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These articles showcase Conquip’s commitment to continuous innovation aimed at improving safety on construction sites. A key example is our enhanced Concrete Skip, featuring new attachments that eliminate the need for personnel to work beneath suspended loads—significantly reducing risk and improving site safety.

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  string(10598) "When it comes to essential infrastructure, few sectors are as critical as the water industry. Whether it’s maintaining existing water supply networks or constructing new treatment centres and sewer systems during the AMP8 framework period, project contractors across the UK trust Conquip for reliable, safe, and productivity-enhancing solutions.

Water utility projects come with their own challenges—a combination of deep and shallow excavations, complex installations, tight schedules and a high demand for safety and compliance. Watch our video on this topic here.

Here's where our specialist ranges come in:
Trench Shoring
Browse our Trench Shoring range




Trench Box

Designed for safety in excavation, our Trench Boxes keep trenches stable when placing pipes.




Manhole Box

The Manhole Box is a robust design that provides durable support when installing manholes.




Drag Box

The Drag boxes are designed to be installed and dragged along the trench for an easy pipe installation.



Excavator Attachments
Browse our Excavator Attachments range




Mechanical Pipe Lifter

Control and precision are essential when laying pipes. Our mechanical pipe lifter offers a safe and controlled solution with a mechanical grip for placing sections in the trench.




Excavator Pipe Laying Hook

Speed up unloading time with our hook attachment—perfect for safe handling and moving pipework from truck to trench.




Excavator Pipe Pusher (Coming soon)

Push pipes into place in the trench with the Excavator Pipe Pusher.









Excavator Drag Skip

Keep materials close to the dig site and reduce waste with our flat-based Excavator Drag Skip—minimising double handling and improving efficiency.






Site Management
Browse our Site Management range




Fuel Eco-Hub

Store, refuel, and manage fuel onsite with our compact solution designed to reduce fuel waste and theft and improve logistics.




Boot Wash

Keep sites clean and prevent contamination between locations.







Autolock Tipping Skip

Don’t leave your buckets behind, take them with you! Our Bucket box is designed to stop operators from tracking back and forth to a bucket changing area.









Chain Storage Rack

Perfect solution to keep your lifting chains and slings tidy and clean.






NEW Dust Control Unit

Our new product was developed and trialled with a water supply and sewerage utility company to help sites with dust suppression and as a water dispenser, without mains water supply.




 



We’ve partnered with many major water and sewerage utility providers, and we’re ready to support you during AMP8 with:

✅ Best-In-Class Equipment – From Trench Boxes to Fuel Storage and Drag Skips, our products are already trusted across live water projects to deliver performance under pressure.

✅ Engineering Support – Our in-house engineers provide temporary works designs, 3D models, and site-specific advice—helping you meet safety requirements without delays.

✅ Full Hire Service – With depots across the UK and fast turnaround times, get the kit you need, when you need it—whether it’s for emergency works or long-term contracts.

✅ Compliance-First Solutions – Every product is built to help you meet strict health, safety and environmental standards, while improving efficiency and cutting downtime.
Starting a new project? Need expert advice?
Contact the team today!
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Construction Management: October 2024

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Construction Management: October 2024

Construction Enquirer: October 2024

The Construction Index: October 2024

MORE NEWS

Trench Shoring

Excavator Attachments

Site Management

Starting a new project? Need expert advice? Contact the team today!

Supporting Water Industry Contractors with Smart, Safe and Sustainable Solutions

Awesome Earthmovers: Issue 25 - May 2025

DON’T MISS OUT!