Himoinsa opens new factory
29 November 2023
Himoinsa has opened an additional factory in Spain to expand production of lighting towers and battery energy storage systems.
The 5,000m² site is the manufacturer’s fou…
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Previous Posts - November 2023
Makita’s winter warmers
28 November 2023
Makita has introduced two new heated base layers to its range of job site apparel.
Powered either by Makita’s 18V LXT battery or the 12Vmax CXT battery, professionals can stay warm…
Vp stays confident
28 November 2023
In its interim results announced today for the six months to 30 September 2023, Vp reports an increase in revenue of 2.4% of £190.9m compared with the same period last year (£186.5…
CPA funds theft prevention
27 November 2023
The CPA has today announced that it will provide a total of £90,000 of funding over the next three years to support the work of the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) and the National Cons…
Busy Challenger
24 November 2023
Challenger Site Services is gearing up to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year.
I caught up with the Ashton-under-Lyne based toilet hire specialist at the recent Portable Sanit…
Datatag RFID developments
23 November 2023
Datatag, the delivery partner of the Construction Equipment Association's CESAR plant theft prevention and recovery scheme, has unveiled an additional system that uses a hidden RFID chip enabl…
Autumn Statement reaction
22 November 2023
Although chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his Autumn Statement that the full expensing tax break for companies investing in new machinery and equipment from profits would become permanent,…
Speedy figures
22 November 2023
Speedy has reported a reduction in pre-tax profits in the first half of its financial year as hire and services revenues decreased. However, the company says it continues to trade resiliently…
SPOA tackles bridge safety
21 November 2023
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is co-ordinating the production of comprehensive industry guidance on bridge strike avoidance when transporting plant and equipment.
Th…
Ashtead update
20 November 2023
Ashtead Group, the parent of Sunbelt Rentals, has revised its annual profit expectations in the light of lower emergency response work in the US during the hurricane season and the protracted…
Thwaites wins large Plantforce order
20 November 2023
Plantforce has placed an order for 105 site dumpers from Thwaites in a deal said to be worth £4.2m.
58 of the machines are 9-tonne front-tip cabbed models which the hirer has chose…
CPA reminds Treasury of plant hirer’s needs
17 November 2023
Ahead of the Autumn Statement being delivered on Wednesday, 22 November, the CPA has written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt urging the Treasury to work with the construction plant-hire industry to…
Pothole repair boost
17 November 2023
The government has said it will redirect £8.3 billion of HS2 funding in a long-term plan to repair potholes and mend roads in England.
Local highway authorities will receive…
Investigations into Chinese excavator ‘dumping’
17 November 2023
The Trade Remedies Authority has opened two new investigations into imports of excavators of at least 11 tonnes into the UK from China, in response to two applications from JCB.
The TRA…
Know your flooring fleet
17 November 2023
Increases in operational costs, energy prices and other external factors are creating a growing demand for construction equipment hire, but in a specialist market hire companies need to be abl…
Explosion-proof cabinets
15 November 2023
The issue of lithium-ion battery safety has featured on the blog in recent months, and the manufacturer CEMO says that its fire-proof battery storage and charging cabinets now incorporate as s…
Bobcat finance for minis
14 November 2023
Bobcat has launched a new finance scheme for purchasers of its mini excavators.
Under the Agility programme, buyers are offered a 0 per cent finance plan lasting up to four years,…
CPA Conference discusses challenges and changes
13 November 2023
The many challenges facing the plant-hire industry at a time of ongoing political and economic uncertainty were discussed at the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) Annual Confer…
LGH adds Kito hoists
13 November 2023
LGH (Lifting Gear Hire), has invested in new electric chain hoists from the Japan-based manufacturer, Kito.
The company has added two models to its fleet, namely the ER2 and the EQ…
JCB’s platinum icon
10 November 2023
JCB is celebrating 70 years of manufacturing its iconic backhoe loader by unveiling Platinum Editions of the 3CX and 4CX models.
Company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE invented the bac…
When the answer’s YES
8 November 2023
Here’s a story illustrating what makes working in the hire industry so rewarding – and perhaps why Artificial Intelligence won’t be replacing frontline jobs any time soon.
EHS is a sell-out
7 November 2023
In another positive industry sign, the Executive Hire Show organising team reports that the 2024 event has now sold out with three months to go.
The Show will take place on 14 and…
Himoinsa marks UK decade
7 November 2023
How quickly time passes: Himoinsa’s dedicated operation in the UK celebrated its tenth anniversary on 5 November and much has happened during the decade.
One of the most sign…
Sunbelt plants an Acorn
6 November 2023
Sunbelt Rentals has acquired the Belfast-based camera and equipment hire business Acorn Film & Video Ltd, which has served Northern Ireland's film and TV industry for more than 25 years.
One Stop opens in London
6 November 2023
One Stop Hire Ltd has just opened its first depot in London.
Situated on a two-acre site in Erith in the south-east of the city, the 20,000 square foot unit will house all the comp…
Construction slows
6 November 2023
UK construction companies indicated that challenging business conditions persisted during October, with business activity falling for the second month running amid a lack of new work to replac…
E.T. opens second depot
6 November 2023
E.T. Hire has officially opened a new depot in Salford today to serve the busy city of Manchester, complementing its existing location in Bolton.
Managing Director Marcus Gunning s…
Wernick Power on the big screen
3 November 2023
A series of open days held recently at its depots throughout the country enabled Wernick Power Solutions to promote its products and services to customers, as well as to display the some of th…
New CFO for Vp
2 November 2023
Vp plc has announced that Keith Winstanley will join the specialist hire group as its Chief Financial Officer in January 2024.
He qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC and has rec…
Nixon changes plant focus
1 November 2023
Nixon Hire has decided to focus its national equipment supply operation on site accommodation, welfare facilities, toilets, renewable power and solar solutions.
Large plant will co…
MKM Hire’s first 15
1 November 2023
Fast-growing builders’ merchant MKM has opened its fifteenth tool hire depot at its Grantham branch.
The facility was launched at the start of October and recently held an op…