Environmental

18/01/2022

As HS2 prepares for its biggest earthworks year to date and the house building boom continues at a pace, the one challenge above all others that faces the plant sector and particularly those that provide operated plant, like Flannery Plant Hire, is tackling the skills shortage.

14/01/2022

In just a six-week period from its auction on the 29th of March to the last auction on 10th of May 2023, Ritchie Bros. UK has seen a softening of used equipment selling prices at its Maltby auction, with some like-for-like equipment dropping by 15%.

28/10/2021

In this 'Think Tank Series' episode, supported by Leica Geosystems, James returns to the podcast to talk to host Peter Haddock about all of the challenges the industry faces to play its part in tackling climate change.

25/10/2021

Peter Haddock talks to Paul Murray, Global Product Director for JCB at the recent Highways England (National Highways) Net Zero event.

30/09/2021

Highlighting Emissions Compliance Verification for sites and 'Clean Air Zones' with Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street and Dave Luscombe of the Construction Equipment Association & Datatag ID Ltd

16/09/2021

Peter Haddock talks to Matthew Bastable of BPH Attachments Ltd on the stand with an impressive range of attachments. This included a massive grab for Thompsons of Prudhoe. Also on display were products from OilQuick, PRODEM Attachments and LaBounty.

15/09/2021

Sustainability, Social Value, ESG (Environmental Social Governance) all sound like buzz words to many of us, but in reality, if you don't pay attention to what is behind the phrases, you could start losing work to those that are.

15/07/2021

In this interview when Peter Haddock visited the HQ he caught up with owner operator John Clarke, with his new Takeuchi TB225 excavator with engcon DC2 tiltrotator setup.

21/06/2021

Peter Haddock talks about the 'Elimination of Contamination' in the FuelActive research laboratory, with CEO, Nick Massey, discussing how the business is supporting the industry to tack the perils of fuel contamination

16/06/2021

Peter Haddock talks to Product Director, Richard Brooks about this exciting new machine, in this Ritchie Bros., the used equipment specialist, supported video