Plant

Plant hire firm has Morris Leslie has started a redundancy process with some of its workforce after feeling the impact of a downturn in the construction sector. The company has its headquarters just outside Perth and operates its plant hire business from 12 locations across the UK.

A collective group of construction trade bodies led by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to highlight continued concerns around the Treasury’s policy to cut the rebate on red diesel for construction plant machinery.

West Calder-based Mulholland Plant Services has kept moving during the current crisis after securing financial support from Bank of Scotland.

The chairman of Glasgow-based plant, tool and equipment hire firm GAP Group has retired after 14 years in the role.

The different message from the Scottish Government regarding the construction industry compared to the rest of the UK is causing frustration throughout the country, the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has said.

JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators, the company announced today.

Morris Leslie Ltd has submitted fresh plans to build 240 homes near Errol Airfield, along with commercial units, open space, play areas and infrastructure to connect the development to the wider area.

A construction worker was given the send off of his dreams when his coffin was delivered to the crematorium in the bucket of a JCB digger.

Glazing and home improvements firm CR Smith has been fined £12,500 for breaching health and safety law after a forklift truck operator was run over by his own vehicle.

A-Plant has been awarded a five-year strategic supplier contract with Story Contracting following a rigorous tender process.

The Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) card scheme is not fit for purpose in its current guise, according to Unite.

Fred Story, the founder of Story Contracting, has cut the ribbon at the formal opening of the company’s new Scottish head office in Blantyre with clients and suppliers.

Jim Connolly has been appointed by welfare and plant hire specialist supplier Garic to head up its Scottish sales operations. Based at the company’s distribution hub in Falkirk, Jim will be responsible for developing relationships with existing and new clients across the country.

Civil engineering and plant supply company Story Contracting has opened a new Scottish head office in Blantyre following a period of significant growth in operations and workforce. The family-owned company, founded in Carlisle in 1987, already has offices in central Glasgow and Edinburgh, and employ

Civil engineering and infrastructure company Story Contracting opens a new office in Glasgow following framework success.