Electric Hireman
31 August 2021
The old adage that every challenge is really an opportunity has proved true for The Hireman.
The London-based independent had ordered a number of replacement diesel pickup vehicles…
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Previous Posts - August 2021
Bobcat takes the Stage
27 August 2021
While it may be on the large side for the typical tool hire and equipment hire fleet, the launch by Bobcat of a new 6-tonne wheeled excavator model with a Stage V engine shows that there will…
Wacker plate newcomers
26 August 2021
Wacker Neuson has introduced a new series of single direction vibratory plates available with petrol engines or battery power for work on asphalt surfaces and soil compaction.
Both…
Iconic chargers planned
25 August 2021
There’s been much debate about the need to improve the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles (EVs) and for greater standardisation.
The Government has now appoi…
LPG mini from Kubota
24 August 2021
While fuels like hydrogen and HVO are making headlines as interest grows in sustainable solutions for powering machinery, we mustn’t forget other alternatives – one of which is LPG…
Sunbelt’s low-emission Net
23 August 2021
Sunbelt Rentals is helping Balfour Beatty reduce carbon emissions at more than 40 construction sites by rolling out more widely its cloud-based energy and power management system called Eco-Ly…
EV research gains speed
20 August 2021
The Government certainly seems to be putting its foot to the floor in its attempts to address shortcomings in existing battery technology for powering electric vehicles (EVs) and in stimulatin…
GAP’s Cesar success
19 August 2021
As part of its drive to become net-zero by 2040, GAP is successfully fitting Cesar ECV identification to its ride-on plant.
The ECV (Emissions Compliance Verification) scheme, whic…
Strategy for hydrogen
18 August 2021
The Government yesterday announced initial details of its eagerly awaited Hydrogen Strategy for introducing this form of energy for industrial, domestic and other purposes.
While o…
Beware of greenwashing
17 August 2021
Often when talking to people about becoming more environmentally friendly the conversation touches on two areas. The more positive one is how ideas and strategies adopted by larger organisatio…
Speedy access to HVO
16 August 2021
Speedy is now providing eco-friendly hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as standard with the machines supplied by its 11 specialist powered access machinery service centres.
The move…
Aggreko trials hydrogen
13 August 2021
Aggreko is trialling hydrogen combustion generator sets and hybrid battery systems at one of its locations in The Netherlands.
The specialist power generation hirer says it has suc…
GAP completes HVO trial
12 August 2021
GAP has completed what it believes to be the longest and most detailed real-life trial of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel in the hire industry.
For two years, the Glasgow-based hir…
Faster plaster brings benefits
11 August 2021
Many people in hire will know the name Richard Coffey. In 2001 he established Supply UK Hire Shops (acquired by Boels Rental in 2017) and since then he’s maintained his entrepreneurial o…
Road maps and dashboards
10 August 2021
He’s become a familiar face through the Government’s regular televised Covid-19 briefings, but Sir Patrick Vallance, Britain’s chief scientific adviser, has made some interes…
“Code red” for urgent action
9 August 2021
In its 13 chapters and 1,800 pages, the UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report published today warns that global warming will reach dangero…
Hydrogen in the pipeline
9 August 2021
It’s often said that the widespread availability of energy sources derived from hydrogen will be crucial in meeting future power needs on the scale required.
Funding has been grant…
GAP looks ahead with Trime
6 August 2021
The blog has already highlighted how the tax changes next April requiring users of construction equipment to replace red diesel with normal non-rebated fuel will result in significant operatin…
Going green brings savings
5 August 2021
Perhaps the biggest single obstacle in the adoption of sustainable equipment alternatives is the common perception that they are more expensive.
Certainly the R&D costs of new…
Inside the pack
4 August 2021
Amongst key sustainability challenges is determining which solution is the most appropriate for a particular customer’s site, but all too often users have unrealistic expectations. …
TP’s sustainability drive
3 August 2021
Half-year results announced today from Travis Perkins for the six months ended 30 June 2021 provide a fascinating snapshot of challenges that businesses linked to the construction industry fac…
Eco interest revs up
2 August 2021
I heard about an interesting indication of growing demand for eco-friendly equipment during a recent conversation with Mat Llewellyn, managing director of MHM Plant.
Mat tells me t…