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Since purchasing his first Volvo articulated hauler back in 1990, Martyn Ward, managing director of Ward Plant Limited, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire continues to add Volvo articulated haulers and excavators to his plant fleet.“In my ... Read Full Article

Aggregate Industries has opened its second ready mix concrete plant in Greater Manchester, in order to cater to rapidly growing demand in the area.The new high-capacity site – conveni... Read Full Article

A British athlete who triple jumps further than the fully extended boom on one of JCB’s biggest Loadalls has an extra spring in his step today – after landing a sponsorship deal from digger maker JCB.Ben Williams, 27, of Newca... Read Full Article

Doosan Construction Equipment is launching the new DA30-7 and DA45-7 Stage V compliant articulated dump trucks (ADTs). The new DA30-7 and DA45-7 replace the previous DA30-5 and DA40-5 Stage IV models, respectively. The DA30-7 has a payload of 28 t... Read Full Article

The University of Birmingham has purchased a laboratory-sized Eddy Current Separator and Drum Magnet modular syst... Read Full Article

RJT Excavations Ltd of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders continues to invest in Volvo Construction Equipment products by taking delivery of a further four excavators for its plant fleet...These most recent additions to RJT Excavat... Read Full Article

Norris Skips, based in Orpington, is a well-established commercial waste business operating three waste transfer stations across London. With leading recycling rates in the area the company also off... Read Full Article

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It may be stating the obvious that if the storage and handling steps in bulk materials manufacture processes do not function efficiently, then the process will be directly impacted upon.But, however obvi... Read Full Article

 “Is there a more spectacular sight than a 75-ton excavator at work in a lava trench?” wrote board member Cornelius Kirsche on AG für Steinindustrie’s Facebook page in March. “The latest addition to our portfolio ... Read Full Article

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a crack-down on the waste and recycling sector this autumn with the aim of rooting out firms that are failing to protect employees’ health.... Read Full Article

Bruks Siwertell has secured repeat business from US company Martin Operating Partnership, in Beaumont, Texas, in the form of a new ship loader capable of safely and reliably handling sulfur prill at high capacities.“There can be no ... Read Full Article

Remaining at the forefront of the industry, Newtownabbey based Sleator Plant are thrilled to officially announce their brand new SANY dealership.The Sleator Plant team are delighted to be adding the SANY range of tracked ... Read Full Article

Rodney Aggregates Supplies use a load volume scanner (LVS) in their Whangaripo Quarry north-east of Warkworth, New Zealand, to minimise profit loss due to carry-back on their overburden stripping programmes.Daniel Le Roux, Business Manage... Read Full Article

Founded in Mexico in 1906, CEMEX has grown from a small regional player to one of the world’s top companies in the global cement industry. A significant part of this development was the acquisition of RMC in 2005 and today CEMEX is one of th... Read Full Article

P & T Fanelli Excavations recently purchased a 5 tonne Miller PowerLatch 180° Tilt coupler so they could utilise their Kubota U55-4 excavator to work on all types of excavation projects including pad, clearings, dams, subdivisions and drai... Read Full Article

Binn Group is Scotland’s leading independent provider of integrated recycling and resource management services. Their range of services focus on re... Read Full Article

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published a new guide, ‘Avoiding Contact with Moving Machinery and Isolation’ to assist supervisors and managers on site.MPA's Health & Safety Committee identified contac... Read Full Article

Material weighing the equivalent of more than 200 elephants was diverted from landfill when the University of Northampton relocated to a new campus, a report has revealed.The University closed its Park Campus, in Kingsthorpe, and moved... Read Full Article

If it is possible and practicable to do so, why do employers still not comply to health and safety standards and lower the number of accidents that happen onsite when operating MEWP-type platforms?According to recent studies from the HSE,... Read Full Article