CLC highlights construction volatility
31 March 2022
In its update on product availability during March, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) highlights the volatility of material prices, fluctuations in demand and ongoing supply chain unce…
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Previous Posts - March 2022
Makita adds more Max
30 March 2022
Makita UK has expanded its XGT 40VMax range of machines with new tools for a variety of applications.
The LS003G is a 305mm brushless slide compound mitre saw delivering a no-load…
Impressive CV
29 March 2022
CV Hire Centres reports brisk business following the opening of its second depot in Warwick to complement its existing Coventry branch.
Managing director Dave Webster tells me that…
PASMA safety initiatives
28 March 2022
PASMA is introducing a new app and an on-line tool designed to enable site managers to ensure that all mobile access towers under their control are assembled correctly and that inspections are…
Hillhead set to celebrate
25 March 2022
The Hillhead construction equipment and machinery exhibition is commemorating 40 years since the event was held for the first time.
The organisers are inviting industry professionals to…
Sunak disappoints SPOA
24 March 2022
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is amongst the industry bodies expressing its disappointment with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spring statement yesterday.
The organisa…
Chancellor ‘fails to deliver’ says CEA
24 March 2022
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has branded the chancellor’s spring fiscal statement yesterday as having under-delivered and of being “an exercise of smoke and mirrors…
Two years on
23 March 2022
Question: What were you doing two years ago today?
Answer: You were coming to terms with the first coronavirus lockdown during what Boris Johnson described at the time as a moment…
JCB pedals for charity
22 March 2022
Up to 1,000 cyclists are set to climb into the saddle on Sunday, 8 May to raise funds in JCB’s NSPCC Platinum Jubilee Appeal.
The event will see participants cover either 70 miles…
Sporting GAP
21 March 2022
For the fifth year running, GAP Hire Solutions has supported a number of sports clubs through its Youth Team Sponsorship scheme.
Seven teams throughout the country have benefited over th…
Challenger’s busy Grafters
18 March 2022
Portable toilet hirer Challenger Site Services continues to expand its specialist vehicle fleet.
The Altrincham-based business introduced Isuzu trucks to its line-up two years ago and si…
HSC helps refugees
17 March 2022
The Hire Supply Company’s (HSC) recent appeal for donations to help the humanitarian relief effort for Ukrainian refugees has aroused a rapid response.
Managing director Gary McWil…
Hubbway adds Xwatch
16 March 2022
Hubbway Plant Hire of Cramlington has chosen height and slew safety systems from Xwatch Safety Solutions as its preferred option on a number of the larger excavators in its fleet.
…
Pickerings’ ISO treble
15 March 2022
Pickerings, the national provider of modular buildings and portable accommodation, reports the rare achievement of being simultaneously awarded accreditation to three internationally recognise…
Wacker Neuson acquires Enar Group
14 March 2022
Wacker Neuson has reached an agreement with the majority owners of the Spanish company Enarco S.A. to acquire up to 100% of the Enar Group.
Enar makes light construction equipment…
Taziker appoints Vp
11 March 2022
Taziker, a multi-discipline engineering and infrastructure contractor, has appointed Vp as a strategic supply chain partner on a new two-year agreement, with the option for a one-year extensio…
Working well at Hilti
10 March 2022
A hallmark of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a renewed focus within all industries on workplace health, the well-being of personnel and the ongoing adoption of new practices such as working fr…
CPA urges Treasury to help hard-pressed hirers
9 March 2022
Ahead of the Spring Statement taking place later this month, the CPA has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging the Treasury to address economic concerns faced by the industry.
In…
Positive machinery outlook
9 March 2022
The market for construction plant and machinery is likely to maintain its strength in 2022 despite potential economic challenges.
That was the view expressed by the CECE (Committee…
Ashtead stays confident
8 March 2022
Ashtead Group, the parent of Sunbelt Rentals which operates in the US, Canada and the UK, has maintained its strong performance in its results announced today for the third quarter ended 31 Ja…
HSC Ukraine appeal
7 March 2022
The Hire Supply Company (HSC) is opening the doors of both its warehouses in Nottingham and London to receive donations to support the Ukraine humanitarian relief effort.
Managing direct…
Construction stays steady
7 March 2022
A highly regarded survey of the construction industry’s performance in February showed that business activity gained across the sector. Carried out by IHS Markit for the Chartered Instit…
Q&A: Matthew Hill
4 March 2022
Matthew Hill is managing director of Obart Pumps, based in Maidstone, which distributes water pumps for the tool and plant hire, construction, utility and flood defence sectors. Originally a f…
No more spreadsheets
3 March 2022
Running a business can be made more difficult if managers have to rely on a multiplicity of systems and practices. However, Carter Accommodation, a specialist hirer of portable accommodation a…
Stage further for BGG
2 March 2022
While BGG UK reports strong interest in its Stage V low-emission generators and hybrid lighting towers, managing director Chris Archer tells me that demand is not wholly due to customers&rsquo…
Are you under-insured?
1 March 2022
Imagine if part or all of your premises were destroyed in an emergency event but your insurance cover did not meet the costs of re-building by a significant amount. How would your business cop…