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Mark Royse, head of sales at Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, explores the highways sector’s changing regulatory landscape and explains why manufacturers are investing heavily in next-generation product development to set new standards in safety, efficiency and productivity.

JCB has confirmed that the forthcoming Scottish Plant Operator Challenge, taking place on 27th July, will mark the debut of JCB’s new 4CX DualDrive backhoe loader in Scotland. Competitors, visitors and plant enthusiasts attending the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge will be able to test drive

The organisers of the Scottish Plant Operator Challenge (SPOC) 2024 have announced a major sponsorship deal with manufacturer Milwaukee and Scottish authorised distributor for the brand Highland Industrial Supplies (H.I.S).

Quarry material supplier Hillhouse Group has invested in three new Cat machines following a fleet production study by Finning UK & Ireland to increase production at its Troon quarry site.

The Women in Plant (WiP) group of the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has teamed up with high-visibility workwear supplier Leo Workwear to promote suitable PPE and clothing for women in the plant industry.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, outlining its concerns on embargo times - police enforced movement orders which are preventing the movement of construction plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the day.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is to host its annual conference on Thursday 7th November 2024 with the theme of ‘Shaping the Future: Insights for the Plant-hire Sector’.

After such a busy weekend, which saw 6,600 visitors to ScotPlant, the team from the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) reflect on the event and share some highlights on what remains the most significant event for the plant industry in Scotland.

Stolen plant equipment is being recovered with help from the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) and other organisations.

Mecalac has appointed a new dealer to its UK and Ireland distributor network. Headquartered in Carlisle, but with dealerships on both sides of the border, Lloyd Ltd will retail Mecalac’s latest range of compact construction equipment across Northern England and Southern and Central Scotland.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has published a plant industry best practice guide to bridge strike avoidance in an effort to educate the plant industry, reduce the estimated 2,000 road and railway bridge strikes that occur each year, and keep members of the plant industry and all road

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has appointed Castle Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons) as the company’s authorised dealer for the whole of Scotland.

Agricultural and construction machinery providers Balgownie Limited and Balgownie Rentals Limited have been acquired from administration by MacGregor Industrial Supplies (MIS) Limited, preserving 15 jobs. The sale of the 117-year-old business includes both the Inverurie and Turriff tr

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has invested £100,000 in its members with a Tenstar simulator and bespoke trailer. This state-of-the-art training equipment is designed to make it easy for SPOA members to visit schools, businesses and colleges across Scotland to encourage young peo

Castle Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons), the authorised dealer for Develon for the whole of Scotland and the county of Cumbria in England, is showing the Develon range for the first time at the ScotPlant 2024 Exhibition.