National Highways trials intelligent compactionGalliford Try’s team on the A303 has been trialling intelligent compaction technology for National Highways.
Mammoet tries belt & braces approach to crane safetyDutch lifting specialist Mammoet is taking no chances when it comes to safety, fitting a crane with three different warning systems.
UK’s first autonomous dump truck unveiledA Devon quarry is hosting a pilot of a self-driving vehicle.
First Chinese telehandlers arrive in the UKChinese construction machinery manufacturer Sany has begun shipping telescopic handlers to the UK.
HS2 debut for Sennebogen telecrawlersNorthamptonshire-based Total Plant has bought a pair of Sennebogen 683E telescopic boom crawler cranes.
Scotland gets Women in Plant groupThe Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has set up a Women in Plant working group to better represent the interests of women in the sector.
Warwick Ward lands Ausa dealershipMachinery dealer Warwick Ward has signed up as a distributor for Spanish manufacturer Ausa.
Hire companies left hanging over full expensingChancellor Jeremy Hunt has promised a major tax break to plant hire companies – but only “when fiscal conditions allow”.
Speedy doubles solar lighting fleetSpeedy Hire has increased its inventory of X-Solar lighting towers from 100 to 200.