05/08/2022 | Productivity
Introducing the new Cat Compact Wheel Loader range with expert Jas KundraCaterpillar Inc.'s new Compact Wheel Loader range packs a lot of features and technology into a small, nimble and highly productive machine. To find out all about it Peter Haddock visited its UK Desford facility to catch up with product expert Jas Kundra.
01/08/2022 | Productivity
Flannery Operator Hotel offers great accommodation facilities and food for operators working on HS2Introducing the Flannery Plant Hire Operator Hotel for HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd
27/07/2022 | Productivity
Getmapping Leica Geosystems Pegasus mobile mapping system captures UK Danish road infrastructureAt Geo Business, Peter Haddock caught up with Helen Wattie of mobile and aerial mapping specialist Getmapping to talk about digitising the built environment. Helen also explained how it has recently completed mapping the whole of the road infrastructure in Denmark from the air and the ground.
20/07/2022 | Safety
An Autonomous future driven by safetyAt the recent Hexagon Live event in Las Vegas, Peter Haddock met with Josh Weiss, the Chief Operating Officer at Hexagon Geosystems, the parent company for Leica Geosystems.
20/07/2022 | Productivity
Cat Compact Wheel Loader range powers into UK productionLaunched in May 2022, the new Cat Compact Wheel Loader range is the latest group of products to get the Caterpillar next generation treatment and a lot has changed, as Peter Haddock discovered.
12/07/2022 | Productivity
Scanning Mega Superyachts with Folkert Boermans owner of industry specialists Lido 2D3DMegayachts & Superyachts are both big and expensive, so ensuring they are ship shape and ready to use at any time is crucial for owners and crew.
12/07/2022 | Productivity
Reality Capture for the retail market with Zibber and CEO Dogan KahveciSelling a property using 3D models whilst stopping realtors from being sued in the Netherlands.
12/07/2022 | Productivity
New Cat Compact Wheel Loader range with 14yr old Lucas and Caterpillar expert Elie AbiKaramLucas was invited for an exclusive visit to the Caterpillar Desford UK facility, where the range is manufactured, to find out about the new models.
11/07/2022 | Safety
Plantforce a safety focused digital journey backed by partnerships people training and technologyPlantforce COO Samuel Mercer talks to Peter Haddock about its safety focused digital journey, backed by partnerships, people, training, technology and much more....
06/07/2022 | Productivity
Faresin 626 allelectric telehandler walkaround with product specialist Nicolae ManeaRecently Peter Haddock visited a Flannery Plant Hire customer site in Birmingham where the Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure team has been using the 626 telehandler for over 12 months.
01/07/2022 | Productivity
JCBs new rotating telehandler range walkaround with product expert Jonathan SmithLights, camera and 360 degree action with the new JCB Stage V rotating telehandler range.
20/06/2022 | Productivity
Rupert Craven of Ritchie Bros UK talks about the ways to buy and sell used equipment Hillhead 2022Peter Haddock caught up with Rupert Craven of Ritchie Bros. UK at its Maltby facility in the UK to discuss the used equipment market.
17/06/2022 | Productivity
Building visitor experiences at Hillhead 2022 Jack Saward Director of Saward Marketing and Events#Hillhead2022 'It's about creating memorable experiences for everyone.' That's the message from Jack Saward, of Saward Marketing & Events who has been designing, modelling and installing stands at the show for decades that bring the 'Experience to life.'
16/06/2022 | Productivity
Flannery owned Faresin allelectric 626 telehandler from GGR Group in action near BirminghamFlannery Plant Hire continues to invest for a net-zero future with a fleet of six Faresin Industries S.p.a all-electric 626 telehandlers with UK dealer GGR Group.
15/06/2022 | Environmental
Realtime is not the future its nowWith so much talk about real-time insights from live job sites and the potential impact this technology can have in the real world, the penny finally dropped at this year's Futureworx show when Plantforce brought it all to life.
15/06/2022 | Productivity
Talking all about Hillhead 2022 on a big drive Behind the Scenes with Event MD Richard Bradbury#Hillhead2022 'Behind the Scenes Big Tour and chat' Carpool style with Peter Haddock and Event MD Richard Bradbury driving around the site in a Gator Utility Vehicle. The show is on from 21st-23rd June next week.
14/06/2022 | Productivity
350000 machines are monitored through JCBs Livelink and Uptime centres at the World Parts CentreFor this exclusive interview with JCB’s Tom Whitaker, General Manager for Product Support, Peter Haddock visited the centres and the JCB Kevin Quarry, where he trigger an alert when using the JCB Operator App.
13/06/2022 | Productivity
Behind the Scenes at Hillhead 2022 Big Build for 21st23rd June 2022 show in BuxtonHillhead Show 'Behind the Scenes' drone footage of the 'Big Build', taken on Friday.
13/06/2022 | Productivity
Rupert Craven of Ritchie Bros UK talks about the new services its launching at Hillhead 2022Today Peter Haddock went ‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Hillhead Show as the ‘big build’ gathers pace for the 21st - 23rd June event in Buxton.
10/06/2022 | Productivity
Cat machines fill the gap for Finlands largest bridgeWith a growing population and demand for housing around Helsinki, Finland, the country is preparing the ground for its biggest ever bridge project. Known as the Kruunuvuori Bridge, it will be Finland's longest and tallest bridge constructed in a steel and concrete composite design.
09/06/2022 | Productivity
Enad Gammoh and Beth Cullen of Suttle Projects at the Leica Geosystems One Point Survey Open DayCutting waste, being safe and solving problems with the new AP20 AutoPole from Leica Geosystems
07/06/2022 | Productivity
Flannery apprentice operator Jessica Holmes a year on since joining the trailblazer schemePeter Haddock met Jessica on the first week of her apprenticeship at the Operator Skills Hub and recently caught up with her at a special 'Women in Construction' plant operator event to encourage more female operators to join our industry.
06/06/2022 | Productivity
Amberg Technologies keep us all on track safely with realtime rail surveying solutionsKeeping us all 'on track' with real-time data capture on the UK's rail lines, in tunnels and beyond....
24/05/2022 | Productivity
OxBlue CCTV designed for construction and powered by AI technology at Digital Construction WeekPeter Haddock talked to CEO Chandler McCormack at Digital Construction Week. They discussed how its 'Webcam on Steriods' specialist CCTV solution combines high-resolution camera technology with a robust design to record activity on site.
24/05/2022 | People-Skills
Andy Street talks electric investment and skills at City of Wolverhampton CollegePeter Haddock joins Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, to talk about 'electric' investment in the region at the new Electric Vehicle and Green Technologies Centre for the City of Wolverhampton College.
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