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22nd September 2009: Global building materials company CEMEX today opened a new cement grinding and blending plant at the Port of Tilbury in Essex. For CEMEX, which is the biggest Mexican investor in the UK, this shows a strong commitment to t... Read Full Article

Visiting Paris in springtime was made fashionable by the 1952 musical "April in Paris" starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger. Today, April represents just the start of the busy tourism season that keeps the French capital, and the country's largest city,... Read Full Article

Global economic crisis hit demand for equipmentOrganic order intake declined 33%.- 37% decline including cancellations in mining.- Stable demand for aftermarket products and services.... Read Full Article

Le Barbare', or the barbarian, the biggest wheel loader in the Caterpillar range, had already clocked up a respected 48.000 hours of heavy duty in the Belgian quarry Carrieres d'Antoing when a need for a bit of rejuvenation was identified. To carry o... Read Full Article

Caterpillar has released new software that expands the capabilities of the AccuGrade grade control system, the Cat® factory integrated, sensor-independent solution for machine control and guidance.New more capable configurations are offered... Read Full Article

OTR Tyres Ltd, the UK's leading earthmover tyre specialists, are maintaining their enviably high manufacturing standards with continual investment in machinery, processes and performance.Strategic investment has seen the company upgrade a numbe... Read Full Article

Caterpillar, together with its French dealer Bergerat Monnoyeur, will be showcasing its newest technological innovations at Intermat 2009, at Parc des Expositions in Paris-Villepinte, France, from 20 to 25 April 2009.The Caterpillar stand... Read Full Article

 28th January 2009:  Leading building materials provider, CEMEX UK is supplying over 40,000 cubic metres of ready mixed concrete for Britain's biggest greenhouse developmen... Read Full Article

Organisation of the product division electromechanical level measurement forbulk materials is running smoothlyOn 1 October, MBA Instruments GmbH acquired the level measurement technology division of MAIHAK A... Read Full Article

New state-of-the-art rail hopper wagons are now transporting aggregates on behalf of CEMEX UK, building materials provider, increasing its rail transportation to over 10% of all transport.82 new... Read Full Article

In a country where the outside temperature easily climbs up to 45 degrees Celsius and rarely falls below 20, one of the last things you would expect to see is a ski resort. However, this is what you find in Dubai, UAE, where an incredible 22,500 s... Read Full Article

For the first time in its 11-year history, the Caterpillar Operator Challenge is won by a German competitor. Racing against 46 elite operators from 20 countries, Sebastian Behr achieved the highest points in the eight tests included in the event. Tim... Read Full Article

 Following the successful introduction of a productive and reliable Liebherr LR 632B specialist landfill crawler loader at Lafarge Aggregates' Walleys landfill site two years ago, the company has now invested in another model. A "New Gener... Read Full Article

Drumclog Plant, a client of JCC Engcon Group for over 10 years, have recently commissioned JCC Engcon to modify their newest Volvo 14t excavators for low ground pressure use, and supply a new EC15 tiltrotator & quick hitch.   JCC Engcon ... Read Full Article

 The construction of a new cement plant at Tarmac's Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire has helped to create one of the busiest sites in Europe, with product movements in excess of 6 million tonnes per annum.With more than 650 vehicle an... Read Full Article

 Freightliner Group Ltd and GE Transportation have today launched images of the new 'PowerHaul(tm)' locomotive being developed for the UK market at the InnoTrans show in Berlin. 30 of these locomotives where ordered by Freightliner last ye... Read Full Article

COVENTRY, ENGLAND, Friday, June 13, 2008 --- Leading construction equipment manufacturer Terex Construction UK won the coveted Supplier of the Year for Plant award at A-Plant's Annual Conference 2008, held... Read Full Article

BG Europa of Wickhambrook has recently installed an FMA Ullrich Hot Asphalt storage extension to existing Sherwin... Read Full Article

Demand for more productive methods of reconstructing runways is increasing the need for high capacity, mobile asphalt plants.Engineers at Colas are preparing to take the firm's Ermont asph... Read Full Article

Scotland's only large coastal quarry, Glensanda Quarry on Loch Linnhe near Oban in western Scotland, has agreed a long term deal with Alfred McAlpine Plant Services, delivering a fleet of 12 new large quar... Read Full Article