People & Skills

19/08/2025

Behind the scenes at the Leica Geosystems facility in Lyon, where accuracy depends on service done right. Peter Haddock talks to expert Thomas Bonvalot

12/08/2025

"I have been operating Komatsu machines for over 20 years, but only started using 3D Machine Control when I joined MJL Group 18 months ago."

22/07/2025

Peter Haddock talks to Aaron Davis of Flannery Plant Hire

11/07/2025

The annual event hosted by our own Peter Haddock and Lucas Haddock was held on 10th July.

21/05/2025

Blackwell Earthmoving launches '25 in 25' recruitment campaign to achieve a 25% female workforce by the end of 2025, doubling the number currently employed.

21/05/2025

This is James Grant's story of how he used the Operator Skills Hub bootcamps to change his career from the 14 years in the British army to having tickets for multiple machines and using them on a regular basis.

09/05/2025

Lucas recently went to the ‪Kirklees College‬ opening day of their very own mobile ‪Operator Skills Hub‬ with ‪Flannery Plant Hire‬ where he spoke to Leila Chisholme a young woman who recently joined the industry from a career change. Leila recently moved into the Flannery business, working on the hire desk, and is at the Kirklees college, looking at how they are opening up this skills hub to younger people.

07/05/2025

New beginnings here with Flennery Plant Hire and Kirklees College as they open their brand new Skills Hub in Huddersfield to assist the Trans Pennie route upgrade along with other major projects within the area.

25/04/2025

Lauri talked to Peter Haddock at Bauma about the continued success of its nearly 30 year relationship with Cat Industrial Power Systems as it launches new products at bauma.

17/02/2025

That’s the message from John Fraser of Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon, when Peter Haddock talked to him underground at the Cornish Metals Inc. South Crofty Mine as part of our Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter (CSM) mini series.