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Quarrying News
SandmasterTM enables a six month payback and a certified asphalt sand Background
Located in Finnea, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, the site operated by Harton’s Sand & Gravel has been in operation since the early 1960’s. The incumbent crushing, screening and washing plant was installed in 1968.
Harton’s Sand & Gravel produces washed aggregates and two grades of washed sand for concrete and plastering applications.
Coarse and fine sands were being produced using an old Finlay bucket wheel. A large quantity of saleable fine sand was being lost to the settling ponds. This loss not only affected the specification of the fine plaster sand but also resulted in very high pond maintenance costs. On average, the plant had to be stopped and the ponds had to be dug out once every two weeks.
The challenge
A line of contact was established between Weir Minerals Europe and Harton’s Sand & Gravel following the Hillhead exhibition in June 2022, where a SandmasterTM SP25 was featured on the Weir Minerals Stand. This interaction resulted in a site visit to determine the exact nature of the challenges being faced and to understand the longer-term investment and expansion plans for Harton’s Sand & Gravel.
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