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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Balfour Beatty trials HAVmeter via Speedy
Posted: 07 September 2009Balfour 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 2009A 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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Speedy joins ladder exchange
Posted: 02 September 2009Speedy Hire has joined the annual UK-wide Ladder Exchange campaign.
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Operational changes to cut transport's CO2
Posted: 02 September 2009The biggest potential cut in CO2 emissions from the transport sector will be achieved by operational rather than technical solutions.
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Semi-automatics banned from Olympic Park
Posted: 02 September 2009Contractors working on the Olympic Park site have agreed an immediate ban on semi-automatic quick hitches.
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Haulotte posts £28m loss
Posted: 01 September 2009Haulotte has made a big loss in the first half of the year and is in negotiations with its banks.
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Clean fuel could cause plant owners problems
Posted: 01 September 2009Virtually sulphur-free' fuel will become mandatory for off-road machinery from the start of 2011 and could spell problems for older diesel engines.
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Bespoke on-line rental solution from Erento
Posted: 01 September 2009Contractors will soon be able to hire tools and plant from their preferred supplier over the internet using a bespoke 'front end' that on-line rental portal Erento is offering its customers.
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Lavendon posts £40m pre-tax loss
Posted: 28 August 2009Exceptionals plunge acess specialist Lavendon Group into pre-tax loss for the first half of 2009.
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Caerphilly seeks plant and tool suppliers
Posted: 26 August 2009Caerphilly Council is inviting tenders for a three-year contract to supply plant, tools and equipment.
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A-Plant adds insurance for customers
Posted: 25 August 2009A-Plant is offering its customers insurance against loss of and damage to the equipment hired from the company.
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NCC honours top apprentices
Posted: 25 August 2009The National Construction College has honoured five plant apprentices at its annual awards.
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Ammann's offset boosts stability
Posted: 25 August 2009Ammann Yanmar believes its Victas offset track system (standard on machines from 2t to 10t) is the answer to the mini excavator's stability problems.
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Inquest opens into runaway digger death
Posted: 25 August 2009An inquest has opened in Scotland into the death of a 24 year old beautician Christina Frazer who was killed when an excavator fell off the back of a lorry.
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Aggreko sees profits rise
Posted: 25 August 2009Aggreko has posed interim results showing big rises in turnover and pre-tax profits.
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Hills enjoys benefits of switching to Michelin tyres
Posted: 19 August 2009A 50% increase in tyre life has prompted Wiltshire-based Hills Group to swap its nine-strong fleet of quarry machinery to Michelin’s premium XHA and XADN tyres.
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Cemex takes Sennebogen 870R-HD
Posted: 19 August 2009The UK’s first electric-powered Sennebogen Green Line 870R-HD crane has been delivered to building materials supplier Cemex.
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Recovery rates for stolen plant double
Posted: 12 August 2009Recovery rates for stolen plant have almost doubled since the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU) was set up last October.
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BAM Nuttall tests HAVi for hand-arm vibration exposure
Posted: 11 August 2009BAM Nuttall has undertaken a two-month trial using HAVi to control exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) among its workers.
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