Plant & Equipment
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GeoPura, the Port of Tilbury, Toyota, JCB, and supply-chain partners have demonstrated hydrogen production, refuelling, and site power applications linked to Lower Thames Crossing delivery.
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Fluke has launched SmartTrace for connected underground utility locating workflows. The 2082 Series can trace buried services, detect faults, and pair with PointMan for geolocated digital documentation.
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Raimondi has entered telecrawler lifting with the Terex TTC 70. The new crane line expands the group’s product range and targets compact, uneven, infrastructure, and energy sites.
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HD Hyundai has placed autonomous excavation onto an active site. The Real-X equipped 22-tonne machine will work on a Swiss civil engineering project with KIBAG and Gravis Robotics.
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Thomas Plant Hire has ordered more than 300 JCB machines for 2026, following delivery of more than 400 units in 2025.
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Develon has launched new Series 9 smart crawler excavators during its Demo Days event near Prague. The showcase included electro-hydraulic machines, autonomous excavation, electric excavators, visibility systems, and a compact demolition excavator for confined-space work.
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SMT GB has acquired Kioti UK distribution rights, expanding its compact equipment portfolio and dealer network.
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Global Crane Services is adding two Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 cranes with bespoke elevated cabs, expanding capacity for quayside, renewables, and construction work.
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WHC Hire Services has placed a 39-machine order with Thwaites, including some of the first new 9-tonne Straight Tip ROP+ units due into the UK market.
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Main demolition has started on the Gateshead Highway flyover, with BAM and Thompsons of Prudhoe beginning a six-month removal programme that will reshape one of the North East’s most visible pieces of ageing road infrastructure.