Plant & Equipment
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More than sixty mobile crane cases have now been discontinued. The CPS withdrew linked proceedings after a Birmingham test trial ended with four defendants acquitted when prosecutors offered no evidence.
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Niftylift has expanded hydrogen-electric options across its powered-access platform range. Retrofit capability gives existing electric booms another route to longer site operation.
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Ainscough used twin heavy cranes to dismantle Sunderland’s telecom mast. Hidden underground chambers forced engineers to revise the planned outrigger positions and crane configuration within the confined former EE site.
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VDMA has released Revision 21 of its concrete-pump safety manual. The update restructures guidance around current European legislation, insurance requirements, technology, and operating practice across concrete delivery and placing machinery.
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Conquip opens new permanent Scottish construction equipment base in Livingston. The site adds regional stock, engineering support, temporary works capability, refurbishment, and direct delivery for contractors across civils, utilities, infrastructure, and building projects.
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European crawler excavator sales increased while median prices remained stable. Ritchie Bros recorded higher auction volumes, tighter listings, and leading UK buyer demand.
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Sheffield Forgemasters has received the first new machine-shop overhead crane. The delivery begins installation of eleven units supporting ultra-heavy machining and equipment assembly.
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SER reports lower diesel use from its hydrogen retrofit trial. The nine-month evaluation covered two heavy machines under monitored operating conditions.
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PORR has started assembling Łódź’s high-speed rail tunnel boring machine. Excavation of the 4.6km twin-track route is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2027.
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Southern Cranes adds two Liebherr all-terrain cranes to its fleet. The 150-tonne and 300-tonne units extend lifting capacity, reach, and mobilisation options across London and southern England.