Plant

The search is on for the UK's plant Operator of the Year with £10,000 in prize money up for grabs in a dedicated all-day festival of construction.

Civil engineering and groundworks contractor Kilmac has recently taken delivery of three new 8.5-tonne HX85A compact excavators.

Finning UK & Ireland, the world's largest Cat equipment dealer, continues to expand its regional dealer network, welcoming multiple Scottish firms as Authorised Sales and Service Centres (ASSC). The trio of established companies are Mark Garrick, R C Dalgliesh and LCF Engineering, who will join

Kubota has launched an online communication website to bring innovative customer solutions from various brands under the group's umbrella.

FTH Hire Group has acquired Lanarkshire-based Arvill Plant & Tool Hire.

Doosan has launched the new DX85R-7 8 tonne mini-excavator, the latest addition to the company’s next generation range of Stage V mini-excavators.

13-year-old Jay Currie has become one of the youngest trained articulated dump truck drivers in the UK, after gaining his Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) ADT (articulated dump truck) Red Card. The schoolboy from Cullen follows in his brother Jamie’s footsteps, who became the younge

Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS), the Rosyth-based specialist flooring contractor, has taken delivery of Scotland’s first Putzmeister Transmix truck.

Plant hire firm Morris Leslie has posted record pre-tax profits of £12.7 million, in its latest accounts made up to 30 April 2022. The results, the highest in the Perthshire business' 48-year history, have been attributed to a post-Covid resurgence in the construction industry along with a maj

Doosan has launched a new Waste and Recycling Kit for the company’s DL-7 range of wheel loaders.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK has today announced its strategic partnership with the excavator, wheel loader, parts and servicing supplier Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCM UK) Ltd.

A number of construction-based federations have now fully established a plant-focussed Sector Representative Organisation (SRO) known as the Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO).

Falkirk-based equipment hire company Your Equipment Solutions (Y.E.S) has made the move to employee ownership and handed its hard-working team control of the business. The firm has secured the future of 29 jobs by placing the majority of the shares into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

The first Women in Plant event, organised by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), has been hailed a success. The event, which sold out in advance, took place earlier in October at the Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane. It was an open forum for all women in the plant industry.

It was another successful fundraising day for Breedon Scotland when it held its annual golf event at Gleneagles. The weather was kind and 10 teams of four were made up of customers, stakeholders and Breedon staff for an individual and team Stableford competition. The individual winner was Grant Shew