Hillhead 2026 has opened with equipment, safety, and digital launches. CEA members are showing new plant, telematics, finance, protection, and support products.
Ausa has launched a 9-tonne dumper with AI Vision technology. The reversible machine combines high payload capacity with person detection, cameras, radar, and operator alerts.
Fischer robots are autonomously drilling thousands of Frankfurt office fixings. The model-guided system is supporting heating and cooling ceiling panel installation for Strabag and Ed Züblin.
BauWatch says construction crime is targeting remote sites and plant. The warning points to organised theft, digital methods, high-value equipment losses, and rising pressure on site security.
Omme Lift’s insolvency has hit specialist access equipment supply chains. The Danish manufacturer’s failure raises questions around fleet support, parts, and service continuity.
Nixon Hire has expanded its strategic site services partner network. The model brings safety, connectivity, waste, cleaning, and ground-protection providers into a coordinated offer.
Ashbrook has placed its largest JCB equipment order to date. The investment adds excavators, telehandlers, dumpers, and compaction equipment to its expanding hire fleet.
Develon’s autonomous excavator has entered practical Swiss construction site operation. The Real-X system is working on a quarry restoration project.
Spencer Quantum has expanded its temporary roadway mat fleet again. Infrastructure, renewables, water, and wetter ground conditions are driving demand.
Wolffkran cranes are supporting 1 Victoria Street’s constrained redevelopment programme. The Westminster scheme is retaining structure while reusing existing foundations.