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Fleet managers are warned there is a ‘hidden deadline’ to applying for Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) permit.As of October, goods vehicles over 12 tonnes now require a permit to drive into Greater Lo... Read Full Article

Owing to the many uncertainties arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and which are likely to persist into the first half of 2021, the organisers of INTERMAT have taken the regrettable decision to cancel the edition due to be held from 19 to 24 April... Read Full Article

A leading plant hire firm has bought the first JCB electric mini excavator in Northern Ireland.Coleraine-based CP Hire has taken delivery of the JCB 19C-1E model - part of the JCB E-TECH range of fully electric, zero emissions equipment -... Read Full Article

Northern-Ireland company Kiverco recently installed a new C&D waste recovery plant at Roberts Waste in Bridgewater, Somerset. The plant was purchased to replace an older waste with the objective of processing current volumes more efficiently a... Read Full Article

Independent, family-owned business Longcliffe Quarries is fast approaching its milestone centenary celebrations. By 2027, it hopes to achieve zero-carbon quarrying operations - it has committed to a series o... Read Full Article

Each year, there are around 500 reported incidents of landfill fires in the UK, causing huge environmental and financial damage. Recently, several European manufacturers along with earthmoving company, Oosterveld, based in the Netherlands, have co... Read Full Article

Stanton Bonna is a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes, manholes and culverts for drainage, as part of a comprehensive range of precast offsite solutions for the construction industry. Recognising a need to upgrade their manufact... Read Full Article

In any mining operation, material needs to be transported efficiently across the site. Designed for transporting bulk material in long distance mining applications, Metso Outotec’s full range of overland co... Read Full Article

Tarmac has received approval from Natural England to expand King’s Wood and Rushmere National Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire, an area of land dedicated to the conservation, study and enjoyment of England’s wildlife.The expansi... Read Full Article

In a fast paced world, reliant on resourceful metals, society has an ongoing duty to reuse and recycle secondary materials such as; metals to preserve natural resources, landscapes, conserving energy whilst reducing emissions and unnecessary waste... Read Full Article

Welland Waste Management Ltd is a Leicestershire based waste management company.At their Lutterworth facility, they operate a 4MW biofuel CHP plant, fuelled by 36,000tpa of oily food waste as well as a 25,000tpa open air windrow compostin... Read Full Article

Tarmac has called for new thinking in road construction and greater use of warm mix asphalt to reduce disruption from roadworks, as a new survey* shows people believe traffic levels across the UK are almost back to pre-pandemic levels.Nea... Read Full Article

The new Terex Finlay J-1280 Mobile Hybrid Jaw Crusher offers operators the flexibility to power the plant either by an onboard genset powerpack configuration or connected to an external power source. Both ... Read Full Article

Metso Outotec is proceeding with its program to consolidate its warehouse locations and transportation processes for spare and wear parts and related services globally. An efficient and optimized network will increase availability, improve cus... Read Full Article

Greyhound Box Ltd has invested in a waste compactor from Riverside Waste Machinery, as the packaging company prepares for 5% growth over the next 12 months.Safely installed during UK lockdown, the RWM compactor – with 1100 litre bin... Read Full Article

The Mecalac 6MCR, 8MCR and 10MCR tracked skid excavators are now equipped with ‘Speed Control’ travel management system as sta... Read Full Article

As part of its ambition to build the most sustainable high-speed railway in the world, HS2 contractors in London have begun using a new low carbon concrete product which provides a reduction of 42% in CO2 in comparison to a standard concrete. ... Read Full Article

As an extension of Hyundai’s range of medium-size excavators - and in response to requests from Hyundai customers – the all-new HX85A concept machine enters the UK and European markets. This compact excavator in the 8 – 9 ton... Read Full Article

Waste and recycling conveyor systems specialist Strathclyde Vulcanising Services (SVS) has rolled out a cloud-based mobile workforce management solution from BigChange. SVS field service engineers have been ... Read Full Article

Global building materials supplier CEMEX has launched iCollect, its new and improved digital platform for asphalt collect customers. Alongside our suite of CEMEX Go applications, this industry leading digital solution prioritises a better communic... Read Full Article