Quick hitch debate 'a distraction' says safety group
Posted: 22 September 2009The debate over semi-automatic and 'new generation' automatic quick hitches is a distraction, according to the Strategic Forum's Plant Safety Group working party.
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Plant growth some way off
Posted: 22 September 2009Plant-owning contractors and hire companies face lower utilisation, falling residual values
and forthcoming regulations. Colin Sowman asks what they should do with their fleets.
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VIDEO: Cat telehandler takes UK's biggest ever puppet for stroll
Posted: 21 September 2009A Caterpillar telehandler has been used to hold up the UK's biggest ever puppet as it went for a stroll around Edinburgh.
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HSS 'supercentre' overhaul to attract contractors
Posted: 21 September 2009Three years after becoming chief executive of HSS, Chris Davies has overhauled the UK’s oldest hire company. He tells Colin Sowman how halving depot numbers in favour of ‘super centres’ will benefit contractors.
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Manitou posts big first half loss
Posted: 17 September 2009Manitou Group has reported a £83.5m loss for the first half of the year.
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Study finds MEWPs safer and more efficient
Posted: 16 September 2009Research shows Mobile elevating work platforms are safer and more effective than other methods of work at height.
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TowerLight offers site planning service
Posted: 16 September 2009TowerLight has launched a service whereby it calculates a site's lighting equipment requirement to meet the Health & Safety Executive's recommended luminance levels.
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More bookings for SED 2010
Posted: 15 September 2009Pickup Tops, Red Rhino Crushers, Baughans, Muck Truck, Nooteboom, Anross, Nissan and Dig a Crusher are just a few of the SED 2009 exhibitors that have already signed up for next year's show.
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Boost for truck sales as RPC incentive nears end
Posted: 15 September 2009The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said truck registrations could be boosted this month by owners taking the last chance to get a Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) for Euro 5 vehicles.
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Plant hirers, contractors, police and politicians to address plant security conference
Posted: 15 September 2009Delegates to the CITS half-day conference at JCB's world headquarters in Rocester on 3 November will hear views on plant theft from plant hirers, contractors, the police, the Home Office and the insurance industry.
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Software upgrade enables on-line hiring
Posted: 15 September 2009Hire management software specialist MCS has upgraded its customer web portal application, allowing hire companies using its system to create and manage their own secure extranet site.
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Plan to counter MEWP operator trappings
Posted: 15 September 2009A Strategic Forum working party has agreed a three-pronged strategy to counter the trapping of MEWP operators against overhead obstructions and the subsequent involuntary activation of the basket controls.
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Cat puts economy in Utility Plus backhoe
Posted: 15 September 2009Finning and Caterpillar have joined forces to produce a lower price UK special version of the 432 backhoe loader aimed at the utilities market.
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IPAF introduces 'spot the mistake' video for MEWP operators
Posted: 10 September 2009IPAF's new safety video for highlights common mistakes.
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Plant theft increases again
Posted: 09 September 2009Plant theft increased slightly last year, although the value of the equipment taken has dropped marginally to £36m, according to the latest report from TER.
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Tupen's 'more affordable' spider
Posted: 09 September 2009Teupen's new Leo 13GT is a "more affordable" 12.8m working height spider lift with non-marking tracks, a narrow chassis and 6.1m of outreach.
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Truck and van sales still in doldrums
Posted: 08 September 2009While car registrations have risen because of the government's scrappage scheme, the van and truck markets are still at rock bottom.
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Why the time is right to add recycling equipment to your fleet
Posted: 08 September 2009As government-backed waste targets and incentives kick in, there has never been a better time to add recycling equipment to your fleet.
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The lowdown on diesel particulate filters
Posted: 08 September 2009As the Olympic Delivery Authority begins trials on diesel particulate filters, Colin Sowman finds what advantages they offer and how they are fitted.
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Quick hitch safety explained
Posted: 08 September 2009Confusion surrounds the legality, desirability and safety of quick hitch systems. Colin Sowman sets out to clear the air.
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