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Transport

Tevva calls for more support to boost electric truck uptake

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report that warned that if the world continues to emit greenhouse gases at the current rate, the carbon budget for…

Energy

New Nuclear Reactor Arrives in Somerset After 30 Years for British Power Station

The “reactor pressure vessel” is only 13 metres long and weighs 500 tonnes, yet it has the capability to produce the necessary heat to generate steam for the world’s largest…

Energy

Hydrogen-powered shipping project wins multi-million pound funding

A major effort to decarbonize the maritime sector has received a boost in the form of a multi-million pound UK government grant awarded to the “Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure…

Transport

Davies Turner leverages EU procedures to minimize Brexit’s impact

Davies Turner’s full Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) solution for UK-to-EU export shipments is delivering successful results in a post-Brexit environment. The service, offered by the freight forwarding and logistics company,…

Associations

BIFA names new director general

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Stephen Parker as its new director general to succeed Robert Keen, who will be retiring from full time employment with the trade…

Logistics

AGI Global Logistics opens new Manchester and Southampton office

AGI Global Logistics has recently opened a new office in Manchester and Southampton, bringing the total number of offices to 18. The opening of the Manchester office has increased their…

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Acquisitions

Ritchie Bros. UK further develops its Maltby Colliery site

Equipment auction company Ritchie Bros. UK continues transforming its Maltby Colliery site following its recently completed purchase of the land and remaining buildings. A key development project will see the…

Logistics

New train connecting London Gateway and Southampton Logistics hubs 

DP World has launched new intermodal train service connecting DP World’s container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton. The DP World operated service, which ran for the first-time last weekend,…

Energy

ABB upgrades life of LondonEnergy’s energy-from-waste plant

ABB has delivered a life extension project for LondonEnergy’s energy-from-waste (EfW) facility that will ensure continued production of sustainable energy and processing of waste for 1.9 million people in seven…

Energy

GE Renewable selects Mammoet UK

Teesside-based Mammoet UK has been selected by GE Renewable Energy to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for the Dogger Bank Wind…

Distributors

Discover Battery names new UK distributor

Discover Battery, a SOLV4EX company headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, has announced that BBL Batteries, formerly known as Bristol Batteries. BBL will distribute and support Discover battery throughout the UK…

Contract

Allelys delivers eight transformes to Shetland Islands

Allelys has recently completed the delivery and installation of eight transformers for two separate projects, the Kergord Energy Station and Viking Energy Substation, on the Shetland Islands. The first project involved…

Cranes

Liebherr LHMs powered by HVO 100 operational at Port of Dover

Two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes, an LHM 280 and LHM 550, were installed at Port of Dover to strengthen a fleet of equipment that enables the multi- purpose terminal to…

Energy

Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH partner to accelerate the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions 

Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH have announced a partnership agreement designed to accelerate the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on land and at sea applications. The strengthened collaboration will…

Cranes

Collett delivers gas turbine for Saltend Power Station

One of the world’s largest cargo aircraft, the Antonov 124, arrived at Doncaster Sheffield Airport with a 100 tonne gas turbine rotor on board ready to offload. Awaiting the arrival…

Construction

Work begins on new warehouse at London Gateway

Work has begun on DP World’s new 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park. The company reached a record volume of cargo handled by its two…

Equipment

Increased demand for custom made frames

Modulift have been in high demand for custom made frames across Europe and the UK over the last few months, particularly in the Modular Buildings market. As the Government deals…

Access platforms

New UK distributor for France Elevator

FE Group strengthens its international presence with a new distribution partnership signed with Adam Bessell, Director of Elite Access Repairs Ltd. Based in Milton Keynes in the UK since 2011,…

Construction

Four Raimondi cranes for new development in UK

Bennetts Cranes , official Raimondi agent of United Kingdom, has supplied two MRT159 flattop tower cranes and two LR213 luffing jib cranes for a residential development in Southern England. The…

Equipment

Meachers Global Logistics expands fleet

Southhampton-based Meachers Global Logistics has added seven new specialist vehicles to its fleet as part of a £1.5million investment programme. The international freight and transport logistics company has replaced vehicles…

Construction

Largest Wolff luffer debuts in UK

Wolffkran has supplied its largest Wolff 1250 B luffing crane on hire to the construction company Multiplex to work on the new Chancery Rosewood Hotel at 30 Grosvenor Square in…

Construction

Nooteboom adds semi low-loader with hydraulic widening for European market

Nooteboom has introduced the latest addition to its range, the OSD-73-04 semi low-loader with hydraulic widening for the European market. Specially developed for the transport of machines weighing up to…

Agreement

MYCRANE expands global network

The Dubai-based digital disruptor for the cranes and construction sector, MYCRANE, has expanded its global network with new franchisees for United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Qatar.  The new…

Equipment

Collett delivers two 20m bridge sections

On behalf of Volkerlaser, Collett Team have completed the delivery of two bridges from their point of manufacture at Northallerton’s Allerton Steel, via BAW Coatings in Sheffield, before final destination…

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