Holt JCB digs new website created by RE:SYSTEMS
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Established JCB dealer, Holt JCB, has launched a responsive and impactful new website to support its marketing activity. Digital communications specialist, RE:SYSTEMS was commissioned to design and develop the site following its experience in the construction market.
Selco select Wash Rack cleaning system from Tower Light
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Selco, the highly respected trade only builder’s merchants with branches throughout England and Wales, has purchased an individually designed Wash Rack cleaning system from the construction equipment manufacturer, Tower Light UK. The unit has been installed at the Selco Hire branches in Hanworth and Nottingham.
The Wash Rack is a self contained washing system designed to thoroughly clean a line of plant and machinery whilst protecting the wider environment from contaminates commonly found on construction equipment. It is swiftly installed on site or in a depot and can be made ready for use in just a few hours.
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Lynch invests in Atlas Copco plant for Crossrail
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As part of a £12 million investment in new equipment during the last twelve months, Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage, a leading name in the UK plant hire sector, has purchased no fewer than 22 Atlas Copco hydraulic breaker and compactor attachments, and the company is planning to make an even larger purchase of Atlas Copco products in the near future.
Many of the attachments from the current batch, which includes five MB 1200E medium breakers, six MB 750E medium breakers, ten SB 302 small breakers and one HC 350 compactor, are already in use on the Crossrail project, which will see 42 km of new rail tunnels constructed under London.
First Lady at Calderford Training Services
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Calderford Training Services were delighted today to pass Joanna Lamb and her colleague David Taylor, for Lorry Loader Clamp, A36C. Joanna is the first female operator that has approached Calderford Training to take the test.
Calderford Training Services are aware that changes in technology made such careers more accessible to all, quite a number of years ago. With the current changes in the labour market people who previously would not have considered this line of work find it both financially rewarding and enjoyable.
CITB Construction Skills funds SPOA Qualifications Initiative
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The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), its 260 plus member companies and the 15,000 people they employ in Scotland are set to benefit from a new initiative introduced by the SPOA committee and funded with £50K from industry body CITB Construction Skills.
The ‘Qualifying the Workforce’ project will see a SPOA representative work with officials and other industry bodies to set and raise standards of competence for plant operators, plant mechanics (fitters) and other occupations directly related to plant and equipment.
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New pictures show giant plant tunnelling away beneath London
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If plant and machinery constitutes the ‘big boys’ toys’ of the construction industry, then among the most impressive of those are the huge tunnelling machines employed to construct major infrastructure projects.
They are rarely seen, but now Crossrail has released pictures of what it describes as the ‘London tunnelling marathon' underway beneath the capital.
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Skills shortage prompts action at PLANTWORX
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The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) will be organising a brand new skills initiative at the PLANTWORX 2013 show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, the new biennial exhibition which takes place on 14-16 May. The Training and Education Zone is aimed at raising the awareness of the skills shortage across the construction equipment sector and promoting the colleges across the UK which offer various construction plant courses.
The show will also see the CPA hosting the presentation ceremony for the winners of the Stars of the Future plant mechanic apprenticeship competition, in conjunction with 16 colleges nationwide.
The UK's Dedicated Working Construction Exhibition
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With the first exhibition scheduled for May 2013, this biennial event is set to become the major UK event for construction, a dedicated working machinery show for all construction professionals.
With more than 100,000 sqm of live construction equipment PLANTWORX will be the largest UK event featuring construction applications and working machinery. A huge product showcase for all construction manufacturers and suppliers.
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A-Plant Launches New Training Brochure for 2013
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A-Plant has launched a brand new Customer Training Solutions Brochure, detailing the wide variety of courses that the company can provide for customers, including several new courses for 2013.
A-Plant Customer Training Solutions offers a vast range of training, including courses in connection with Manual Handling, Site Safety Awareness, Driver Load/Unload, Traffic Management and Working at Height, including courses accredited by PASMA (Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association) and IPAF (International Powered Access Federation).
Tracking software helps police recover stolen mini-diggers worth £200,000
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The recovery of twelve stolen brand new mini-diggers, valued at around £200,000, has highlighted the importance of companies taking steps to safeguard the security of their vehicles and plant.
The newly-delivered diggers were stolen from an industrial estate in Maidstone, Kent before Christmas. The owners immediately reported the theft to the police, who were able to investigate the crime utilising real-time location data provided by the Skyline tracking system, produced by Essex-based Enigma Vehicle Systems.
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JCB build 100,000th CESAR registered machine
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The 100,000th machine to be fitted with CESAR security and registration rolled off the JCB Loadall production line at Rocester, Staffordshire yesterday. The JCB 541-70 Loadall was fitted with an appropriate CESAR triangular tamper evident registration plate with the distinctive alpha-numeric registration mark 10OO0O (one, zero, o, o, zero, o).
JCB was one of the early adopters of the scheme, fitting CESAR to its UK construction machines from October 2007 and to agricultural machines from January 2010. JCB built machines are a common target for professional and opportunistic criminals that prey on unwary owners and operators. Notably with the fitment of CESAR, and other anti-theft measures, the theft rate of JCB machines, has dropped markedly. In the second quarter of 2012 just 89 JCB machines were reported as being stolen compared to 188 machines in the same period of 2009, a reduction of 52%.