Six Groundhogs for Welfare Unit Hire
31 March 2022
Wigan-based Welfare Unit Hire recently added to its 100-strong fleet with the arrival of six 3.2m GP360 models from Genquip Groundhog.
Mick Elston, managing director of WUH, tells
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Wigan-based Welfare Unit Hire recently added to its 100-strong fleet with the arrival of six 3.2m GP360 models from Genquip Groundhog.
Mick Elston, managing director of WUH, tells
Generator manufacturer Himoinsa is poised to introduce some exciting developments relating to its machines running on LPG that are designed to bring cost savings, operational efficiencies and
HS2 Ltd, the organisation delivering the UK’s largest infrastructure project, has signed up to support the Construction Leadership Council’s carbon reduction campaign.
It wil
The Government has announced a strategy to improve the infrastructure of charging electric vehicles, expecting a tenfold expansion in charge points to 300,000 by 2030.
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As previously reported, the transition to using white diesel after the imminent removal of the red diesel rebate for construction applications from 1 April is posing challenges, questions and
National Highways, the new identity of Highways England, will unveil a new industry-wide scoring system for Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) to construction professionals at the Futureworx
New analysis by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) suggests that the provision of charging points is not keeping pace with the increasing sales of electric vehicles. It says
An indication of the ongoing progress that is being made in new technology is shown by Stihl’s introduction of a battery with laminate cells designed to give greater performance.
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The imminent removal of the rebate on red diesel for construction users is obviously making many hirers look at how they will store and transport fuel in the future.
As the blog has repo
The MHM Group is continuing to develop the range of environmentally friendly equipment offered in its Eco portfolio of low-emission products that emit zero or reduced carbon levels and can be
Trime UK has won another trophy for its sustainable lighting towers, winning silver in this year’s Green World Awards, held recently in Abu Dhabi.
The Green World Awards are the to
At first I thought it was an April Fools’ spoof released prematurely, but apparently not.
Scientists at the Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl
It’s exactly a year since high-mileage driver Peter Beach, sales and marketing manager with welfare cabin manufacturer Genquip Groundhog, started using an electric vehicle. I have been m
Established just six months ago, Climate Supplies has acted quickly to secure accreditation to two recognised standards – ISO 9001:2015 relating to management quality, and ISO 14001:2015
Trime UK now offers a broad range of environmentally friendly lighting tower variants, enabling hirers and users to select the option that best meets their sustainability requirements and cons
Aggreko is beginning a changeover from diesel to greener energy sources in its fuel management services. The move is part of the temporary power hire specialist’s plans to cut the amount
The forthcoming all-electric Ford E-Transit has received a Gold Award from independent vehicle safety authority Euro NCAP for its advanced driver assistance systems.
These include autono
In what the company believes to be the largest single purchase of Stage V generator sets for the UK hire market, John F Hunt has ordered 180 new units from Bruno Generator Group, ranging from
Kwasi Kwarteng, the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, made some significant comments in Parliament yesterday on the phasing out of Russian oil imports in reactio
Green Site Solutions, the site lighting division of rail contractor ISS Labour, has expanded its fleet of battery powered lighting towers with the addition of 20 X-Eco Hybrid Lithium sets, whi
The Winter 2022 Paralympic Games are currently taking place in Beijing with athletes vying for medals, but elsewhere Gold of a different kind has been won by GAP Hire Solutions.
The hire
Astley Hire has achieved a significant milestone as the company sets out on its journey towards net zero.
The Leigh-based business is one of the first industrial equipment hire com
Harnessing wind power invariably crops up in discussions about eco-friendly sources of energy. And it’s a concept with a long and successfully heritage.
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With the removal of the red diesel rebate for construction less than a month away, there have been more eleventh-hour calls for the implementation to be postponed.
As reported on t
The removal of the tax rebate on red diesel and biodiesel for construction industry users from 1 April is certainly proving to be a hot topic at the moment.
It’s been the sub
With a month to go before the rules change relating to the use of red diesel and rebated biodiesel, the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is urging owners of construction plant, and th
The story here on the site a week ago discussing the likely impact of removing the red diesel tax rebate for construction users from 1 April generated some interesting feedback on social media