Plant News

Glasgow contractor buys more X Series JCBs

Glasgow-based civils contractor George Leslie has been so impressed with its new JCB X Series excavator that it has ordered two more.

Electric drill rig coming to HS2

German foundations specialist Bauer has completed site testing of a prototype electric drilling rig that is heading for the UK.

Demolition contractor takes control of haulage

A Sheffield based demolition contractor has become self-sufficient with the purchase of a specialist waste removal truck.

Caterpillar rolls out ‘smart creep’ feature

Caterpillar is set to launch a new ‘smart creep’ feature for D3 skid steer loaders (SSL) and compact track loaders (CTL) that use its cold planer and wheel saw attachments.

Automatic steering for soil compactors

Trimble has added a new horizontal steering control function to its Earthworks Grade Control platform for soil compactors.

BAM converts paving machine to battery drive

Royal BAM Group’s Dutch civil engineering company, BAM Infra Nederland, has commissioned the conversion of a Wirtgen asphalt spreading machine from diesel to electric battery power.

Brick-laying robot gets NHBC accreditation

A brick-laying robot created in Yorkshire by Construction Automation has secured NHBC Accepts accreditation.

Builders fined after fatal tower fall

A construction company has been fined after an employee died as a result of falling from a mobile access tower.

Groundforce goes online for attachment hire

VP subsidiary Groundforce has launched what is claims is the UK’s first e-commerce site for excavator attachments.

GGR bucks Covid to grow profits

Latest accounts filed by lifting equipment distributor GGR Group show that it managed double-digit profit growth in 2020 despite a dip in sales revenue.

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