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An automated bagging line designed and installed by Pacepacker, which places, weighs, forms, stitches and palletises up to 4,000 tonnes of potatoes into 25kg sacks in one season, has enabled Merseyside chip shop potato grower, Baxters High Brow Pr... Read Full Article

The Construction Recycling Alliance has added two new members to their ranks following a visit to the construction and demolition waste recycling pla... Read Full Article

Caterpillar together with its Italian dealer CGT will exhibit the latest products and solutions at Samoter 2011 under "Successful Together" — a theme highlighting continued focus and full commitment to supporting the business success of Cate... Read Full Article

Despite a slight improvement in 2010, UK aggregates production is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years. Last year, production was around 160 million tonnes, a figure not seen since before 1965. As a result of the recession, around 70 pits and qu... Read Full Article

Sales at the Quadling Quarry ("Quadling") in the last quarter have held up well and are ahead of management expectations. Despite adverse weather conditions in the area, Quadling's close proximity to Highway 1 continues to provide a competitive ad... Read Full Article

A Hertfordshire quarry hit the small screen as the backdrop to a saucy scene in BBC flagship soap, Eastenders.Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK's Tyttenhanger sand and gravel quarry, near St Albans, was the location for a secret tryst ... Read Full Article

The British Aggregates Association (BAA) has been recognised for a significant health and safety initiative in the Construction Products Association (CPA) 2010 edition of Construction Products Innovation and Achievement (CPIA). It is one o... Read Full Article

Riverside Machinery have recently teamed up with the Microsoft Tag Application to provide the customer with breathtaking digital information.The application works by inserting a barcode into the tag (the coloured square b... Read Full Article

Tropic Asphalts Pty based in Toronto, NSW. Have recently put into production an Eco 2000 asphalt plant to complete a surfacing contract with the RTA for roads within the Snowy Mountains area. The w... Read Full Article

New conveyor architecture helps Alaska coal terminal increase throughput, while significantly reducing dust.[Seward, AK] -- The Port of Seward has completed a conveyor system upgrade for its coal handling operations that has ra... Read Full Article

A joint Swecon (Volvo Construction Equipment's Swedish dealer) and Sandvik Mining and Construction customer event held in the first week of October attracted many of the leading contractors from the Nordic region.Over 400... Read Full Article

A (British) Lincolnshire engineering firm is playing a major role in helping to re-build Haiti following a devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the country in January this year.Mini Crusher manufacturer Red Rhino Crushers (UK) Ltd... Read Full Article

Able UK Limited has taken delivery of a high-specification Liebherr A 934 C HD Litronic Industrial Rehandler for their ship recycling operations at the Teesside Environmental Reclamation and ... Read Full Article

Cool asphalt could cut carbon emissions and speed-up road worksUK industry leaders start trials to wipe over a third off asphalt carbon footprint by 2020The UK is set to slash the carbon emissions of road works and cut tr... Read Full Article

The environment at some of the UK's most pristine nature reserves has been given a helping hand by a special eight tonne Kubota KX080-3 excavator, which has been significantly modified to enable it to work effectively in these precious landscapes.... Read Full Article

Co. Armagh based firm Envirogreen Recycling is urging Irish companies to re -evaluate their waste costs in an effort to reduce their outgoings and remain competitive in these difficult times. Envirogreen ... Read Full Article

Bjordal Maskin AS, recently took delivery of a CMB Bx300 mobile crushing plant. The plant is a diesel/hydraulic powered unit, featuring the company's high performance RS150 ... Read Full Article

Following extensive comparisons and appraisals of mobile dust suppression equipment in the UK - and after a site demonstration of a DustBoss DB-60 - Metal + Waste Recycling Limited has taken deliver... Read Full Article

With the LR 13000, which is currently under construction at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH, Liebherr is extending the range of crawler cranes - onwards and upwards. The new flagship unit, with a maximum lifting capacity of 3,000 t at 12 m outreach, us... Read Full Article

Once again, Liebherr is exhibiting at this year's Scotplant (Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh - 26th to 27th March), displaying a representative example of Liebherr's high-technology equipment. On show will be two wheeled industrial rehand... Read Full Article