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Taylor Wimpey Donates Van to Support Lighthouse Charity’s #Make it Visible campaign.Flannery Offers Dedicated Kubota Fleet to UtilitiesHD Construction equipment signs compact equipment partnership with Manitou GroupMiller Plant makes £1.7m investment in Cat® machines.More Power, Smarter Operation: Bobcat Presents the New L100 and Updated L85 Compact Wheel Loaders.Trimble’s New ST30 Smart Target.Seventh Heaven for Gordons Construction Equipment.Making industry jobs feel real and accessible.  All Around the World.SMT Appoint Phil Battle as MD.Taylor Wimpey Donates Van to Support Lighthouse Charity’s #Make it Visible campaign.Flannery Offers Dedicated Kubota Fleet to UtilitiesHD Construction equipment signs compact equipment partnership with Manitou GroupMiller Plant makes £1.7m investment in Cat® machines.More Power, Smarter Operation: Bobcat Presents the New L100 and Updated L85 Compact Wheel Loaders.Trimble’s New ST30 Smart Target.Seventh Heaven for Gordons Construction Equipment.Making industry jobs feel real and accessible.  All Around the World.SMT Appoint Phil Battle as MD.
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.

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Taylor Wimpey Donates Van to Support Lighthouse Charity’s #Make it Visible campaign.
Homebuilder Taylor Wimpey and the Lighthouse Charity are strengthening their partnership to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support for construction workers. As part of this shared commitment, Taylor Wimpey has donated a new van to the Lighthouse Charity, helping its team to reach…
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29/09/26
Flannery Offers Dedicated Kubota Fleet to Utilities
Equipment rental giant Flannery Plant Hire has added 62 Kubota KX016-4 mini excavators to its plant fleet, all to meet the needs of its utility customer. Each of the machines has been paired with an…
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29/09/26
HD Construction equipment signs compact equipment partnership with Manitou Group
HD Construction Equipment (Hyundai & Develon) has announced that it recently signed an agreement on a mutual sales partnership for compact construction equipment with the Manitou Group. Manitou…
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29/09/26
Miller Plant makes £1.7m investment in Cat® machines.
Family-owned Miller Plant Ltd based in Inverurie Scotland, has invested in seven machines from Finning UK & Ireland. The investment includes a Cat 966 XE medium wheel loader, a 340 hydraulic…

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