“Simply the best machine and back up I’ve ever had.” These are the words of owner-operator Mervyn Vaughan about his new Hyundai HX220AL and the supplying dealers Molson Equipment. Mervyn and wife Pamela started M&P Plant Hire based in Verwood, Dorset in 2001. The start of the company saw Mervyn …
Read More »Executive Hire Show postpones to February 2022
The organisers of the annual Executive Hire Show have taken the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 event by 12 months. This year’s event had already been delayed by eight-weeks from its original dates in February, this being due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, ongoing public health concerns have made …
Read More »Hyundai distributor Taylor & Braithwaite expands sales territory
Hyundai is pleased to announce that Hyundai distributor, Taylor and Braithwaite, based in Sandford in Cumbria, has expanded its territory to include, South Yorkshire. The new area is in addition to the company’s existing patch, which covers the rest of the Yorkshire areas, Lancashire, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Dumfries and Galloway. …
Read More »GKD Technologies welcome David Perez as new Chief Executive Officer
On January 1st, 2021 GKD Technologies, an industry-leading supplier of personnel and machinery safety systems appointed David Perez as its next chief executive officer, putting a seasoned CEO in place, to succeed long-time leader and founder of GKD, Nick Ground. David brings a proven track record of scaling businesses in …
Read More »UK Construction equipment sales showed a 1% increase in Q4 compared with 2019
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment continued to show a strong recovery at the end of 2020. Sales in December were 15% ahead of December 2019 levels, and this was sufficient to edge Q4 sales to 1% above the same quarter in 2019 (graph 1). Construction activity continued to …
Read More »First end-to-end digital solution for infrastructure construction 4.0
Digital process solutions for civil engineering have been available for just under a decade and are now used throughout Europe. Digitization has become an indispensable part of road construction. What initially began with smaller special solutions quickly led to major challenges. These challenges and the developments that will change the …
Read More »Speaker Lineup Released for First Ever “People, Plants and Paving Digital Conference”
MILWAUKEE — The sixty-session lineup for the first ever “People, Plants and Paving” Digital Conference has been released at WorldOfAsphalt.com. The sessions, ranging across five different tracks, feature a number of the asphalt paving industry’s best and brightest. “National Asphalt Pavement Association members and stakeholders have a lot to gain …
Read More »Five ways to maintain your dump truck during winter
Terex Trucks’ articulated haulers, the TA300 and TA400, are robust machines that are built to perform reliably in cold weather – slippery surfaces and icy slopes are not a problem for these tough dump trucks. To help keep your truck up and running throughout winter, Terex Trucks has five tips …
Read More »72 U.S. and EU Associations Send Joint Letter to U.S. President Biden and EU President von der Leyen Calling for Immediate Suspension of Retaliatory Tariffs
Lifting Tariffs WiEase Economic Burden & Help Reset Trans-Atlantic Trading Relationship BRUSSELS – Seventy-two U.S. and European associations representing a wide range of industries sent a letter today to President Joseph R. Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the immediate suspension of tariffs on sectors unrelated …
Read More »SAMOTER: 31st Edition Postponed to 2023
Decision shared with manufacturers and sector associations 2021 will welcome a new in-quarry demo event Verona, 8 January 2021 – SaMoTer, Veronafiere’s triennial international construction machinery exhibition, will welcome companies and sector operators once again in March 2023. This is a further and definitive change of date compared to the …
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