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1 Not leaving a machine to idle for a few minutes before shutting it down If an operator consistently shuts down their machine without letting the engine idle for a few minutes first, eventually it will lead to damage or even failure of the turbo charger, which can be very …

Oil is the lifeblood of a machine. Regular checks help monitor its health, which is vital for maintaining maximum uptime and and minimum total cost of ownership.  Oil analysis is an unbeatable tool in increasing machine performance, which means increased profits. Based on data collected by analysis results, customers can …

Parkway Recycling, located just off the M6 in Birmingham run an efficient operation recycling previously used construction concrete, hard core, brick and utility arising’s, more often than not from in and around the local area. They take great pride in providing the highways, construction and utility industries with a professional …

Leading UK aggregates producer, Shire Aggregates expects to dump annual running costs of over £25,000 by fitting Michelin X Works tyres as original equipment across 12 new MAN 32-tonne 8×4 tipper trucks. The moves follows a series of test results – based on each 8×4 rigid tipper travelling around 75,000 …

Two 21m Truck Mounts from the Wilson Access fleet helped industrial painting contractors repaint the prestigious Trafford Arch Digital Advertising Site in Manchester. The Trafford Arch digital advertising site is owned by media giant JCDecaux and provides two digital screens on the A56, one of Manchester’s key arterial routes. The site was the first …

Selling at Auction With the world markets for new and used construction equipment, earthmoving and mining machinery being extremely buoyant, demand is ever changing globally, and large infrastructure projects can dictate where equipment is required and at what price around the globe. For both buyers and sellers, machinery and equipment …

Buying at Auction With the world markets for new and used construction equipment, earthmoving and mining machinery being extremely buoyant, demand is ever changing globally, and large infrastructure projects can dictate where equipment is required and at what price around the globe. For both buyers and sellers, machinery and equipment …

By UK Plant Operators The modern phone it has to be said is overpriced and fragile to say the least as the manufacturers have gone for style and technology rather than think about the environment we work and play in. Research has shown that there are a lot of us …

The changes to Tax and employment laws has seen great debate within the Construction industry and especially all those self-employed operatives who work within it. We have seen recently some significant changes to employment and tax rules and the effects this has had on everyday operatives who have been used …

What is machine control? ‘Machine Control involves the integration of survey positioning equipment onto earthmoving machines’ It can be fitted to just about any earthmoving machine, typically larger dozers & excavators, but it can also be fitted to graders, pavers, rollers, DROTT’s, etc… The survey positioning part of the equation …