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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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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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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Speedy Hire has joined the annual UK-wide Ladder Exchange campaign.
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The biggest potential cut in CO2 emissions from the transport sector will be achieved by operational rather than technical solutions.
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Contractors working on the Olympic Park site have agreed an immediate ban on semi-automatic quick hitches.
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Haulotte has made a big loss in the first half of the year and is in negotiations with its banks.
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Virtually 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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Contractors 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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Exceptionals plunge acess specialist Lavendon Group into pre-tax loss for the first half of 2009.
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Caerphilly Council is inviting tenders for a three-year contract to supply plant, tools and equipment.
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A-Plant is offering its customers insurance against loss of and damage to the equipment hired from the company.
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The National Construction College has honoured five plant apprentices at its annual awards.
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Ammann 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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An 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 has posed interim results showing big rises in turnover and pre-tax profits.
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A 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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The 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 have almost doubled since the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU) was set up last October.
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BAM Nuttall has undertaken a two-month trial using HAVi to control exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) among its workers.
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