How sustainable are alternative fuels in construction?

Lucy Barnard Senior Web editor

24 October 2023

Rental firms are coming under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprints by moving away from diesel-powered fleets. But what are the alternatives? And could they be just as bad for the environment - if not worse? Lucy Barnard reports.

“If you think too carefully about it all, it can drive you mad,” says Callum Mackintosh, the founder of Scottish Highlands-based excavator attachment rental firm HHH Equipment.

Macintosh, like many equipment hire bosses and business owners everywhere, is trying to decide which machines to buy and how to power his…

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