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SAFETY SHIELD LAUNCHES NEXUS to PRIORITISE the INCIDENTS that MATTER MOST. New Develon Series 9 Excavators UK Debut at Hillhead 2026Merlo on the Stand.‘Red Dot: Best of the Best 2026’ Design Award honour for Liebherr. Develon launches Series 9 and wins Innovation Award with E-Stop technologyOnwards and Upwards at Xwatch.Ongoing Commitment to the Communities We Serve.Hyundai From Dock to Dealer, with New Southampton PDI Centre.Hammerglass and Cabcare announce strategic partnership to strengthen operator safety in the UKTriple expansion for Gordons Construction Equipment with new central Scotland depot.SAFETY SHIELD LAUNCHES NEXUS to PRIORITISE the INCIDENTS that MATTER MOST. New Develon Series 9 Excavators UK Debut at Hillhead 2026Merlo on the Stand.‘Red Dot: Best of the Best 2026’ Design Award honour for Liebherr. Develon launches Series 9 and wins Innovation Award with E-Stop technologyOnwards and Upwards at Xwatch.Ongoing Commitment to the Communities We Serve.Hyundai From Dock to Dealer, with New Southampton PDI Centre.Hammerglass and Cabcare announce strategic partnership to strengthen operator safety in the UKTriple expansion for Gordons Construction Equipment with new central Scotland depot.
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.

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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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20/05/26
SAFETY SHIELD LAUNCHES NEXUS to PRIORITISE the INCIDENTS that MATTER MOST. 
 Safety Shield Global, has launched Safety Shield Nexus – a next-generation Edge AI intelligence platform which transforms how industrial safety data is interpreted, prioritised and acted upon in real time.  Built specifically for high-risk environments Nexus addresses one of the…
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19/05/26
New Develon Series 9 Excavators UK Debut at Hillhead 2026
The Develon stand at Hillhead 2026 will provide the first sighting in the UK of the company’s new 37 tonne DX360LC-9 and 42 tonne DX400HD-9 smart crawler excavators. Part of the new Series 9 range,…
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15/05/26
Merlo on the Stand.
Exhibiting at Hillhead in June, Merlo will showcase the breadth of its construction‑focused offering, highlighting the innovation and engineering that underpin its material handling solutions.…
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14/05/26
‘Red Dot: Best of the Best 2026’ Design Award honour for Liebherr.
The new Liebherr A 909 Compact and A 911 Compact Litronic wheeled excavators have received the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award in the Product Design 2026 discipline. The highest award…

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