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CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association) has announced that the 4th annual Stars of the Future Plant Mechanic Apprentice Awards will be held at Vertikal Days exhibition, Haydock Park on Wednesday 15th June 2016. Hosting the awards and talking about his experiences is none other than Nicolas Hamilton, a racing driver in …

Since its launch in 1998 Scotplant has been promoted as ‘the exhibition where deals are done’ and the 2016 event is on track to successfully showcase quality equipment to the right buyers once again. Hill Engineering, a leading attachment manufacturer based in Newry Northern Ireland, has signed on the dotted …

Miller UK will be exhibiting its new PowerLatch Tilt coupler at the 2016 ScotPlant event – Scotland’s biggest construction equipment trade show. The leading earthmoving attachments manufacturer has a significant customer base in Scotland, and ScotPlant attendees will be able to discover more about Miller’s full range of innovative products …

Washington’s blizzard may have broken records, but conditions can plummet some 40°C lower at the Siberian coal mine where six Terex Trucks rigid haulers are working 24/7 to help keep Russia warm. This is no place for weaklings. With temperatures dropping below -50°C in the winter, the conditions at the …

Global sales of construction equipment are forecast to grow 3.9 per cent in unit terms in 2016, to 760,508 machines, according to specialist economic forecasting and market research consultant, Off-Highway Research. The expected improvement follows a weak performance in 2015, when global unit sales fell more than 10 per cent …

MOBA UK and Highway Data Systems (HDS) have formed a joint venture to provide road builders with a unique service that combines MOBA’s state-of-the-art sensing technology and HDS/MATest’s world-class materials testing that, together, will ensure that highways are built to the very highest standards.   The partnership between MOBA and …

YHC Hire Solutions have just taken delivery of 49 Takeuchi mini excavators in a six figure deal from CBL Plant Sales that will both bolster and update the company’s range of small plant, enabling them to offer their customers the highest quality equipment on the market coupled with exemplary service. …

SAILOG SRL, based in Urgnano, Italy has recently been appointed as the region’s dealer for Hyundai Heavy Industries forklift trucks (Lombardia, Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d’Aosta). The company has been a forklift truck specialist for over 30 years, offering rental, sales and service of forklifts. SAILOG SRL is among the …

LiuGong Europe and Portsmouth based UK dealership Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS) have signed an exciting sponsorship deal with Motocross team Cab Screens Husqvarna for the forthcoming 2016 season, during which time the team will be known as Cab Screens LiuGong Husqvarna. As part of the deal LiuGong will …

Volvo CE, VFS and Volvo Trucks are all helping to deliver a much needed 21km – mostly tunneled – E4 highway extension outside the Swedish capital. Volvo CE, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Financial Services collaborate with Volvo Truck Center and Swecon to ensure the project’s success. Road congestion is not …