Volvo EC220E more fuel efficient than a hybrid
Rigorous side-by-side competitor comparison tests have confirmed customer feedback that the Volvo EC220E excavator offers the best fuel efficiency and operator comfort in its weight class – better even than a competitor hybrid.... Read Full ArticleUK’s First Bobcat T35130S 13 m Telehandler in Scotland
The first Bobcat T35130S 13 metre telehandler in the UK is currently working on a hillside residential development close to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The new telehandler has been hired from MTS Group by Fraser Joinery & Builders... Read Full ArticleThe first woman Master in UK Dredging industry joins CEMEX
The first woman Master in the UK Marine Aggregate Dredging Sector, Georgina Carlo-Paat has recently completed her first tour of duty aboard CEMEX UK Marine ... Read Full ArticleHigh Volume Project Calls For Terex Finlay 883+ At John F Hunt Remediation
A leading South East-based land remediation specialist has taken delivery of a new Terex Finlay 883+ to power through high volumes of material produced from a major project.John F Hunt Remediation has a long-standing relationship with Fin... Read Full ArticleLong and lean: new robot handles challenging packaging applications
FANUC has extended its M-10iA range of materials handling robots with the introduction of the high speed, long reach M-10iA/8L. Capable of handling payloads up to 8kg, the M-10iA/8L offers ... Read Full ArticleHaver & Boecker’s Hydro-Clean™ Provides a Sustainable Alternative To Traditional Washing Systems
The Hydro-Clean™ washing unit from Haver & Boecker effectively cleans deleterious material from aggregate, recycled and other minerals while reducing water consumption by as much as 75 per... Read Full ArticleMiller collaboration pays off for O'Keefe
Earthmoving attachments from Miller UK’s extensive range are being used on major construction sites across London thanks to its relationship with specialist civil ground works contractor, O’Keefe.With nearly 40 years’ ex... Read Full ArticleFlexible mobility pays off
The new Destroyer 1113 has been deployed interchangeably in the recycling process at Danish company Kim Vind since the summer of 2015. The intermediate version of Keestrack’s track-mounted imp... Read Full ArticleA Hat-Trick for O’Donovan Waste Disposal!
O’Donovan Waste Disposal Limited is one of London’s leading independent waste management and recycling companies. Looking to purchase three very different types of plant to further enhan... Read Full ArticleEHS Preview 2016
The Executive Hire Show Celebrates its 10th Year with a record number of exhibitors!The 10th ann¬¬ual Executive Hire Show is taking place on the 10th and 11th February 2016 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, UK. Once again it’s... Read Full ArticleManufactured sand success in Norway
In 2008, the Norwegian quarry Velde Pukk made a bold decision to invest in a unique, complete manufactured sand process, making use of air classification technology. Today, in close cooperation with Metso, the quarry runs a highly successful sand ... Read Full ArticleIf you design pneumatic conveying systems, read on……… and book your place now………….
Pneumatic Conveying System Design: Advanced Course; 2 – 3 February 2016; KentThere is a tradition of different companies using different design equations and assumpti... Read Full ArticleErratic, unpredictable and dangerous – three terms used to describe the effects of electrostatics in bulk materials handling.
When handling powders and particulates, you may have experienced the generation of electrostatic charges causing unwanted cohesion or adhesion of materials. This may have then resulted in difficulties such as particle agglomeration, segregation, m... Read Full Article‘It’s what we know….’
Is the sentiment of Robbie Tough, Managing Director of R Tough Plant Hire Ltd, Carluke Lanarkshire as he takes delivery of a brand new Volvo EC380E into his fleet. Since establishing his plant hire business nine years ago, Managing D... Read Full ArticleBig Lynch Order Adds New Doosan Stage IV Excavators
L Lynch Plant Hire, the UK’s biggest operated plant rental company, based at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, has expanded its extensive hire fleet with an order for over 150 crawler and wheeled excavators from Doosan Construction Equipment... Read Full ArticleJ Mould (Reading) invest for the future
J Mould are a Reading based specialist demolition, decontamination and recycling contractor with more than 45 years’ experience of multi-disciplined project management and execution. Family-ow... Read Full ArticleRSPB receives historic site on the Kent south coast from CEMEX UK
Leading building materials supplier CEMEX UK has handed over Lade Pits, formerly Denge quarry - a unique site equipped with three so-called Sound Mirrors - to the Royal Society for the protection of birds (RSPB). The site and its listening devices... Read Full ArticleBreedon and Whitemountain win £55m AWPR/B-T surfacing project in Aberdeen
Breedon Aggregates (“Breedon”) and Whitemountain have been jointly awarded a contract valued at up to £55 million to supply and lay asphalt on the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie–Tipperty proje... Read Full ArticleDuo delivers the closest aggregate production plant north of the river to central London for CEMEX UK.
Now officially opened at Dagenham, the latest CEMEX aggregate processing plant is the closest aggregate production north of the river to central Lond... Read Full ArticleABN Amro Participaties acquires a majority interest in Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions Group.
Partially with a view to director and owner Heiman S. Bollegraaf reaching retirement age, ABN Amro Participaties has acquired a majority interest in Bollegraaf Holding Appingedam BV, top holding company of the Bollegraaf ... Read Full Article