MHM’s Christmas cheer
30 December 2022
Instead of buying Christmas gifts for clients this year, MHM Group has donated to the Trussell Trust which runs more than 1,200 food banks throughout the country.
The charity recor…
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Previous Posts - December 2022
HS2 contractors strike gold
29 December 2022
Two of HS2’s main works civils contractors, SCS JV and EKFB JV, have become the first HS2 construction teams to achieve the gold accreditation from the Supply Chain Sustainability School…
Driving research into new energy sources
28 December 2022
More than £70 million in joint government and industry investment will support projects to develop technology for zero-emissions vehicles in the UK.
Five successful projects…
Electric JCB milestone
22 December 2022
JCB has just seen the 1,000th electric mini excavator drive off the production line at its Compact Products factory in Cheadle.
The 19C-E model went into full production in 2019.&n…
Maintaining the charge
21 December 2022
When Genquip Groundhog’s sales and marketing manager Peter Beach told me that he had recently moved house from Sheffield to Gloucestershire, I initially wondered if this was a drastic mo…
The power of Nuron
20 December 2022
An earlier blog story reported on Hilti GB’s unveiling of its Nuron cordless power tools range which the company describes as the biggest launch in its history. The result of eight years…
More control with Belle
19 December 2022
The blog has previously discussed examples of green versions of existing products that do not just do away with fossil fuels, but also give significant operational benefits. And here’s a…
Scotland outlines hydrogen power plans
16 December 2022
The Scottish Government’s newly published Hydrogen Action Plan sets out steps to help the country’s emerging hydrogen sector achieve an ambition of producing five gigawatts (GW) of…
Trime appoints new marketing manager
15 December 2022
It’s certainly been a busy year for Trime UK. The company has frequently been in the news for the sales of its sustainable lighting towers, wash bays and associated equipment to hi…
Costain to help United Utilities on Net Zero
14 December 2022
Construction group Costain has been appointed by United Utilities to provide consultancy, engineering and design support services to deliver the concept and definition phase of works to help p…
Green Power Hire’s hydrogen package
13 December 2022
Green Power Hire has developed an emission-free system comprising one of its battery storage units charged by a hydrogen fuel cell from Taylor Construction Products (TCP) as a sustainable on-s…
Aggreko buys load bank hirer
9 December 2022
Aggreko is to buy Crestchic, a specialist hirer and supplier of electrical equipment including load banks and transformers used in testing power generation equipment.
Aggreko said that t…
Bright outlook for MHM
8 December 2022
MHM Group reports a sharp rise in demand for models in its range of sustainable equipment designed to reduce carbon emissions.
The company has seen an influx of enquiries for its solar p…
Ford calls for better EV charging provision
7 December 2022
Ford is calling on the government and local councils to improve electrical vehicle (EV) infrastructure, after research found over half (51 per cent) of UK van drivers think current charging pr…
Green HS2 sites arrive ahead of schedule
7 December 2022
HS2 reports that ten construction sites on the project have become 100 per cent diesel-free ahead of schedule.
Seven sites in the Chilterns and Colne Valley, and three in London have eli…
Heat pump training could spur hire demand
6 December 2022
The UK government has awarded £9.2 million of funding to training organisations to deliver programmes in installing heat pumps and energy efficiency measures to take advantage of future…
Battery benefits
5 December 2022
An EU-funded project has highlighted the environmental benefits that adopting portable battery systems can give when replacing traditional fossil-fuelled generators.
In the study f…
Manitou adds ECV markings
2 December 2022
Manitou, one of the earliest adopters of the Cesar plant marking and protection scheme, has now added the ECV (Emissions Compliance Verification) element of the initiative. The manufacturer be…
Business flows in for GAP
1 December 2022
GAP Group has agreed to buy the existing fleet of 200mm high-head and high-flow sewage pump sets of DXB Integrate Ltd (DXBi), the Suffolk-based specialist hirer and supplier.
The m…