Plant News

Leadership change for Ainscough

The UK’s largest mobile crane operator is looking for a new chief executive.

Molson acquires Finlay Scotland

Molson Group has taken over Finlay Scotland Ltd and secured the distribution rights for Terex Finlay in Scotland.

Brake failure and operator error blamed for runaway rail plant

The official investigation into a why a road-rail vehicle ran away out of control has found the causes to be a combination of faulty deployment of the rail wheels and poor maintenance of the rail wheel braking system.

AI robots help sort demolition waste

Two companies have teamed up to launch AI-driven robotics systems to sort, pick and process demolition debris for recycling.

Teevan Hire places £2m Bobcat order

London-based M Teevan Hire has placed an order worth more than £2m for around 100 Bobcat mini-excavators.

BSS adds Snorkel push-arounds

BSS Industrial, the pipes and heating division of Travis Perkins, has taken delivery of 50 Snorkel S3010P push-around mini scissor lifts.

Top Gear excavation puts professionals in a spin

Construction professionals have been left horrified by the latest episode of the television programme Top Gear, with some even calling for the Health & Safety Executive to step in and take action.

£400k fine after operator killed by power line strike

A civil engineering contractor has been fined £400,000 after a loader crane operator was killed by an overhead power line strike.

Robots reline Somerset rail tunnel

Concrete-spraying robots have enabled Network Rail to speed up tunnel repair work in Somerset.

Crane hire start-up looks to Liebherr

Chelmsford-based Eastern Crane Hire has taken delivery of its second new Liebherr mobile crane in two years.

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