Plant & Equipment



  • McHale adds new Metso mobile crushers

    McHale will offer Metso’s new crushers across Britain and Ireland. The LT400RS targets demolition recycling, while the LT200HPX combines cone crushing with integrated screening for aggregate production.


  • Clancy doubles plant investment as revenue rises

    Clancy has increased investment after another year of revenue growth. Revenue reached £498 million as the contractor doubled plant spending, opened a training academy, and maintained a £2.8 billion forward order book.


  • Groundforce braces £56m Longbridge treatment works

    Groundforce has engineered temporary works for Longbridge treatment works expansion. The £56 million scheme must keep an ageing 1,800mm wastewater pipeline operating while new treatment infrastructure is built around it.


  • Eurovia tests electric paver on Essex highway

    Eurovia completed an electric highway paver trial during overnight works. The Dynapac machine laid 240.32 tonnes without recharging, finishing the A128 operation with 57% battery capacity remaining.


  • Kishorn expansion puts 20-machine fleet to work

    Stevens Equipment Rental has deployed heavy plant across Kishorn Port. More than 20 machines are supporting excavation, haulage, crushing, and reclamation as RJ McLeod enlarges the dry dock and creates 8.5 hectares of new hardstanding.


  • OranjeWind installs first offshore monopile

    OranjeWind has successfully installed its first offshore wind monopile foundation. The 795MW Dutch project requires 53 transition piece-less foundations, with the installation campaign scheduled to continue into early 2027.


  • Grantham bridge begins final railway crossing

    Grantham’s 2,500-tonne relief road bridge enters its final push operation. The 293-metre structure is crossing the East Coast Main Line and River Witham during seven planned weekend rail possessions.


  • Allelys adds 1,070-tonne hydraulic gantry

    Allelys has added its largest hydraulic gantry for constrained lifts. The Enerpac SBL1100 provides 1,070 tonnes of maximum capacity and a 12m lifting height for heavy-load operations where conventional lifting equipment faces access or space restrictions.


  • Select invests £5m in JCB fleet

    Select Plant Hire is investing £5m in new JCB machinery. The mixed fleet order spans excavators, dumpers, and telehandlers for major UK construction and infrastructure projects.


  • Chinese boom lifts face duties up to 71.74%

    Britain has imposed provisional duties on Chinese boom lift imports. Rates range from 16.25% to 71.74%, changing the landed-cost calculation for equipment importers, rental fleets, and construction buyers while the trade-remedy investigation continues.