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Reston Waste Management, a South West London skip hire and waste collection business, rose from humble beginnings: back in 2001 Andrew Reston, supported by his wife Sharon, launched the fledgling company. Reston Waste began its journey with just one hired truck, which was driven by Andrew. Sharon Reston took on …

One part of the economy for which doom and gloom predictions have not materialised is the used construction plant sector, as Ritchie Bros. has witnessed with its recent auctions in September. The world’s largest heavy equipment auctioneer switched to online-only auctions in the pandemic and has seen record-breaking auctions all …

As an extension of Hyundai’s range of medium-size excavators – and in response to requests from Hyundai customers – the all-new HX85A concept machine enters the UK and European markets. This compact excavator in the 8 – 9 ton-class is equipped with a two-piece boom* and is the ideal machine …

Despite challenging market conditions, interest in Engcon’s products in North America continues to grow. Enquiries increased after a very successful participation at Conexpo, this year’s largest trade show held in Las Vegas. The pace of growth means that Engcon North America (Engcon NA) has had to move to new, larger …

As part of its ongoing replacement regime, Commercial Recycling (Southern) Ltd has updated most of its Volvo equipment for new models at the company’s Canford recycling facility including, for the first time, a new Volvo EW240E Material Handler. “In line with our policy of keeping our equipment as fresh and …

The new ECR58 F generation compact excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) provide outstanding levels of operator comfort, unprecedented versatility, and performance. In devising the ECR58, the aim was to combine all of the industry’s best practices into a single product. And so, it has come to pass: the …

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed Mason Bros to its national dealer network. From two sites in Lampeter Velfrey and Bridgend, the family-owned firm will be responsible for distributing Mecalac’s acclaimed compact equipment portfolio across South and Central Wales. Founded in 1952, Mason Bros specialises in the sales and servicing …

Chepstow Plant International, a privately-owned mineral and aggregates contractor for the mineral products sector, has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, known as “Project Fusion”. The company, which was founded in 1995, was announced as the winner in the Standards & Professionalism category at this …

Engcon Group achieved net sales of just over SEK 1.3 billion in 2019, an increase of 13 percent on the previous year. As well as seeing 10 years of continous sales growth, 2019 stands out because of pricing levels, establising new markets and the roll-out of strategic plans for Engcon’s …

It is one of engineering’s most impressive double acts – a father and son from Britain’s best-known construction family have joined forces to create the world’s first hydrogen digger. JCB chairman Lord Bamford and his son Jo, who runs Ryse Hydrogen and Wrightbus, have spent two years working on the …