Lavendon profit jumps 43% for first half of 2008
Posted: 29 August 2008Lavendon, parent of Nationwide Access and Panther Platforms, has reported a 43% rise in pre-tax profits in its interim results.
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Scania adds new products
Posted: 29 August 2008Truck builder Scania has introduced a range of workshop consumables and branded products.
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Truck drivers face new mirror regulations
Posted: 29 August 2008New EU regulations on improving the standards of truck drivers' mirrors will take effect at the end of March 2009.
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JCB moves production of heavy products
Posted: 29 August 2008JCB has started to move production of its heavy products to a new, £40m, purpose-built factory adjacent to its World Parts Centre next to the A50 at Uttoxeter,...
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Terex launches three compact tracked loaders
Posted: 27 August 2008Terex has launched three compact tracked loaders (CTLs) with a fourth due next year.
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IPAF drafts new platform standard
Posted: 27 August 2008The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has started to draft a new European standard for transport platforms as it said the existing ones don't...
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NCC offers tower crane course
Posted: 27 August 2008 The National Construction College's (NCC) 2009 training prospectus includes a new two-day 'Introduction to the management of tower cranes'.
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Firm fined £400,000 over dumper double death
Posted: 26 August 2008A coal producer has been fined a total of £400,000 after two men were crushed by a 100t dumper truck.
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Doosan buys Norwegian ADT manufacturer Moxy for £44m
Posted: 26 August 2008Doosan has purchased Norwegian dump truck manufacturer Moxy for almost £44m.
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Miller workers discover deadly black widow spider in a box
Posted: 14 August 2008Factory workers at attachments firm Miller got a shock when a deadly black widow spider crawled out of a delivery box.
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Telehandler hirers defy the housebuilding gloom
Posted: 14 August 2008Fork Rents says utilisation rates are down - but only slightly.
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Selwood completes deal for Welsh firm Proplant
Posted: 14 August 2008Acquisition follows the hirer's recent purchase of Glo Hire.
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HAE unveils apprentice scheme
Posted: 14 August 2008A new apprenticeship scheme for hire desk operatives has been launched by the Hire Association Europe (HAE).
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Crane crashes into house in Matlock
Posted: 13 August 2008A mobile crane has crashed into a house in Matlock, Derbyshire, causing substantial damage to the property.
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Plant test puts off operators
Posted: 13 August 2008Plant trainers fear tough new tests could force mass drop-outs from the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS).
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18 crane firms targeted by HSE after Liverpool inquest
Posted: 06 August 2008HSE releases initial findings into the causes of last year’s Liverpool crane collapse.
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Slow start for diesel filter compliance
Posted: 06 August 2008Only three companies and five filter systems have made it onto the Energy Savings Trust's (EST) list of diesel particulate filters (DPF) complying with the requirements of the London Best Practice Guide.
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A-Plant Acrow invests £800k on trench shoring kit
Posted: 06 August 2008Plant hirer A-Plant's specialist groundworks division A-Plant Acrow has spent £800,000 on new trench shoring equipment.
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Komatsu to offer DPFs factory-fitted
Posted: 06 August 2008Komatsu is introducing a factory-fit diesel particulate filter (DPF) option on a range of plant.
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10 tips for checking your kit is CE compliant
Posted: 05 August 2008You could end up in legal hot water if it turns out some equipment you bought second hand is not CE compliant - and you've been using it on site. Here are 10 checks you should make on all kit you buy.
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