Trime UK, one of the leading suppliers of environmentally sound LED lighting to the UK construction market, displayed three of their latest products at this year’s rail expo, Rail Live 2019. Their X-ECO BATTERY, X-CHAIN and X-CITY HYBRID units were open to inspection by members of the rail industry on …
Read More »Plantforce Rentals tackle safety issues head-on with new ‘highly spec’d’ Hyundai wheeled excavator
Plantforce Rentals is a leading construction equipment rental company headquartered in Somerset, with additional depots across the West Country and the Midlands. The company owns a fleet of 93 Hyundai machines ranging from 6 tonnes up to 52 tonnes, which include loading shovels, crawler, and wheeled excavators. Plantforce has recently added …
Read More »Hacking the Key to Optimizing Digital Diversity
Changing technologies mean every company needs to stay ahead of the digital curve, but few go so far as inviting hackers to take over their systems. Yet Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) did just that. Volvo CE’s first hackathon ‘Hack Sprint’, a collaboration with Volvo Group Connected Solutions is a …
Read More »Photos Tell the Stories of Equipment Manufacturing Workers
MILWAUKEE, June 6, 2019 – Photos taken by documentary photographer Brad Romano were unveiled today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). More than 150 photos were collected as part of an ongoing effort to help tell the story of the 1.3 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing …
Read More »Electric City: Rethinking London's Streets
If London plans to be a zero-carbon city by 2050, there have to be huge changes in policy, transport infrastructure and public attitude. Volvo Construction Equipment talks to Mark Poulton, Vehicle Technology Manager and Principal Technical Specialist at Transport for London (TfL) to see how this European capital is joining …
Read More »Volvo Construction Equipment and SDLG Take Next Step in China
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and SDLG will further extend its cooperation to accelerate the profitable growth journey. As of December 2020, all excavators from 15 tons made for the Chinese market will be consolidated into one product line based on the latest Volvo technology and Volvo branded. Volvo CE …
Read More »Terex Trucks set to expand throughout Russia
Terex Trucks is benefitting from the construction boom in Russia. Choosing to strike while the iron is hot, Terex Trucks – together with its exclusive dealer, Mining Eurasia – wants to bring its articulated haulers to even more customers in new locations. Covering a geographical area of 17.1 million km2 …
Read More »Nasco Load Indicators makes Plantworx debut with ‘One Stop Shop’ Demo Machine
Essex based Nasco Load Indicators is the brainchild of Managing Director Neil Smith who has over 30 years of experience in the business. The company which has developed a ‘one stop shop’ approach has been supplying plant safety and productivity systems for the past 20-years and in recent times have …
Read More »MHM head to Dublin for the inaugural Executive Hire Show Ireland
The MHM Team have completed their preparations and will heading off to the Green Isle Hotel, in Dublin, ready for the inaugural Executive Hire Show Ireland. Set for Wednesday 5th June and opening between 3:30 – 7:30pm, the Executive Hire Show Ireland is an informal event where hire firms can …
Read More »New Exhibition Celebrates Machines of the Future – Build in Lego Bricks
Through a series of visionary LEGO models designed by fans of all ages, exclusive exhibition FutuRE:BUILD reveals the imaginative power of machine technology – at London Transport Museum. What will the construction machines of the future look like? And how will they perform? After inviting members of the public from …
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