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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NCC honours top apprentices
Posted: 25 August 2009The National Construction College has honoured five plant apprentices at its annual awards.
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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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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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Spat between CEA and EIC over diesel particulate filters
Posted: 11 August 2009The CEA has disputed assertions by the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC), which represents diesel particulate filter manufacturers, that all concerns regarding fitting the filters to plant had been addressed by the Best Practice Guide (BPG) and the registration system.
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Speedy boosts low-level access fleet
Posted: 07 August 2009Speedy has invested £600,000 in a new range of low level access equipment.
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Report analyses big plant owners’ performance
Posted: 06 August 2009Catherine Stratton's 2008/2009 Plant Hire Investment Report analyses the UK's biggest plant owners.
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Lavendon buys EPL from administrator
Posted: 06 August 2009Lavendon Group has bought the trade and certain assets of EPL Access from the administrator for £1.3m.
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Michelin clarifies crane tyre capacity
Posted: 04 August 2009Michelin has issued a warning about fitting its 445/95 R 25 X Crane 174F tyres to axles over 15.6
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