Expanding rental group pays £3.3m for Rochester-based hirer Sandhurst

Leicestershire contractor to concentrate on civil engineering and pipeline divisions

Lending to help hirers and contractors hits record high

Rail project raises bar to exceed London emission standards

Sheet Piling (UK) designed rig to speed-up Smart motorway work

Cash from sale to Nationwide Platforms will help pay down debts

Larger HQ will help hirer accommodate growth plans

HSE warns over site vehicle maintenance after groundworks accident

Seven year contract to operate fleet of 13 maintenance vehicles across Anglia and South East

City Lifting modifies crane to up lift capacity for pre-assembled hotel modules

Battery powered mini will operate all day on single charge with zero emissions

New jobs will be spread around Staffordshire and Derbyshire factories

Indoor and outdoor facilities of East of England Arena will stop show being blighted by bad weather

Latest range is designed to improve site safety

Digger giant boosts spending with UK suppliers by 13%

Latest deal sees RTG machine added to fleet

Major deal in the tool and equipment rental sector

Sixteen plant simulators will help to train next generation of operators

Changes by CITB come under fire from contractors and training specialists

Latest Hyundai loader boasts car-style “infotainment” system

Machinery giant launches new model in a bid to prevent site accidents

Equipment rental specialist enjoys growth across all sectors

More than 15,000 people set to visit Leicestershire Plantworx show in early-June

Tragedy on disorganised site with no segregation between vehicles and workers

Turnaround plan lifts plant hirer into £14m profit after £58m loss in 2016

Site accommodation specialist invests £1m in new fleet of Groundhog units

Jackson Mechanical Services M&E tool hire arm sold for £3.6m

Equipment hire specialist optimistic as branch and distribution network streamlined

Banner Plant swoops on independent rival Premier to strengthen East Midlands offer

Selby hirer places biggest order in company’s history

Washing machine giant fined after 66-year-old contractor dies during factory repair work

Kier sheds last of plant and equipment interests

Contractor looking for drivers to take on franchises at construction haulage arm

Belgian and French giants slug it out for control of Leicester-based powered access specialist

Unsecured creditors told there is little prospect of being paid

Court hears how mobile platform boom should have been replaced rather than repaired

Administrator calls in auctioneers after failure to find a buyer

3,200 strong workforce accepts three-year pay deal

European giants battle it out for control of UK powered access specialist

Rival hirers make move on collapsed Hewden’s depots

French maker Mecalac swoops on backhoe, dumper and roller plant

Worker at plant division left in coma

Equipment hirer posts strong results and predicts even better next time

Lomax reveals possible cash offer to trump TVH bid for Lavendon

Ainscough to buy Select Plant mobile cranes

Tool hirer says branch streamlining plan taking longer to implement than expected

A-Plant swoops to buy three divisions in £29m deal with administrators

Lavendon board rejects TVH Group approach as bid goes public

Loss-making hirer’s financial woes deepen as negotiations to find new investors stall

Above ground work to start at 64-storey Owen Street resi complex