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BOXTEXT: Scottish plant owners arrives on the web

Scottish Plant Owners Association has launched its own website on www.spoa.org.uk. The site is primarily aimed at companies wishing to hire plant throughout Scotland. Users can search by plant category or by company name. Members may also advertise equipment for sale.Reader enquiry no: 101

Heckett Multiserv in £3.5m deal with finning

Metals industry service specialist Heckett MultiServ has taken 20 Cat machines from Finning in a six-year, £3.5m Repair & Maintenance deal. Machines chosen include nine Cat wheeled loaders, two tracked loaders, four 771D rigid dumptrucks and five 300 Series hydraulic excavators. All the kit is based at the Redcar Integrated Steel Works of Corus.Reader enquiry no: 102

new european service manager for Snorkel

Snorkel International, the powered access specialist manufacturer, has appointed Hassan Houmani as its European service manager. Houmani is based in Frankfurt, Germany. He speaks fluent French, German and English as well as having many years of experience in sales, service and rental industries.Reader enquiry no: 103

New depot for Terence Barker Tanks

Terence Barker Tanks has strengthened its UK network by opening a new regional hire depot in Barnsley, Yorkshire. However, customers wishing to hire tanks should still telephone head office in Braintree on 01376 330661.Reader enquiry no: 104

Triple C group gets bizzochi distribution

Triple C Group of Leeds has become sole UK importer/distributor of Bizzochi truck and van-mounted aerial work platforms and Effer Cranes for non-marine applications. Triple C has been supplying both brands to order for the past 18 months with such success the deal has now been consolidated.Reader enquiry no: 105