Into the Zone
30 June 2021
A blog post on the site yesterday reported on the Clean Air Zones (CAZ) that some cities are introducing to curb traffic pollution, including most recently Bath and Birmingham.
So…
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Previous Posts - June 2021
Coming to a city near you?
29 June 2021
What do Birmingham and Bath have in common? Apart from the same initial letter, both have a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and more cities plan to implement them later in 2021 and in 2022.
T…
Clean in many respects
28 June 2021
The need to source sustainable equipment extends across all sectors of construction. Specialist supplier, Thermac Hire, has now introduced what it describes as the UK’s first fully elect…
Snorkel targets net zero
25 June 2021
One of the issues that Snorkel Europe’s Andrew Fishburn highlighted in his recent Q&A interview on the blog was the steady shift towards eco-friendly equipment as companies step up t…
Torrent on track with Prolectric
24 June 2021
Torrent Trackside has become the exclusive rail industry hire partner of Prolectric, which manufactures environmentally friendly site lighting products.
The deal means that Torrent…
Hire on rails
21 June 2021
Like the many other people who attended, I thoroughly enjoyed visiting Rail Live in Warwickshire last week. The weather was glorious and, following the easing of lockdown restrictions, it was…
Hilti lightens the load
21 June 2021
What is the well-dressed Hilti sales person wearing these days? You might well see them sporting the manufacturer’s EXO-O1 harness, an exoskeletal system.
It was promoted on…
Solar powered sites
21 June 2021
At the Rail Live exhibition in Warwickshire last week, Prolectric demonstrated its new ProPower solar hybrid generator comprising solar panels attached to a 30kW lithium battery pack. &nb…
New Husqvarna additions
21 June 2021
Husqvarna Construction Products showed the new DM 540i 36V cordless wet/dry core drill at the Rail Live exhibition held near Stratford-upon-Avon last week.
The tool, pictured above…
Lighting the way
21 June 2021
At the Rail Live exhibition held last week near Stratford-upon-Avon, VSL (Vanguard Solutions Ltd) launched the RailLight.
This is an LED strip light system that can be attached quickly t…
More from Milwaukee
21 June 2021
Amongst several manufacturers promoting cordless equipment at the Rail Live exhibition in Warwickshire last week was Milwaukee.
Its MX Fuel range is claimed to offer the power of c…
ESG accolade for Speedy
18 June 2021
ESG is an abbreviation that we’ll be hearing a lot more of in the future. Standing for Environmental, Social and Governance, it describes non-financial factors that investors and stakeho…
Real-life Groundhogs
17 June 2021
Genquip Groundhog is taking positive steps to obtain useful ‘real life’ data that can illustrate achievable carbon savings to customers.
“We’ve commissioned…
Smiths sees benefits
16 June 2021
Smiths Equipment Hire reports growing demand for green machinery as the technology becomes more cost-effective and practical in terms of customer benefits.
“We’ve seen…
Solar system
15 June 2021
One of the key requirements of new eco-friendly solutions is that they need to be practical as well as technologically efficient. Quick setup is one of the attributes of a new solar-powered LE…
Follow the science
14 June 2021
Major procedural shifts and step changes in regulations are often adopted first at the top of the industry pyramid and then move down along the supply chain. We’ve seen this previously w…
Husqvarna ups the PACE
11 June 2021
Having issued a number of teaser announcements on social media and other platforms in recent weeks, Husqvarna Construction Products has unveiled the first cordless power tool on a new battery…
Emissions on track for HS2
11 June 2021
While it has both passionate advocates and fervent critics, there’s no denying that the HS2 high-speed rail project is illustrating the role that new construction techniques, including s…
Hilti’s circular focus
9 June 2021
Given Hilti’s thorough understanding and comprehensive approach to previous industry challenges like HAV (hand arm vibration) and construction dust, it’s not surprising that the ma…
GAP Group’s green plans
9 June 2021
There's a challenge surrounding any new technological shift. Some end users will embrace it eagerly straight away while others will wait, perhaps because of price consideration or wariness, an…
Welcome to Site-Eco!
8 June 2021
The need to protect the planet from global warming has been described as the defining issue of our generation. What will this mean for the hire industry?
The UK will set ambitious…
Sunbelt’s strategy for sustainability
8 June 2021
As the market leader in the UK hire industry, Sunbelt Rentals believes that it has a duty to take the lead in the issue of sustainability. I sat down with CEO Andy Wright for a wide-ranging co…
Altrad Belle steps up to the plate
8 June 2021
A key point that quickly arises in any discussion about choosing sustainable equipment is that there is often no single best solution. Like most hire applications, what’s appropriate dep…
Sustainable Speedy
8 June 2021
What does being green or eco-friendly really mean? That’s what Speedy’s Andy Connor believes hirers should be asking generally regarding their own operations, products from supplie…
“Change brings more opportunities”
8 June 2021
MHM Plant knows well the challenges that the road towards net zero carbon represents, having re-hired and sold diesel and petrol equipment including lighting towers and generators since its fo…