100 Big Scissors for Hire Safe Solutions
UK based rental company Hire Safe Solutions has started taking delivery of 100 Sinoboom 5389RD 53ft Rough Terrain diesel scissor lifts. The 5389RE - first introduced as an electric model…
Case fills gap with 421G wheeled loader
Case Construction Equipment is filling the gap between its compact and medium-size wheeled loaders, with the new 421G. The 421G is the first Case wheeled loader in the 100hp segment.…
Rygor Plant joins Dieci Network
The addition of Dieci telehandlers widens out the product range that Rygor Plant can offer. It already represents XCMG, Mecalac and Kaeser, covering excavators, loaders, dumpers, compaction equipment and compressors.…
Atlas Copco launches megawatt storage system
Atlas Copco has launched what it claims is the largest energy storage system on the market.The Atlas Copco ZBC 1000-1200 energy storage system (ESS) delivers 1MW of power from a…
HSS quits Ireland
Grafton Group has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of HSS Hire Ireland Limited from HSS Hire Group for €31.6m (c. £26m) on a cash and debt free…
Sleator expands coverage
Sleator Plant is expanding from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.Sleator Plant has a new €1.2m depot in Dublin to sell and service construction machinery for customers in the…
LibDem leader still having fun
In last year’s general election Ed Davey managed to maintain media attention with a panoply of stunts and zany photo opportunities. He was seen having a go at surfing, paddle-boarding,…
BAM welcomes hydrogen JCB loadall after site trial
BAM Construction has welcomed JCB’s hydrogen-powered loadall telescopic handler after testing the machine on a major Midlands regeneration project.The company has been trialling the first JCB 540-180H loadall on the…
JCB had a royal visit yesterday as part of its 80th anniversary celebrations.
His Majesty the King was given a tour of JCB’s factory and innovation centre in Rocester and briefed on the company’s forays into hydrogen powered machinery.On a tour of the…
JCB launches 403E full cab ultra-compact electric loader
A new version of JCB’s 403E ultra-compact electric loader has been designed to eliminate at-source emissions and reduces a farm’s carbon footprint.The new machine is equipped with a fully glazed,…