Hopes grow for a 2026 start on Lower Thames Crossing

Plant hirer strikes latest deal with machinery giant as fleet investment continues

Sunbelt more than doubles mobile site welfare capability

JCB hails historic decision for advance of hydrogen-fuelled plant on sites

Travelling excavator caught in police clampdown

$500m Texas factory under construction to expand to 1m sq ft

Leading plant hirer continues to invest in fleet

Hirer L-Lynch expands its fleet

Nine arrests after kit hired “with no intent of ever returning the machines”

FM Conway trials new service that recharges small plant in one hour

Rental specialist now selling latest Marchetti machine

Plant-hire firm flags issues with latest Network Rail spending round

Court hears how building director sold rented machines to fund sports car and gambling habit

Firm to sell fleet and focus on lighter, sustainable plant

Launch comes as equipment rental specialist posts latest results

Costain report says kit which connects and drives itself will provide a massive economic boost

Supply chain will need to install similar measures next year

Pioneering EV tipper being put through its paces

New plant and equipment hire deal worth £25m a year

Court hears how tragedy was caused by poorly maintained plant

Machinery, cars and scrap metal have disappeared at demolition specialist

Officers spotted outside sites and depots monitoring movements of large kit

Go Plant lodges court notice

Government to raise barrier to widespread use of hydrogen fuelled plant in construction

Raider drove into a fence before getting stuck on a bank

Buyer Total Plant Ltd puts two Sennebogen machines to work in Birmingham

James Penman (Plant Hire) falls into administration in 50th anniversary year

Duchy Plant Hire has a 400-strong fleet serving sites across the South West

Excavator sales hardest hit by downturn

SRL Traffic Systems and CLD Physical Security Systems establish hire partnership

Staff looking for new jobs at UK’s largest supplier of road/rail vehicles

Powered access hire giant fined £900,000

Plant giants settle telehandler patent dispute

Trade watchdog to investigate if Chinese kit is unfairly undercutting domestic machines

Firm specialised in providing heavy earthmoving equipment and skilled operators

Plant hirer to offload rental fleet in switch to site accommodation

Quick thinking Tom Cutler used his belt as a tourniquet after machine toppled on his leg

Separate plant business “not affected” by collapse of contractor

181 jobs lost as housing downturn claims latest victim

National Highways commits to remove 66 million litres of diesel on tunnel job

Speedy Hire and Niftylift pioneer zero carbon MEWP

Compact loader promises productivity matching 403 diesel model

Hire giant to improve stock taking procedures

Digital AI safety feature tells workers when safe to approach plant on site

Leeds groundworks and drainage contractor lodges court papers

More than 1,000 machines will come under the hammer at Euro Auctions site

Government approves use of hydrogen-fueled diggers on public highways.

Fast-expanding north west based haulier buys B&W Plant Hire & Sales and its 2,500-strong hire fleet

Manufacturer stops selling some excavators and crawler cranes over emissions fear

Over 20 jobs saved at Shropshire plant hire business

Skanska Costain STRABAG JV runs Kilburn site with green kit