Earthmoving attachments manufacturer, Miller UK have announced that they will be celebrating their 40th birthday and showcasing their latest product innovations at Hillhead 2018. Miller UK will reveal its best in class next generation, revolutionary hydraulic compact quick couplers suitable for excavators from 1 to 7 tonne as part of …
Read More »‘BUILDING TOMORROW’ Movie Scoops Brand Film Festival Award
Celebrating the best of brand storytelling throughout Europe, Volvo CE’s ‘Building Tomorrow’ short film has been presented with a bronze award in the Brand Film Festival in London. Rubbing shoulders with mega brands such as Samsung, BMW, Bacardi and Chanel, the latest Volvo CE brand movie ‘Building Tomorrow’ has been …
Read More »Genquip/Groundhog gets the pulses racing at Scot Plant
With environmental issues at the forefront of the UK construction machinery industry, Genquip/Groundhog utilised the 2018 Scot Plant equipment show to display two of their environmentally weighted mobile welfare units. Working in close liaison with their Coatbridge based partners, D & S Plant Services, the company showcased their 5m and …
Read More »Off-highway research forecasts sustained growth in global construction equipment markets
Global construction equipment sales rose 27 per cent in 2017 to 894,000 units, according to new data from specialist forecasting company Off-Highway Research. This was the highest the market has been since 2012, and was a marked turnaround from 2015 and 2016 when worldwide equipment sales bottomed-out at 702,000 units. …
Read More »Sales Up 30% in Volvo CE's First Quarter
Significant market demand increases in all major regions helped propel Volvo Construction Equipment to a strong first quarter 2018, with sales up 30% and profitability up 79%. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) enjoyed a confident first financial quarter of 2018, with strong demand increases in all major markets – …
Read More »Sales Up 30% in Volvo CE’s First Quarter
Significant market demand increases in all major regions helped propel Volvo Construction Equipment to a strong first quarter 2018, with sales up 30% and profitability up 79%. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) enjoyed a confident first financial quarter of 2018, with strong demand increases in all major markets – …
Read More »Construction Safety: Deadly Serious
One in five worker deaths in the US are in construction. We talk to Director of OSHA’s Construction Directorate Dean McKenzie about the challenges the industry faces. In 2016, there were 991 fatal injuries in the U.S. construction industry – equating to one in five of all worker deaths in …
Read More »CASE showcases its product offering for the Road Building sector at Intermat 2018
CASE dozers and graders are centre stage in the brand’s Road Building display: they offer new technological solutions and low running costs, together with all the benefits coming from a Brand with one of the longest traditions in this segment. Turin, 23 April 2018 CASE Construction Equipment is showcasing its …
Read More »CASE Celebrates 60 Years of Wheel Loader Manufacturing in 2018
CASE Construction Equipment introduced the 4-wheel drive W9 in 1958 — today the company offers a full range of compact and full-sized wheel loaders for all applications, from road building to recycling centres, from urban construction to quarries. CASE celebrates the 60th anniversary of its wheel loaders with a dedicated …
Read More »Improving construction safety: 3-step plan
Modern machines have more safety features than ever before – so why do accidents still happen? Brian O’Sullivan considers the relationship between work site traffic, people and machines. It has been estimated that 60% of all fatalities on sites can be attributed to choices made before work begins. When investigated, …
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