23/05/2026 | Productivity
Irelands First Electric LuiGong 922FE Excavator Is Here“This is real-life, in the Irish dirt, electrification in action.”
02/02/2026 | Productivity
Paper drawings get binned as Leica iCON trades helps stonemason Rob go DigitalGetting one cut wrong when the stone is $2000 a square metre is extremely costly. But if you get the measurement right, it's ‘no worries’ for Australian business owner Rob Fogarty of All About Stone.
28/01/2026 | People-Skills
40 years of growth for family run Fairfax Plant HirePeter Haddock recently caught up with Mark Love, to find out more about the business and another major milestone of 35 years of new JCB machines, financed through JCB Finance.
26/01/2026 | Productivity
Taking dirt digital and watching material flow in real time with SoilFLOPeter Haddock finds out how SoilFLO software is helping to manage materials, compliance, and information from expert Nick Tughushi.
23/01/2026 | Productivity
3D excavation safety first for Australias Abletech Underground GroupAbletech Underground Group, combines Leica Geosystems machine control with Xwatch Safety Solution 3D collision avoidance.
20/01/2026 | Productivity
Key design features of the new TS20 Total Station revealedPeter Haddock caught up with product director Leo Köpf at Intergeo to find out how over 200 engineers have brought this new product to life.
12/11/2025 | People-Skills
Britains 530 billion pound construction and infrastructure pipeline is starting to crackA major new report by Oxford Economics for the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) warns that Britain’s £530 billion construction and infrastructure pipeline is “starting to crack”, with skills shortages, falling investment and delivery delays threatening to derail government growth plans.
11/11/2025 | Productivity
Teksan unveils its huge 2500 kVA Genset with the worlds first 5016 engine from PerkinsThe TJ2500PE diesel generator built in Turkey also benefits from a control system partnership with Deep Sea Electronics and a Nidec Leroy-Somer alternator.
07/11/2025 | Environmental
Decarbonisation solutions at the Site Sustainability Showcase at Plantworx 2025From hydrogen and hybrid systems to fully electric heavy plant and solar, the Site Sustainability Showcase at Plantworx 2025 highlighted practical decarbonisation solutions across the construction sector.
06/11/2025 | Productivity
Skanska USA accelerate 450 million bridge construction with 3D modellingAt the Alligator River Bridge Project in North Carolina, three huge barges, each carrying a large crane and piling rig, are supporting the construction of the new 3.2 mile long bridge using 3D machine control from Leica Geosystems.
05/11/2025 | People-Skills
Lucas Haddock Got Expert OPERATING Tips from Caterpillars BestThe Caterpillar 972XE and 966XE the tips and tricks behind operating such a large machine for the first time
04/11/2025 | Productivity
Jim Rolland of Balfour Beatty on the Leica Geosystems TS20 Total Station“What we’re seeing here isn’t just a new Leica Geosystems Total Station, it’s a connected system.”
03/11/2025 | Productivity
Finning Expert talks about the benefits of the Caterpillar 966XE and 972XE wheel loaders“Our Caterpillar 966XE and 972XE wheel loaders now make up around 50% of our UK sales, thanks to the savings our customers are achieving,” says Andrew Bradbury, Finning Wheel Loader Product Manager.
03/11/2025 | Environmental
Instagrid wins Plantworx 2025 award for portable powerRemoving emissions on site with portable battery power from Instagrid
29/10/2025 |
Merrill Lynch of L Lynch Plant Hire talks about Hydrogen sustainability and peopleMerrill Lynch of Lynch Plant Hire talks about Hydrogen, sustainability and people at Plantworx 2025 before the business won a Special Achievement Award for Sustainability and an Award for Excellence in Workforce Development.
28/10/2025 | Environmental
Why Deconstruction WINS Over Demolition Every Time for Careful Building RemovalDeconstruction is at the heart of regeneration in Stafford Town Centre.
20/10/2025 | Productivity
How Does Onlet Make Plant Management EasierDitching the paper and going digital with Infobric’s Onlet system
14/10/2025 | Productivity
How do you build a road Episode 10 The BridgesFor our next episode, Peter Haddock is joined by Kieran Price, Structures Section Engineer for Kier Transportation on the National Highways A417 Missing Link road project.
10/10/2025 | People-Skills
The BEST Digger Operator Wins Football ChallengeThe big L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage head-to-head on a mini digger.
08/10/2025 | Productivity
Hire specialist VP ESS invests in the latest Leica Geosystems TS20 robotic total station“We’re bringing the Leica Geosystems TS20 Total Station onto our hire fleet as fast as we can.”
08/10/2025 | Productivity
GAP Group announces surveying hire fleet expansion with the new Leica Geosystems TS20 total stationGAP Group announces surveying hire fleet expansion with the new TS20 total station and Stream DP ground penetrating radar from Leica Geosystems
06/10/2025 | Productivity
Simon Budd of Select Plant Hire talks about the new TS20 Robotic Total Station from Leica Geosystems“The new Leica Geosystems TS20 total station looks really good, especially with the improved IP66 rating, which means it can handle all weather conditions and dusty environments,” said Simon Budd of Select Plant Hire at the recent product launch.
01/10/2025 | People-Skills
GAP Group Groundhog launch next generation welfare units with two toilets at PlantworxPeter Haddock joined David Munro from GAP Group and Peter Beach from Groundhog inside a brand new Fusion Pulse welfare unit, specially designed as part of a major new partnership.
30/09/2025 | Productivity
What You Need to Know About CBSs Latest Atmos Compressor Launch in UKAtmos Chrást Air Compressors launch in the UK at PlantWorx Construction Exhibition 2025 with dealer CBS Products (KT), Ltd
