Mecalac swings in
30 October 2023
Mecalac has launched the eS1000, a 7-tonne battery powered swing loader complementing its 11-tonne electric excavator.
The machine is designed for economy of movement in operation…
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Clements forks out for battery machines
27 October 2023
Coventry-based Clements Plant & Access Hire recently announced that it has added battery powered compact electric forklifts to its fleet.
The 3-tonne environmentally friendly E…
Lifos powers up
26 October 2023
Providing electricity for the lighting and rigging equipment specialist Essential Supplies stand at last week’s Showman’s Show was a Lifos Fort hybrid unit.
The Fort is…
Visiting the Village
25 October 2023
AJC Power Solutions has set aside an area outside its Luton headquarters as an Innovation Village where it can display some of its flagship products designed to enable sites to lower their car…
Wernick adds Flybrids
25 October 2023
Wernick Power Solutions has added the Punch Flybrid unit to its fleet.
The unit’s flywheel energy recovery system stores kinetic energy to use when needed to downscale peak e…
Costain’s green road
24 October 2023
Costain has won a prestigious Green Apple Environment Award for significantly reducing the carbon footprint of works it has undertaken on the M6 motorway.
The Costain Smart Motorways All…
John F Hunt grows battery fleet
23 October 2023
John F Hunt Power displayed some of the latest fleet additions on its stand at the Showman’s Show last week, including new battery energy storage units that can be used alongside a diese…
Prolectric strikes gold
20 October 2023
Prolectric has for the second time been awarded a gold accreditation for corporate social responsibility (CSR) by the CSR-A organisation, which delivers the global standard for CSR.
Foll…
Green success for Nixon
19 October 2023
Nixon Hire reports that its Wolverhampton flagship depot for renewables equipment has established itself quickly, serving customers across the West Midlands.
As reported earlier on…
A successful Vision
18 October 2023
Welfare unit manufacturer Advanté’s Vision Solar range has won two International Green Apple Awards, one for environmental improvement and the other for sustainable development.
Batteries cure headaches
17 October 2023
The ways in which battery energy storage systems can solve eight temporary power headaches for site managers were discussed in a recent webinar organised by Powr2 which manufactures such units…
MHM invests big in solar
16 October 2023
MHM Group, the specialist rehire business offering power generation equipment, site lighting, fuel tanks and related products, has announced a significant £4.3 million investment in two…
Green Groundhogs
13 October 2023
Genquip Groundhog’s efforts in addressing sustainability issues relating to its own carbon footprint as well as helping customers and suppliers to do has been recognised by the company h…
Trime shines for Glendun
12 October 2023
Dungannon-based plant and machinery dealer Glendun Plant has placed an order for more than 100 Trime X-Eco and X-Eco Hybrid Lithium lighting towers in readiness for the clocks going back at th…
Prolectric’s bright hybrid
11 October 2023
You know it’s autumn when manufacturers add new lighting equipment to their portfolios in readiness for the longer evenings and darker mornings.
New from Prolectric is the Pr…
Advanced Access Platforms expands JCB fleet
11 October 2023
JCB has delivered the latest machines in a £2 million order from Advanced Access Platforms that includes electric scissor lifts, telescopic handlers and rotating telehandlers.
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Speedy acquires Green Power Hire
10 October 2023
Speedy continues to expand its offering in the sustainability sphere with the acquisition of Green Power Hire Limited announced today for £20.2 million.
Green Power Hire, who…
Sunbelt’s squirrels show sustainability
9 October 2023
Understanding how to embark on the journey to Net Zero can be daunting for many end users owing to the sheer diversity of eco-friendly equipment available, the variety of fuel options and the…
Green Wacker Neuson launches
6 October 2023
Wacker Neuson is adding to its line-up of battery powered machines.
The compact TH412e, shown above, is the first electric telehandler from the company, offering a lift height of 4…
Targets for net zero
4 October 2023
The benefits that organisations can achieve in adopting carbon management strategies under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) were discussed during the recent Supply Chain Sustainabil…
Fitting heat pumps and solar panels
3 October 2023
An insight into the workings of domestic energy systems using heat pumps and solar panels, as well as the work necessary for their installation and maintenance, was given at a Professionals Da…
Hydrogen pros and cons
2 October 2023
Balfour Beatty has given a further update on its use of hydrogen fuel to power machinery at its Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh site (above) to lower emissions, with some thought-provoking find…