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Taylor Wimpey shares fall 131
Taylor Wimpey's shares have dropped by almost a tenth yesterday, even after Wimpey's appointment of new finance director Christopher Rickard. The list of house builders’ share prices that...
Major Vinci reorganisation 131
In a move set to change the plant hire landscape permanently Vinci are undertaking a major reorganisation of their UK operations bringing them all under the one name. Sadly this will mean the end of...
JCB workers face tough choice 131
More news from JCB, it would appear that workers have recently been given an ultimatum from their bosses, hours have to be cut or there will be many more redundancies. With the slowing down of...
A-Plant bracing for uncertain times 131
Managing director of A-Plant Sat Dhaiwal appears cautious to commit the company to one particular policy in the short-term. "We're not looking for acquisitions at the moment," he says,...
Controversial Construction Plant Competence Scheme? 131
The updated Construction Plant Competence Scheme has caused a lot of controversy since its introduction, and Hewlett Construction Group are readying themselves for the forthcoming changes that will...
Speedy hire first quarter revenue up 131
Speedy Hire announced today that they expect their revenue for the first half to increase to 22 percent compared to their figures last year. The company made a trading statement that said the...
Derbyshire County Show - 28th June 2009 131
Come and see the JCB Dancing Diggers at Elvaston Castle near Derby on Sunday 28th June from 11am to 3.30pm The show, perfect for all the family, with pleny of other attractions including Cyril the...
Training enables rescue 131
The following story from the US highlights the need for site safety and highly trained operators. A major hotel project was under development when an incident occurred, leaving rescue workers with a...
Olympics contract for JCB 131
Rocester based JCB has just landed a major £23 million contract in Russia from engineering firm MOCT. The contract involves supplying the plant equipment that will transport infrastructure...
More job cuts at digger firm? 131
Staffordshire based digger and plant hire equipment specialist JCB have stated that they are not ruling out more job losses due to "difficult" market conditions. JCB employ some...
Newcastle builder dies in hospital after fall 131
A builder from Newcastle upon Tyne has fallen to his death while he was fitting windows in a loft conversion. The builder is, as yet, unnamed, and is aged in his late 50's. He fell 9 metres onto a...
GB Building Solutions new SMT 131
GB Building Solutions have spent the time since the management buy-out from the MJ Gleeson Group changing their entire senior management team. It has recently been revealed that GB have delivered a...
Plant machinery to feature in Hollywood production 131
Hollywood is abuzz with rumours of the forthcoming Michael Bay production "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". One of these of particular interest to the plant hire industry is that...
Stolen digger rampage 131
A £30,000 JCB was stolen from the Oakroyd estate off Bradford Road on Thursday evening and taken on a destructive rampage that resulted in a police chase and two crashes. The digger was...
Crane collapse 131
In more safety related news it has been revealed that a 75 tonne crane has collapsed in a Pompano Beach park in Miami. Fortunately no-one was injured in the incident. The 68-foot-tall crane fell at...
New JCB Academy 131
A Staffordshire school has recently been sponsored by digger maker JCB and ministers have been quoted as saying it will provide "top class education." JCB wishes to convert Tutbury Mill...
David McLean's debts skyrocket 131
Administrators are predicting that the debts of David McLean, the troubled contracting a house construction firm, could end up running as high as £100 million. Deeside based David McLean went...
Crane stolen from lay by 131
A large Ainscough crane has been stolen from a lay-by on the A10 by thieves as it was parked up for an overnight stop. It is understood that workers had left 14m section on an 18m trailer near...
Indestructible toilets 131
Kent House, a high security mental health facility located inside Broadmoor hospital is installing 60 indestructible toilets for residents. Kent House provides accommodation for 60 men in single...
Revision of lorry loader regulations 131
Currently lorry-loading cranes are allowed to undertake complicated and oversized lifts with very little paperwork is considered an anomaly and is to be rectified under changes to BS 7121 part 4. ...
Regeneration schemes face cutbacks 131
The Conservatives have warned that regeneration schemes that are taking place up and down the United Kingdom may face cutbacks as the Government prepares to pay a fine of some £230 million...
New Covent Garden seek development partner 131
New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms is due to be upgraded and perhaps also expanded to include a brand new 5,016 metre squared space for new businesses, the redevelopment has been confirmed and...
Construction indexes continue to crash 131
Thursday sees no reprise for construction and plant companies with Travis Perkins being the worst hit on the stock market. Perkins' shares dropped a massive 20%, although they did say they expected...
New on-board weighing instrumentation launched 131
Industry stalwarts RDS Technology have announced that they have launched a brand new generation of on-board weighing instrumentation. The company has launched the Loadmaster i and Loadlog 500+...
New division at Kier 131
Kier have announced that they will merge two of their service divisions as they attempt to win more national work. Kier Managed Services and Kier Building Services will join forces to become Kier...
PDS Aros launches Stikk-i 131
PDS Aros, the vibration management specialists, have launched a new device that monitors the hand-arm vibration dose received by workers operating power tools. The device has been dubbed...
Taylor Woodrow leads Paradigm in Sheffield 131
Taylor Woodrow have been announced as leaders of Paradigm, a consortium created to deliver the £320 million "Building Schools for the Future" project in Sheffield and the surrounding...
Semi-automatic quick-hitch ban? 131
It has been revealed that main contractors are considering banning semi automatic quick hitches after manufacturers stop supplying them. The supply officially stops on the 1st of October when semi...
Volker Stevin wins contract 131
Building contractor Volker Stevin have recently aquired a major contract to design and construct a new head office and cold storage distribution warehouse for Heron Foods, situated in Melton near...
Crane topples in Terrigal 131
A crane has toppled at Terrigal, Australia, bringing down power lines affecting about 2000 homes and businesses in the area. The crane was working at 34 Campbell Crescent when the operator lost ...
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