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Tanfield mulls disposal of electric vehicles division

The Tanfield Group Plc, the Wearside-based company that owns the Snorkel and UpRight brands of aerial work platforms, has received... Read more >

Haulotte dives into the red

With the world market for powered access platforms falling in the region of 75% in 2009, French manufacturer has reported sales do... Read more >

Plant and machinery auctions rise in 2009

While sales of new machinery was down dramatically in 2009, the used equipment market thrived. That seems to be the conclusion to ... Read more >

JCB offers power steering option on 4x4 Groundhog UTV

An electric power-assist steering option (EPAS) is now available on the JCB Groundhog 4×4 UTV. This automotive-type system is... Read more >

Research report says that UK water industry is set for record investment levels

The UK water industry is forecast to make record investments of £24 billion in capital equipment, infrastructure and operational a... Read more >

News from SED

Kabco Introduce New 'Luxury' Welfare Unit

In response to the demand for premium, high specification welfare facilities, Kabco has developed a ... Read more >

Brand New Cruncher from BM Attachments

BM Attachments has developed a brand new pile brea... Read more >

Nylacast Introduce New Eco Friendly Engineering Plastic

Market leading Engineering Polymer Solutions Compa... Read more >

EC Hopkins Sole UK Agents for PowerGrit Utility Saw Chain

E C Hopkins has recently announced that the compan... Read more >

Red Rhino Update Crusher Range

Last year's SED exceeded all expectations for Winf... Read more >

New edition of SEM now on line

Thumbnail image for SEM cover March April.jpgThe digital edition of latest Site Equipment Manager (SEM) is now available on line and can be viewed free of charge by clicking here.

In addition to the normal news round-up, the topics covered in this edition include plant theft, an interview with Kier Plant's managing director Ian Gordon and a preview of what will be at Bauma.
There is also a Finance Special to help plant owners survive the economic recovery - which might be trickier than you imagine.

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Nissan NV200 offers "class-leading cargo capacity"

The van version of Nissan's global NV200 was unveiled at the Barcelona Internati... Read more >

New branding for McCauley Trailers

Northern Ireland based McCauley Trailers Ltd has launched a new corporate identi... Read more >

JCB donates diggers for disaster relief

JCB is donating two 3CX backhoe loaders to help the disaster relief effort in Ha... Read more >

Turnkey's hire package uses Microsoft platform

NAV4Hire is a bespoke computer package for plant and equipment hirers from Turnk... Read more >

Congestion charge alert through iPhone

If you have an iPhone, you can download an application from iTunes that lets you... Read more >

Terex selects Scania's Stage IIIb engines

Terex is to use Scania's Stage IIIb and Tier 4i engines in some of its construct... Read more >

Digger Blog

Nick Drew my life in plant part three

After being made redundant from Wimpeys around 1982-83 I became a bit like a fish out of water for a while as I had like... Read more >

Caterpillar launch new E2 series backhoe loaders

At a prestigious press event last week Caterpillar launched its latest upgrade to the E-series backhoe loader range with... Read more >