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Study finds MEWPs safer and more efficient

Posted: 16 September 2009

Research 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 2009

TowerLight 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 2009

Pickup 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 2009

The 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 2009

Delegates 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 2009

Hire 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 2009

A 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 2009

Finning 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 2009

IPAF's new safety video for highlights common mistakes.
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Plant theft increases again

Posted: 09 September 2009

Plant 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 2009

Teupen'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 2009

While 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 2009

As 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 2009

As 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 2009

Confusion surrounds the legality, desirability and safety of quick hitch systems. Colin Sowman sets out to clear the air.
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Generators and lighting towers in the spotlight

Posted: 08 September 2009

As the days begin to grow shorter and the nights darker, thoughts turn to generators and lighting towers. Colin Sowman catches up with the latest trends.
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Balfour Beatty trials HAVmeter via Speedy

Posted: 07 September 2009

Balfour Beatty is trialling the HAVmeter, which Speedy has added to its range in a renewed focus on hand-arm vibration (HAV).
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One in three hirers losing money, says report

Posted: 02 September 2009

A third of UK plant hirers are making a loss, according to the latest report from Plimsoll Publishing, which found 230 companies were losing money.
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Operational changes to cut transport's CO2

Posted: 02 September 2009

The biggest potential cut in CO2 emissions from the transport sector will be achieved by operational rather than technical solutions.
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Speedy joins ladder exchange

Posted: 02 September 2009

Speedy Hire has joined the annual UK-wide Ladder Exchange campaign.
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