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Infrastructure investment points to new opportunities for construction plant in 2027New podcast explores the changing face of construction plant financeKobelco’s Billion-Dollar Move.Hyundai Completes its A-Series Compact Excavator Range. McHale Plant Sales Take on Marines.Tobin Plant on the Charge. Phillip Gollins Steps Up with Kubota Crawler. Industry collaboration delivers new NOCN Assured eco-operations trainingH. E. Services invests over £1 million in SANY machinery as electric plant fleet expandsHyundai Adds 28-tonne Materials handler To Fleet.Infrastructure investment points to new opportunities for construction plant in 2027New podcast explores the changing face of construction plant financeKobelco’s Billion-Dollar Move.Hyundai Completes its A-Series Compact Excavator Range. McHale Plant Sales Take on Marines.Tobin Plant on the Charge. Phillip Gollins Steps Up with Kubota Crawler. Industry collaboration delivers new NOCN Assured eco-operations trainingH. E. Services invests over £1 million in SANY machinery as electric plant fleet expandsHyundai Adds 28-tonne Materials handler To Fleet.
UK Plant Expo 27
The largest, live construction plant event of 2027 will deliver a vibrant, unique and engaging visitor  experience, featuring the following:

– The ‘Blind Challenge’ 
– The Grand Finale 3-Lane Thriller
– Family Digger Land Area
– The Amphibious Challenge
– The Big Dozer Push
– Technology Street
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UK Plant Operator of the Year an Announcement
After careful consideration and consultation, we are pleased to announce that we will be launching a new ‘great outdoors’ event, UKPO-Expo, staged in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside on June 11th & 12th 2027.

Registration Opens October 1st
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A Brand-New Industry Event – Two Days of Digging, Live Demos & Active Displays.
A ‘Glastonbury’ for the sector, where the industry can gather for two days of Live Digging, Live Demo’s and Active Displays. Live commentary – Live Music – Evening Bar – On Site Accom.

Registration Opens October 1st
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12/11/26
Infrastructure investment points to new opportunities for construction plant in 2027
After a difficult year for UK construction, there are some encouraging signs ahead, particularly for the construction equipment and plant hire sectors. Glenigan’s newly published Winter 2026 Construction Industry Forecast predicts an 11% increase in the value of underlying construction…
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11/11/26
New podcast explores the changing face of construction plant finance
The latest UK Plant Operators podcast takes a closer look at construction plant finance, with Jeff Schofield joined by Steve Moody of Construction Plant Finance (CPF), the official finance partner of…
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09/11/26
Kobelco’s Billion-Dollar Move.
What the CASE Takeover Means for the Construction Equipment Industry In one of the biggest developments in the global construction equipment industry in recent years, Japanese manufacturer Kobelco…
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09/11/26
Hyundai Completes its A-Series Compact Excavator Range. 
Hyundai’s A-Series mini and midi excavator range has been completed with the introduction of the HX10Az, bringing the line-up to a total of 12 models, including the fully electric HX19e. …

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