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Aggregate Industries gains a high performance managed transport platformAggregate Industries (AI), produces a range of aggregates, re... Read Full Article

14th October 2009: Building materials' solutions company, CEMEX UK, has been granted permission by the cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to use a waste-derived fuel, Climafuel. It will part-replace the fossil fuels used i... Read Full Article

In a decisive move to streamline its maintenance costs on mobile plant, Glenrothes based Skene Group Ltd has signed up to Volvo Construction Equipment's Blue customer support agreements for all their twenty two Volvo machines.The decisio... Read Full Article

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

 BedRock Software, LLC (BedRock) has created another industry first by releasing AggFlow with Track-Mounted (mobile) equipment simulation capability.  BedRock has developed this new and innovative approach starting with Powerscreen I... Read Full Article

Lafarge Aggregates (Mountsorrell Quarry) has used Liquid Management Solutions (LMS) to install future proof radio frequency identification (RFid) fuel management equipment.The LMS RF solution was chosen for its existing operational pedigree wit... 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

West Lothian based Cormac Ltd have installed and commissioned a complete high efficiency TOP TOWER asphalt plant for CEMEX at their quarry near Shap in Cumbria. Cormac, who are renowned for their h... 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

 The TS HVDS (High Voltage Detection System) is designed to prevent vehicles and machinery with a variable height from coming into contact with high voltage overhead power lines. The system consists of a cab mounted detection anten... 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