Himoinsa reveals Flogas LPG partnership
31 May 2022
In a significant development, generator manufacturer Himoinsa has partnered with liquid gas supplier Flogas Britain to offer a turnkey solution for UK users seeking a cleaner and cost-effectiv…
Discovering Sustainable and Practical Tool Hire and Plant Hire Opportunities
Previous Posts - May 2022
Control weeds with foam
31 May 2022
A company that has developed an environmentally friendly range of weed control equipment and treatments has now introduced a hire service.
Weedingtech, whose UK business is based in Lond…
Illumin8’s solar solution
30 May 2022
With more events now scheduled to take place as the pandemic recedes and increasing demand for more lighting on construction sites, railways and industrial projects, site lighting specialists…
“The Air That I Breathe”
28 May 2022
I have just visited what is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful towns in Spain. And it’s always been something of an enlightened place.
Santillana del Mar in Ca…
“When the Levee Breaks”
27 May 2022
As the visionary science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once mused: “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.”
And water is a valuab…
“Ain’t No Sunshine”
26 May 2022
Solar power is amongst the options for providing green energy on the route to net zero. But of course, to make it work you need the sun to shine.
And that might be challenging some…
“Who Are You?”
25 May 2022
As you can see I've been trying to make some new contacts on our northern Spanish holiday. Pictured is Maia, one of three St. Bernards who permanently reside at the hotel where we are staying…
“Highway Star”
24 May 2022
Not surprisingly, my wife Christine and I have hired a car (with unlimited mileage) for our scenic holiday in the remote Cantabrian mountains of northern Spain.
It’s a petrol…
I'm going to be travelling...
19 May 2022
Next week the content on both sections of the website will be a bit different.
After two years and more than 1,000 uploaded stories (a milestone reached this week), I am having a h…
Balfour Beatty assesses eco costs
18 May 2022
An update on progress at Balfour Beatty’s Zero on Balfour Beatty’s zero carbon construction site project for the Edinburgh Biomes initiative at the city’s Royal Botanic Garde…
JCB hydrogen machine for Jubilee Pageant
17 May 2022
JCB machines from past and present will be part of a pageant in London on 5 June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The event will involve more than 10,000 people and tell t…
MHM targets Scotland
16 May 2022
The MHM Group has expanded its operations into Scotland for the first time.
Having recently acquired a location near Glasgow, the business is now operational across nine locations coveri…
Hillhead goes green
16 May 2022
This year’s Hillhead plant exhibition is adopting a range of measures to make the show a more sustainable experience for visitors and exhibitors.
The indoor Main and Registration p…
HS2 diesel-free milestone
13 May 2022
In what could be the shape of things to come, a site that is part of the HS2 building operation in London has become the project’s first completely diesel-free construction site.
A…
Hubbway adds more Trime units
13 May 2022
Hubbway Tool and Plant Hire has added 40 X-Eco Hybrid Lithium lighting towers to its fleet, manufactured and supplied by Trime UK.
Nick Hubb, managing director of the business which is b…
Nixon Hire in the Frame
10 May 2022
A new addition in Nixon Hire’s environmentally friendly equipment fleet is the Solar Smart Frame which has been developed in association with AJC EasyCabin.
“Many compa…
Himoinsa offers more energy
9 May 2022
Something significant is happening on the route to net zero.
A frequent Site-Eco theme is that there can be no single, one-size-fits-all solution and that users will need to select the m…
Clean the air with Husqvarna
9 May 2022
Husqvarna Construction is launching a new range of H-class dust extractors for use in tandem with grinders, disc cutters, drill motors and other light construction equipment.
The fi…
Hilti goes greener
6 May 2022
Hilti is well-known for the bright red boxes that its tools come in, but the colour green is also featuring strongly in the company's worldwide operations.
According to the group’s…
Green MHM wins bronze
5 May 2022
MHM Group has won bronze in the Green World Awards for its Green Site Power Package designed to reduce carbon emissions at construction sites. The company will receive the trophy at a ceremony…
Keep track with Mecalac
4 May 2022
Telematics systems are being adopted more widely as a means of monitoring and controlling operators’ carbon footprints.
Now Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has announced th…
Grey areas with red diesel
4 May 2022
Following on from yesterday’s post outlining reactions to the removal of the red diesel rebate for construction users – which included the view that it was the biggest challenge th…
Shades of red
3 May 2022
It’s been a month since the removal of the red diesel rebate in the construction industry. What’s been the impact? Posts today and tomorrow will summarise a quick straw poll I have…