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JCB and Ridgway Rentals ‘roll with it’Frugal fuel focus for Emmitt Plant with new Kobelco deal.Liugong to showcase everyday electric solutions at Vertikal Days 2026Value the Hard Hat as Much as the Graduation Cap.Golden Eagle Flies High with Takeuchi.Flannery Plant Hire confirms major presence at UK Plant Expo 2027SANY UK & Ireland joins UK Plant Expo 2027 and backs 360 Excavator ChallengeExecutive Hire Show Director Chris Moore backs UK Plant Expo 2027Myers Group and Johnsons of Wellfield Invest in First Hitachi ExcavatorsKT Montgomery invests £8m in Cat fleet expansion.JCB and Ridgway Rentals ‘roll with it’Frugal fuel focus for Emmitt Plant with new Kobelco deal.Liugong to showcase everyday electric solutions at Vertikal Days 2026Value the Hard Hat as Much as the Graduation Cap.Golden Eagle Flies High with Takeuchi.Flannery Plant Hire confirms major presence at UK Plant Expo 2027SANY UK & Ireland joins UK Plant Expo 2027 and backs 360 Excavator ChallengeExecutive Hire Show Director Chris Moore backs UK Plant Expo 2027Myers Group and Johnsons of Wellfield Invest in First Hitachi ExcavatorsKT Montgomery invests £8m in Cat fleet expansion.
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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25/08/26
JCB and Ridgway Rentals ‘roll with it’
Oswestry-based Ridgway Rentals has invested in three of the new unique compaction machines in a deal which also includes JCB 220X tracked excavators and articulated booms. Supplied by dealer Gunn JCB, the new arrivals join a massive JCB fleet of more than 400 machines. The new JCB compaction…
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25/08/26
Frugal fuel focus for Emmitt Plant with new Kobelco deal.
Emmitt Plant say they are looking to support more tier one projects, so much so they’ve worked with Molson Equipment to upgrade their fleet’s fuel efficiency. This sustainability-focused…
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25/08/26
Liugong to showcase everyday electric solutions at Vertikal Days 2026
LiuGong has announced that they will return to Vertikal Days 2026 with one of its most comprehensive battery-electric access equipment displays in the UK. In a market where electrification is…
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24/08/26
Value the Hard Hat as Much as the Graduation Cap.
With last weeks GCSE results announced, the Prime Minister said he wants to see the Hard Hat valued as much as the Graduation Cap. This sentiment was echoed by Tim Balcon, CEO at CITB who said.…

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