Industry News

JCB has confirmed that it will not be attending the Bauma trade show in Munich this year. This year the event takes place in the week of the 8thApril, a week after the UK is set to leave the EU. JCB owner Lord Bamford has long been a vocal supporter …

Engcon, the world-leading tiltrotator manufacturer, is set to begin production of the EC-Oil 80, its largest automatic hydraulic connector to date. The connector will allow large, high-flow tools to be quickly and easily connected to excavators of up to 40 tonnes using the Q-Safe 80 quick hitch, meaning the operator …

Leading the international mobile material handling market, Telestack supply some of the largest blue-chip companies in the world. Designed, manufactured and exported from their current 105,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Omagh, Northern Ireland, Telestack plan to extend their manufacturing capacity by initially building a phase one 45,000sqft factory on …

One of the UK and Ireland’s leading equipment rental specialists has appointed a top world rally driver as its brand ambassador for 2019. KDM Hire has partnered with Dungannon-born rally star Kris Meeke in his quest to challenge for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) title. The Cookstown-based company is …

Liebherr mobile harbour cranes dominate the MHC sector with an approximate market share of up to 65% The great demand for the world’s largest MHC, the LHM 800, is rising steadily – Six sales in 2018 confirm the trend Sales regions that had performed less well in recent years were …

The Hawk group of plant hire companies has gone into administration. According to the Group the liquidation of facilities management company Carillion a year ago was partly to blame for its demise. The group which is based in northwest Shropshire is one of the largest independent plant hire companies in …

Construction work on the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory is forging ahead as it targets a summer opening. The shell of the 350,000 sq ft plant next to JCB Heavy Products and the World Parts Centre at Uttoxeter is on course to be completed slightly ahead of schedule …

In the first full year following their appointment as distributor in Ireland for the Komatsu Forest range of timber harvesters and forwarders, McHale Plant Sales has reported 2018 unit sales beyond the double-digit threshold with forward orders on hand that indicate even higher levels are possible this year. Since entering …

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has launched a used equipment remarketing service to help plant hire firms seamlessly update their fleets. The company pledges to evaluate and purchase existing rental machinery, offsetting the value against new Yanmar models. Available through dealers across the UK and Ireland, the service will allow …

Finlay Group is re-branding to Molson Finlay as part of a re-branding exercise being completed by Molson Group following a year of fast paced growth which included the acquisition of the Finlay Group in June 2018. After a year that saw significant expansion in the breadth and depth of the …