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Ross Gorman and Lara Mcleman have been recognised as Apprentices of the Year 2024/2025 by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) at the trade association’s annual dinner held earlier this month. Ross Gorman, who works for McFadyens Contractors in Campbeltown, was awarded SPOA Plant Opera

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has written to Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to consult with family businesses across the country who will be affected by the decision announced in the Autumn Budget to remove Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief

A nationwide search is on for the most promising apprentices and trainees in the construction plant industry who, in the eyes of their employers, are likely to become tomorrow’s leaders of the sector.

Aberfeldy-based Cross Civils & Construction Services has purchased a new Develon DA30-7 articulated dump truck (ADT).

Construction, agricultural, and industrial machinery solutions provider Scot JCB Group has launched its 2025 Apprenticeship Recruitment Programme.

From making work sites more sustainable to recruiting and retaining tomorrow’s workforce, the Construction Plant-hire Association’s (CPA) 9th Annual Conference held on 7th November 2024 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre near Coventry discussed future trends and challen

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has signalled the death of the plant hire industry in Scotland following the measures announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget. The trade association points out that the vast majority, 85% of its 350 members, are private independe

PDM has unveiled a fleet of six new trucks as part of a million-pound investment to increase efficiency and enhance the customer experience across Scotland. The investment takes the Scottish-based fleet to over 70 vehicles across a range of 3.5-tonne pickups to 26-tonne crane-operated vehicles.

The findings of the first fully comprehensive study of the UK’s plant-hire sector will be unveiled at the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Conference taking place this week.

Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS), the Fife-based specialist flooring contractor, has laid the foundations for major growth after taking delivery of its second Putzmeister Transmix truck.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is calling on employers in the lifting sector to sign up apprentices for the second intake of the Scottish crane operator apprenticeship ahead of the 29th November deadline. The first cohort of apprentices on the inaugural Scottish crane operator apprenti

Akela Ground Engineering has taken a bold move as part of their growth ambitions to make a significant investment in a new fleet of plant equipment.

Advance Construction took the keys to a new DAF 65-tonne showpiece truck at Truckfest Scotland 2024 and raised over £2,500 at the event for the Beatson Cancer Charity.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has confirmed the panel speakers and topics for the CPA Conference taking place on Thursday 7th November 2024 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Meriden near Coventry.

Bobcat has appointed Inverness-based MacGregor Industrial Supplies as the company’s new authorised dealer for the Highlands and Islands, Aberdeenshire and Perthshire regions of Scotland.