quarrying industry has declared 2019 as the year that it will eliminate incidents of workers getting trapped in running machine.
Chepstow fleet investment reaches new heights 6 Dec 18: Chepstow Plant International has invested £33.5m in its contract fleet of machinery over the past eight months, resulting in the company’s largest single year investment to date.
Untrained concrete pump operator killed trying to clear blockage 5 Dec 18: A concrete pumping company and its sole director have been fined after an employee was struck and killed by concrete.
Red Rhino enters Japan 5 Dec 18: Red Rhino, a UK manufacturer of crushing equipment, has shipped its first order to its new Japanese dealer.
Caterpillar and robotics firm scrap MoU 4 Dec 18: Caterpillar and Australian robotic technology company FBR have agreed to terminate their memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Balfour Beatty fined £333k after rail crush incident 4 Dec 18: Balfour Beatty and London Underground have been ordered to pay out nearly half a million pounds after a construction worker was crushed by a road rail vehicle.
A-Plant acquires Hoist-It 4 Dec 18: A-Plant has taken over Wigan-based Hoist-It Ltd, a specialist provider of rack and pinion hoists.
HE chooses Mecalac site dumpers 4 Dec 18: HE Services (Plant Hire) has ordered 85 site dumpers from Mecalac Construction Equipment UK.
Tipper truck driver killed in spoil heap spill 3 Dec 18: A contractor has been fined £45,000 after the driver of a tipper lorry was killed by his vehicle toppling on a spoil heap.
US robotics firm introduces full-body exoskeleton 30 Nov 18: US-based Sarcos Robotics has introduced an all-electric, battery-powered, full-body industrial exoskeleton that it said can allow a human operator to lift and manipulate up to 90kg for extended work sessions.
Cat introduces telematics app for mobile devices 30 Nov 18: Caterpillar has developed a mobile app that enables equipment owners to see on their mobile telephone how and where their machines are running.
Ashtead reveals succession plan 29 Nov 18: Geoff Drabble, chief executive of A-Plant parent company Ashtead since 2007, will step down next year.
Travis Perkins adds 500 JCB diggers and dumpers 29 Nov 18: Builders’ merchant chain Travis Perkins has added 500 new JCB machines to its Tool Hire division through a purchase order worth more than £7m.
CITB sells card scheme and outsources hundreds of jobs 29 Nov 18: The Construction Industry Training Board has agreed the sale of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) and struck a deal to outsource 337 back-office jobs.
Groundforce introduces its largest prop 29 Nov 18: Hire firm Groundforce, which specialises in excavation support equipment, has launched what it claims is the largest proprietary strut on the market.
Summit meetings to address card scheme questions 28 Nov 18: The Construction Plant-hire Association is hosting a series of regional open meetings in January 2019 to discuss the various cards that plant operatives are expected to hold.
You’re nicked 27 Nov 18: While great strides are being made in the fight against plant theft, the problem of small tool theft, especially from vehicles, is getting steadily worse says David Summers
Hinkley’s heavy lifter 27 Nov 18: A massive crane – claimed to be the most powerful in the world – is on its way to Somerset where it will help on the Hinkley Point C power station project.
Smooth operator 27 Nov 18: Are plant managers missing out on a simple way to reduce the total cost of ownership? One supplier of lubricants thinks they are
Liebherr regenerates 27 Nov 18: Liebherr has shown its hand ahead of its Stage V crawler excavator launch next year. Phil Bishop reports
