In support of Breast cancer awareness month this October M O’Brien plant has swapped out its well known orange logos for pink on one of its JCB 3CX’s with the aim of raising money for the charity Breast cancer care. All earnings accumulates by the pink machine during the month of October will be donated to the charity, which supports … Read More
Seaside Saviors recover stranded excavator.
Last Friday we received a call from a customer working on a coastal project to inform us that one of our excavators had become stuck in an inter tidal zone whilst on hire and carrying out some investigative works. Unfortunately the timing of the tides was not on our side and on Friday morning the machine became submerged under the … Read More
M O’Brien at Demo Expo
M O’Brien group had a very successful week exhibiting at this years Demo Expo. Hosted by the National Federation of Demolition contractors Demo expo is the UK’s biggest demolition event spread over the course of 3 days in Hertfordshire. M O’Brien group was well represented by both M O’Brien Plant Hire and Willow hire, showcasing both Demolition specific and earthworks … Read More
M O’Brien Supports VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier Luton Dart Construction skills hub to support training of local people.
M O’Brien is proud to support the Luton DART Construction Skills Hub, delivered in partnership by VolkerFitzpatrick-Kier and Luton Council. Funded by the Construction Skills Fund – provided by the Department for Education (DfE), and administered and implemented by CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) – this innovative initiative is one of twenty-six on-site Construction Skills Hubs across England. The aim … Read More
M O’Brien attends See the light safety event
We had a fantastic day last week in Weston Supermare showcasing our Machinery at Fhoss Technology Ltd‘s See the light event. We had one of our Hitachi ZX140W/6 Wheeled excavators on display to highlight the effectiveness of our Halo exclusion zone system and how well it pairs up with our 360 degree camera system. Industry Leaders and safety directors from … Read More
M O’Brien group amongst first Companies to invest in new JCB Electric excavators
The new electric 1.9t excavators due for delivery in Spring 2019 from Watling JCB as part of a multi unit order and are the first fully electric excavators to be released in the UK. The groundbreaking machine will help us and our clients work towards lower emissions. The 19C-1 E-TEC is aimed at users working inside buildings and in emissions-sensitive … Read More
M O’Brien invest in vacuum excavation technology for plant fleet.
M O’Brien Plant hire are pleased to announce the delivery of their first vacuum excavator from RSP suction excavators. With vacuum excavation technology improving all the time, we are now able to minimise the risk of cable and utility strikes using this improved technology as opposed to traditional digging methods. We see this as a big step in the right … Read More