BML hits six with Trime
26 April 2024
Surrey-based BML Plant Hire has added its first generators from Trime’s Power Division to its fleet.
The order comprises an initial six MGTP6000 SSY 6kVA models which complement Tr…
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Previous Posts - April 2024
Develon shows hybrid prototype
25 April 2024
At this week’s Intermat exhibition in Paris, Develon has shown a prototype wheel loader designed to be powered by either a battery pack or a hydrogen fuel cell.
The manufacturer s…
Speedy highlights collaboration
24 April 2024
I’ve been looking back at Speedy Hire’s Live Expo 24 event which took place in Liverpool last month with 150 exhibitors and a varied seminar programme focusing on company initiativ…
Makita on wheels
24 April 2024
It’s hard to keep up with all the product announcements from Makita at the moment. The latest is a new battery powered wheelbarrow addition to its LXT outdoor power equipment range.…
Tsurumi well on track
23 April 2024
Tsurumi Pumps UK is well on track to meet its pledge to plant 10,000 trees this year as part of its strategy towards Net Zero.
As reported previously, the company is planting one tree in…
AJC in control
18 April 2024
AJC Power Solutions has continued to develop its environmentally friendly product range with new additions to its battery energy storage line-up.
The use of high-capacity 10kWh battery…
All-electric Nixon
16 April 2024
Nixon Hire has introduced fully electric welfare vans to its hire fleet aimed at users who need to reduce their carbon footprint.
The adapted Ford Transit vehicles are powered by two li…
Belle saw brings benefits
15 April 2024
While obviously being environmentally friendly replacements for their fossil fuel driven counterparts, battery powered products can also delivery operational advantages, as the Site-Eco blog h…
Atlas Copco nitrogen generators
12 April 2024
Atlas Copco has launched a range of portable nitrogen membrane generators.
The NM series comprises four different models. The NM 500-25 and NM 1000-25 are designed for smaller-scale appl…
Hilti’s wider circle
11 April 2024
As followers of the blog will know, the issue of circularity and the wider circular economy is one of Hilti’s key areas of focus on its journey towards Net Zero.
The topic was des…
What do you mean, green?
10 April 2024
The issue of what’s known as greenwashing is being discussed more widely.
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HAE highlights hirers’ green role
9 April 2024
The HAE has highlighted the positive role hirers can play in promoting the wider adoption of environmentally friendly equipment in the association’s response to the government’s ca…
Garic thinks outside the box
8 April 2024
Recognising the role it can play in helping construction sites address sustainability issues, welfare unit hirer and supplier Garic is introducing a new branding emphasising sustainability, se…
Speedy's peatland project
4 April 2024
Speedy Hire has launched a project planting cotton grass plants in the North Pennines to support peatland restoration in the UK’s boglands. In partnership with construction company Sisk…
Snorkel’s Mini success
3 April 2024
Snorkel reports that its new all-electric drive S3013 Mini scissor lift has rapidly proved popular with tool and equipment hirers, not least because it meets a specific need on new-build const…
Wacker battery rammers
2 April 2024
Wacker Neuson has announced a number of eco-friendly product innovations for the first half of 2024.
A new generation of battery-powered rammers have an ergonomic guide handle and a rep…
Beyond belief!
1 April 2024
Once again, the first day of April has seen a flurry of unusual announcements about eyebrow-raising product developments.
As the Easter Monday bank holiday fell on 1 April this year, th…