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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.The ‘Real McCoy’ as contractor takes delivery of Hydrema 922G Dumpers.Site Dumper Order Sees Firm’s JCB investment ‘Rocket’ Past £4.5 million.Ashbrook Selects Euro Auctions as ‘Disposal Partner’ during Major Fleet Refresh.H. E. Services: The Bomb Squad.SER validates “hydrogen-on-demand” with up to 25% fuel saving in Ultimate Cell® trialFlannery 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.The ‘Real McCoy’ as contractor takes delivery of Hydrema 922G Dumpers.Site Dumper Order Sees Firm’s JCB investment ‘Rocket’ Past £4.5 million.Ashbrook Selects Euro Auctions as ‘Disposal Partner’ during Major Fleet Refresh.H. E. Services: The Bomb Squad.SER validates “hydrogen-on-demand” with up to 25% fuel saving in Ultimate Cell® trial

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Flannery Plant Hire confirms major presence at UK Plant Expo 2027
  • Plant Expo News
3 min read
23/08/26
Flannery Plant Hire confirms major presence at UK Plant Expo 2027
Flannery Plant Hire has thrown its weight behind UK Plant Expo 2027, confirming a major presence at the new live plant event as both a sponsor and exhibitor. Taking place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June 2027 at the Heart of England Events Centre in Warwickshire, UK Plant Expo will bring the…
SANY UK & Ireland joins UK Plant Expo 2027 and backs 360 Excavator Challenge
  • Plant Expo News
3 min read
21/08/26
SANY UK & Ireland joins UK Plant Expo 2027 and backs 360 Excavator Challenge
SANY UK & Ireland has confirmed a major presence at UK Plant Expo 2027, joining the exhibitor line-up and sponsoring the highly competitive 360 Excavator Challenge. The global construction equipment manufacturer will be at the Heart of England Events Centre, Warwickshire, on 11 and 12 June…
Executive Hire Show Director Chris Moore backs UK Plant Expo 2027
  • Plant Expo News
2 min read
20/08/26
Executive Hire Show Director Chris Moore backs UK Plant Expo 2027
As the Executive Hire Show prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2027, Show Director Chris Moore has given his backing to a key addition to the construction equipment events calendar, UK Plant Expo.  The organisers of UK Plant Expo sat down with Chris to talk about the new event, the…
Myers Group and Johnsons of Wellfield Invest in First Hitachi Excavators
  • Industry News
2 min read
17/08/26
Myers Group and Johnsons of Wellfield Invest in First Hitachi Excavators
Myers Group and Johnsons of Wellfield have welcomed two new Hitachi excavators to their quarry operation, marking the start of a new partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery UK. The delivery of a Hitachi ZX530LCH-7 and ZX210LC-7 represents a significant investment for the business, which has…
KT Montgomery invests £8m in Cat fleet expansion.
  • Industry News
3 min read
17/08/26
KT Montgomery invests £8m in Cat fleet expansion.
KT Montgomery has invested £8 million in new Cat® machines from Finning UK & Ireland as the Scottish plant-hire company scales up for major earthworks, highways, quarrying, aggregates and energy infrastructure work. The company has recently invested heavily in new machines, with Cat equipment…
The ‘Real McCoy’ as contractor takes delivery of Hydrema 922G Dumpers.
  • Industry News
2 min read
17/08/26
The ‘Real McCoy’ as contractor takes delivery of Hydrema 922G Dumpers.
Earthworks, groundworks and civil engineering specialist McCoy Contractors has strengthened its on-site capability with the delivery of three new Hydrema 922G Series dump trucks. “The decision to invest in the Hydrema units was driven by the growth of our project portfolio,” commented Chris…
Site Dumper Order Sees Firm’s JCB investment ‘Rocket’ Past £4.5 million.
  • Industry News
2 min read
17/08/26
Site Dumper Order Sees Firm’s JCB investment ‘Rocket’ Past £4.5 million.
Rocket Rentals has taken delivery of 40 new JCB site dumpers in a £1.5 million deal that takes the company’s total investment in JCB equipment this year to more than £4.5 million. Supplied by Holt JCB, the latest order follows a major fleet expansion earlier in 2026, which included 55 new JCB…
Ashbrook Selects Euro Auctions as ‘Disposal Partner’ during Major Fleet Refresh.
  • Industry News
2 min read
17/08/26
Ashbrook Selects Euro Auctions as ‘Disposal Partner’ during Major Fleet Refresh.
