Plant News

Tower crane guidance for mothballed sites

The Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) tower crane interest group (TCIG) has issued advice on how tower cranes should be left if out of service for potentially many months.

JCB joins ventilator production drive

JCB’s cab factory is turning over its production lines to making steel housings for Dyson ventilators.

New date set for Russian Bauma

Bauma CTT Russia, which was to have been held in May, has been postponed until later this year.

Plant hire sector keeps delivering through the crisis

The message from the UK’s plant hire to its customers is: we want to keep serving you but we don’t want to see you, thanks.

JCB directors go without pay as plant shutdown is extended

JCB is suspending all UK production until at least the end of April as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Cat brings out new backhoe loader series

Caterpillar is introducing four new backhoe loader models to replace its F2 Series.

Coronavirus: UK plant shows put back a year

The Hillhead trade fair for quarrying and construction machinery has been postponed by a year due to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Hitachi UK teams up with Topcon

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK has signed a partnership with Topcon Positioning GB to provide automated machine control technology on its diggers.

Sandhurst opens new attachments hub

Specialist attachments supplier Sandhurst has moved its Scottish hub to larger premises close to the M8.

Study gives insights into work platform accidents

A study by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) shows that accidents while using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are proportionally more likely when working in public areas or alongside roads.

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