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Plant Today briefing: Thursday 29 October 2026
Four stories from the last 24 hours.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Hire association welcomes 50% first-year allowance in Budget but flags employment costs
Hire Association Europe said it had lobbied the Treasury for the rise in the first-year allowance from 40% to 50%, but saw no measures in the Budget to cut the cost of employing people.
Will Hire adds its first lighting towers with two Trime X-ECO sets
The Stourbridge-area access, plant and tool hirer has bought two Trime X-ECO lighting towers, its first lighting sets, for use on building projects and at summer festivals and events.
Alamo Group buys Ripon gritter maker and hire firm Econ Engineering for £120m
US-listed Alamo Group has completed the £120m purchase of Econ Engineering, the North Yorkshire gritter manufacturer and hire provider, which will join its Industrial Equipment Division.
Plant hire and equipment bodies urge GLA to rethink London NRMM emission zone
The CPA, CEA, AMPS and EIA, which say they represent more than 2,300 supply chain businesses, have written jointly to the Greater London Authority calling for six changes to the future of the zone.
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