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AGG PRO and Lippmann announce partnership
Steve Peterson, Tom Elgin, Charlie Eastwood and Fintan Harkin pictured in front of a Lippmann 1200j-e.
Quarrying and recycling specialists Agg Pro have today announced that they have been awarded the exclusive distribution rights for Central England, Southern England and Wales for the Lippmann range of crushers, screeners and stackers.
Lippmann is a leading player in designing and building crushers, screeners and stackers that are tailored to their customers’ specific needs and business goals.
Formed in 1923, Lippmann has built their reputation for premium quality solutions from their philosophy that is based upon creating the heaviest and most durable machines in the industry.
Commenting on the announcement, Managing Director Geoff Caves said;
“Lippmann needs no introduction; they are a brand that have designed and manufactured quality aggregate processing equipment for close to a century.
“The customer is at the core of everything they do. This mirrors our approach which makes for a great working relationship moving forward.”
Geoff continued; “We are immensely proud to be one of the first to bring Lippmann to the UK market. We want what’s best for our customers and adding Lippmann to our portfolio only serves to increase the quality and range we can offer our customer base.”
Kevin Kiesgen, Vice President of Lippmann commented on the announcement;
“Agg Pro has supplied quarry equipment for over 25 years and have amassed an abundance of loyal customers that value their unparalleled aftercare and levels of service.
“Their vast experience within the UK high demand quarry sector, via sales directly to the quarry owners and also through crushing contractors, will work really well as our initial UK focus will be to offer our heavy duty crawler mobile jaws, cones and screens with diesel and electric powered models available.”
Kevin continued; “I can see many of similarities between the company ethos at Agg Pro and at Lippmann, which excites me for our potential together. We cannot wait to get started and look forward to exhibiting our products at the famous Hillhead Quarry & Recycling Expo in June.”
More details including the full range of Lippmann products can be found at www.agg-pro.com/LippmannProducts
 Hanson provides low carbon concrete solution for Gatwick station
Hanson is supplying low carbon concrete to help transform Gatwick Airport station as part of Network Rail’s plans to upgrade and improve the experience of rail users.
To date the company has supplied approximately 3,000m3 of low carbon concrete to main contractor Costain to refurbish the existing station concourse and build a second, bigger one which will create a new entrance into the airport.
The concrete, which contains 70 per cent Regen GGBS (ground granulated blastfurnace slag), provides the correct durability requirements while saving more than 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions over a standard concrete – the equivalent of 500 people making a return flight between Paris and New York.
Regen GGBS is used as a replacement for some of the Portland cement (CEM I) content in concrete. GGBS is a by- product of the iron making industry and its manufacture requires less than one third of the energy and produces less than 10 per cent of the CO2 emissions of CEM I. It also does not require the quarrying of new materials and its use prevents material being disposed of as landfill.
Calvin Blacker, Costain’s design manager for the Gatwick station project, said: “Hanson was chosen as our materials supply partner due to its proven track record for innovation in lowering the carbon footprint of concrete within its supply chain.
“We have worked closely together to deliver concrete that meets the challenging requirements of the project while adding to its low carbon credentials.”
Network Rail’s plans will create more space for passengers, making the journey from train to plane easier, improving accessibility and supporting a more reliable train service. They will double the amount of space for passengers and support movement around the station and in and out of the airport.
The project is being managed by Network Rail in partnership with the Department for Transport and Govia Thameslink Railway. Gatwick Airport Ltd and Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership are co-funding the project with £37 million and £10 million respectively. The project is being delivered by Costain.
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