Cheshire-based family business Ashbrook has selected Euro Auctions as its disposal partner as it undertakes a major fleet refresh following a record £18 million order for new equipment from JCB. The first 35 machines will go under the hammer at the Euro Auctions Leeds this week from 19–22…
H. E. Services: The Bomb Squad.
  • Industry News
4 min read
10/08/26
H. E. Services: The Bomb Squad.
When people think of excavators, they usually picture construction sites, roadworks and major infrastructure projects. They probably do not think about uncovering the remains of a Second World War V1 flying bomb. Yet that is exactly what happened when H. E. Services supported an archaeological…
SER validates “hydrogen-on-demand” with up to 25% fuel saving in Ultimate Cell® trial
  • Industry News
4 min read
10/08/26
SER validates “hydrogen-on-demand” with up to 25% fuel saving in Ultimate Cell® trial
After a rigorous nine-month evaluation via OEM telematics, Stevens Equipment Rental is now offering Ultimate Cell® technology to help customers reduce fuel spend and CO2 emissions on major earthmoving projects. The results are drawn from controlled, real-world trials and reflect performance under…
BOA Not Constricted as it Adds More Kubota to Fleet.
  • Industry News
2 min read
10/08/26
BOA Not Constricted as it Adds More Kubota to Fleet.
BOA Plant Hire has been investing heavily to update its fleet of equipment, adding more than 25 Kubota compact excavators in the last six months. The company which operates more than 100 machines, of which 80 are Kubota’s, with almost every model from the micro K008-5 through to the 8.5-tonne…
Green light for capital projects secures investment in 28 new Cat® machines from Finning
  • Industry News
3 min read
10/08/26
Green light for capital projects secures investment in 28 new Cat® machines from Finning
30 new machines have recently been delivered to civil engineering and plant hire business The Walters Group, as the UK heads into a new era of large infrastructure project delivery. The investment supports large infrastructure and quarrying contracts across England and Wales and brings the…
Hyundai Delivers Fuel Savings for Whitelocks Plant.
  • Industry News
4 min read
10/08/26
Hyundai Delivers Fuel Savings for Whitelocks Plant.
A recent report from Hyundai shows a HL975A CVT Wheel Loader is providing significant fuel efficiency savings for North Yorkshire plant hire and civil engineering contractor Whitelocks Plant. The machine, which is working in a sandstone quarry to the north of Leeds, is equipped with a continuously…
UK Plant Expo 2027 adds new wave of exhibitors as industry support builds
  • Industry News
6 min read
04/08/26
UK Plant Expo 2027 adds new wave of exhibitors as industry support builds
UK Plant Expo 2027 has added a further wave of exhibitors as support continues to build across the plant and construction equipment industry. The event takes place at the Heart of England Events Centre in Warwickshire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June 2027. BKT Tyres has joined Flannery Plant Hire…
Bridgebank Unveils Hitachi Machines Supporting the Christie Charity.
  • Industry News
3 min read
04/08/26
Bridgebank Unveils Hitachi Machines Supporting the Christie Charity.
East Midlands contractor & hirer Bridgebank Group has teamed up with long term partner Hitachi Construction Machinery UK in support of Manchester based The Christie Charity. In October 2023, Tom Ryan, Chairman of Bridgebank Group, was diagnosed with cancer and began receiving treatment at The…
J Lingard Site Services invests in second Rototilt with support from SJ Pigg.
  • Industry News
3 min read
04/08/26
J Lingard Site Services invests in second Rototilt with support from SJ Pigg.
North Yorkshire contractor J Lingard Site Services has added a new Rototilt RC5 tiltrotator to its fleet, fitted to a highly specified 16-tonne Volvo EC160E excavator. The investment is the company’s second Rototilt, following five years of successful use with an R3 model. With a varied workload…
IT’s a Y.E.S. From Hirers & Kubota in Scotland. 
  • Industry News
4 min read
04/08/26
IT’s a Y.E.S. From Hirers & Kubota in Scotland. 
Falkirk-based plant and tool hire business Your Equipment Solutions (Y.E.S.) continues to expand across Scotland. The company which has depots in Dundee, opened three further branches in Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow earlier this year. The expansion has led to the purchase of more than 70 x…
CASE Distributor Appointment
  • Industry News
1 min read
04/08/26
CASE Distributor Appointment
CASE Construction Equipment has appointed Hamstead Plant as its new authorised dealer in the UK, covering Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcester. With more than 100 years of experience serving the construction industry, Hamstead Plant has established a strong reputation…
Andy Burnham: We’ll value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap.
  • Industry News
4 min read
28/07/26
Andy Burnham: We’ll value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap.
What is holding back our teenagers isn’t lack of ambition but the skills and experience to make the most of it says the prime minister writing in todays Times. Travel a few miles anywhere in Britain and things begin to change. The accents, the food, the footy kits that kids wear — and the…
Enovert gives landfill dozer second life with Finning rebuild
  • Industry News
3 min read
27/07/26
Enovert gives landfill dozer second life with Finning rebuild
Waste management company Enovert has returned a 2011 Cat® D6T dozer to frontline landfill work after commissioning a certified powertrain and hydraulic rebuild from Finning UK & Ireland. The machine, which had recorded 9,511 operating hours, was originally sent to the Finning Winsford branch…

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