Easier public sector tendering for SMEs
30 November 2022
Measures are being put in place to make it easier for SME (small to medium enterprise) businesses to tender for public sector contracts.
Martin Traynor OBE, small business crown re…
News for Tool Hire, Equipment Hire & Plant Hire and Rental Professionals
Previous Posts - November 2022
Plant sector representative body established
29 November 2022
A number of construction-based federations have fully established a plant-focused sector representative organisation (SRO) known as the Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO).
T…
Vp stays resilient
29 November 2022
Vp’s interim results announced today for the six months ended 30 September 2022 show a resilient performance despite the challenging wider economic background.
The group repo…
Zapptizer’s success story
28 November 2022
I originally wrote about Zapptizer almost exactly two years ago back in December 2020, just as the second Covid-19 lockdown ended and England adopted a strict three-tier system of restrictions…
GAP gets greater
25 November 2022
Quite unmissable from junction 16 of the M8 motorway, GAP Group’s new head office in central Glasgow gives roughly twice the space of its former facility.
The imposing Citypoint 2…
JCB’s smallest Loadall
25 November 2022
The ongoing demand for compact equipment for work in confined locations has been shown by JCB having introduced its smallest Loadall telescopic handler model to date.
The 514-40 has a ca…
Groundhog on top of the world
24 November 2022
Genquip-Groundhog has won two more environmental awards for its sustainable welfare and temporary accommodation units, having been named as a CSR World Leader and a Green Champion for its iRan…
Construction product availability improves
23 November 2022
Positive news from the wider construction industry, which reports a vastly improved picture regarding the availability of building materials. There are, however, a number of negative factors.&…
More from Morris
23 November 2022
Expansion is planned at Morris Machinery.
That’s what David Hunt, a director of the John F Hunt group told me in an update following the organisation’s acquisition of t…
Taskman machines ease the pressure
22 November 2022
Seddons Plant & Engineers designs and builds its Taskman pressure washer range at its Bolton headquarters and the company believes that this fact, coupled with keeping its supply chain as…
In control with Bobcat
21 November 2022
Amongst a number of concept machines displayed by Bobcat at Bauma last month was a version of the manufacturer’s 3.5-tonne E35 mini excavator fitted with an electro-hydraulic control sys…
Are YOU busy?
18 November 2022
Are you busy? Well, it appears that many hirers and suppliers certainly are, despite recessionary rumblings and inflationary pressures that make business forecasting difficult.
One examp…
Positive reactions to Autumn Statement
17 November 2022
Industry organisations were quick to give their response to chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement made earlier today, seeing it as providing positive measures to encourage infrastruc…
Government urges industry for Ukraine energy support
17 November 2022
The business and energy secretary Grant Shapps has issued an appeal to UK industry to supply Ukraine with more power generation equipment to repair the widespread damage caused by Russian atta…
Pump up the football
15 November 2022
The FIFA World Cup kicking off this Sunday will be like no other as it takes place during the winter to reflect the desert climate of host nation Qatar.
The unusual timing, however…
Speedy interims reflect macro challenges
15 November 2022
Speedy’s results announced this morning for the six months to 30 September 2022 reflect the influence of wider macro economic challenges that will affect all businesses in these unpreced…
United Rentals buys Ahern Rentals
15 November 2022
US giant United Rentals is buying the assets of family-owned Ahern Rentals, Inc. for approximately $2.0 billion (£1.7 billion) in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed before…
Busy Hireline on the move
14 November 2022
Plant and tool hirer Hireline will be moving to new premises in January and the company reports that business levels continue to grow.
Hireline has been based at its current locati…
Dromad’s green machines
11 November 2022
Dromad Hire has recently placed orders for more than 20 new powered access machines, of which 60 per cent are green electric or hybrid versions.
The award winning company, which is…
Benefits from flexible working
11 November 2022
Where are you reading this? Probably at your employer's offices, but perhaps you’re at home, since flexible working arrangements have become very much part of the new world of employment…
New era dawns for Kensite Services
10 November 2022
Kensite Services is a good example of a business that is planning for expansion despite the challenging economic background.
Founded in 1988 and based in Atherton, Greater Manchest…
Sun shines on Stuart Power
9 November 2022
Stuart Power continues to develop its innovative range of containerised Hybrid Power Safe battery packs.
Managing director Russell Tregent updated me when I visited the company&rsq…
HSE researches HAV on cordless tools
8 November 2022
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a report into the hand-arm vibration (HAV) and noise emissions of battery powered tools compared with equivalent traditionally powered model…
JCB Pothole Pro hits the roads
7 November 2022
JCB reports more interest in its Pothole Pro machine for tackling essential highway maintenance.
Northumberland County Council recently invested in one of the units to help keep the coun…
Construction statistics show market volatility
4 November 2022
It was coincidental that the October statistics in the Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) were released today – the day after the Bank of England announced the largest i…
Q&A: Craig Michel
4 November 2022
Craig Michel is managing director of Paragon Protection Systems, the company which developed the Zappshelter site storage structure system. The family business serves customers in the UK and s…
Plantworx thinks Big
3 November 2022
The organisers of the Plantworx 2023 exhibition for construction plant and machinery say that 145 companies have already secured their stand space and that 85 per cent of the digging demonstra…
Bird virus could create equipment demand
3 November 2022
While the risk to human health is very low, another virus is spreading throughout the country.
Following an increase in the number of detections of avian influenza (bird flu) in wild bir…
Hydrema adopts CESAR ECV
2 November 2022
Hydrema (UK) is the latest construction machinery manufacturer to fit CESAR and the related Emission Compliance Verification (ECV) marking to its Stage V dump trucks.
CESAR is the offici…
Firefighters blaze a trail to Demon
1 November 2022
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has invested in five new all-terrain vehicles to use as quick-response units for wildfires on Dartmoor, each fitted with a fire fogging unit deve…