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Covid-19 Statement For Customers – 30/03/20

30th March, 2020

From the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak, the safety and wellbeing of our team members, customers and local communities has always been our number one priority. We have closely followed the Governments advice and have taken appropriate action. Following the Prime Ministers announcement last week, we have taken the decision […]

Projects Confirmed – March 2020

24th March, 2020

In this article, we look at the very latest new projects that’ve been signed off or begun work throughout the UK. West Lothian Council Approves Construction of £14.3m Primary School West Lothian Council has green-lighted plans for building a £14.3m primary school in Calderwood, East Calder. Construction might start next […]

Government Tells Local Authorities to Get Building

16th March, 2020

The UK Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has recently published proposals to inspire more house building in town centres and above railway stations. From next month, the government are going to be launching a register of sites or land, currently unused, to encourage councils to push on and develop these areas […]

£500 Million Available for Local Road Maintenance

The new Budget released by the government last week sees a 50% increase in the local road maintenance budgets for 2020-21 bringing the total allocation to £500 million. The new Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak advised “We are going to eradicate the scourge of potholes in every part of […]

New Housing in Scotland Jumps to a 12 Year High

New houses being built in Scotland has increased by 24% in the latest published figures, compared with the previous year. Between September 2018 and September 2019, 24,873 new build homes were started throughout Scotland. This was an increase of 4,876 on the previous year and the highest number of housing […]

£14.5 Million Funding Approved For York Station Transformation

Funding for an essential transformation project has been approved to demolish Queen Street Bridge and transform the frontage of York Train Station. The £14.5 Million bid put forward by the City of York Council will encompass the removal and relocation of the taxi rank, the construction of a brand new […]

Masters Spreading Purchase UK’s First Yanmar Wheel Loader

12th March, 2020

Agricultural contractor, Masters Spreading Ltd, has purchased the UK’s first Yanmar V80 wheel loader. Masters Spreading covers Yorkshire and Lincolnshire as an expert in start-to-finish fertiliser solutions and will use Yanmar’s new-to-market model to mix bespoke fertiliser blends for its clients. Masters Spreading works with farmers across the region to […]

A Budget to “get Britain building”

11th March, 2020

The newly appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered the governments 2020 budget which is promised to “mark the end of a decade of austerity” and “get Britain building”. The government states this budget will lay the foundations for the UK’s future prosperity and allocates more than £600bn to be spent […]

New Code of Practice for Utility Installation

10th March, 2020

In June 2019, the Scottish government introduced a new Code of Practice for utility contractors to limit the disruption to roads and paths in Scotland when installing underground cables. Companies are now expected to cut narrower trenches (less than 300mm wide) and fill them in quicker when laying cables. This […]

Yanmar – A History of Innovation

3rd March, 2020

  For over 100 years Japans Yanmar has been leading the way in terms of machinery innovation and performance. Today Yanmar is a global market leader in construction plant, agricultural machinery, engine technology and marine equipment along with many other industries. 60% of compact excavators globally are powered by Yanmar […]

Yanmar recently took part in “World Clean-up Day”

28th February, 2020

Yanmar, along with more than 20 million people worldwide, recently participated in World Clean-up Day in the city of Indaiatuba, Brazil, where their South American headquarters are. The World Clean-up Day initiative is to clear up litter and waste from beaches, forests, rivers, streets and parks. 70 Yanmar employees joined […]

Projects Confirmed – February 2020

24th February, 2020

In this article, we look at the very latest new projects that’ve been signed off or begun work throughout the UK. Birmingham City Council Sanctions the Construction of £165m Soho Wharf Birmingham City Council has green-lighted a £165m housing project on a deserted site adjacent to the city’s Main Line […]