Tarmac begins direct rail deliveries to Sizewell C
Tarmac has supported the first direct deliveries of aggregates by rail for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station, which is currently under construction in Suffolk.Working with Heavy Haul Rail and DB Cargo UK, Tarmac is organis... Read Full ArticleHeavy Metal: N&Rs Latest Liebherr
The UK quarrying sector has undergone significant change over recent decades. Traditional in-house workforces have largely been replaced by specialist contractors, and companies that have adapted ha... Read Full ArticleVolumech to become Cemen Tech as company strengthens European presence
1st October 2026 marks the next stage of the global leader in volumetric concrete mixers Cemen Tech’s growth strategy, with Volumech changing its name to Cemen Tech as the company strengthens its presence across the UK, Europe, Africa a... Read Full ArticleMcLanahan announces the Ultrascreen Horizontal Screen
McLanahan Corporation is excited to announce the newest addition to the Ultra line of modular equipment with the launch of the McLanahan UltraSCREEN Horizontal Screen. The UltraSCREEN is a modular screen and structure for siz... Read Full ArticleThe Right Block for the Right Job: Why Concrete Product Compliance cannot be left to chance
Concrete blocks are widely used throughout the quarrying and mineral products sector, but not every block is suitable for every application. Owen Batham of Elite Precast Concrete explains why product strengt... Read Full ArticleBuilt for Reliability: Eriez B-HC Feeder Powers Progress at Cemex Dove Holes
Cemex UK is advancing a multi-phase investment programme at its Dove Holes quarry in Derbyshire, a flagship site within the company’s UK portfolio. The initiative focuses on upgrading critical equipment, automation, and supporting i... Read Full ArticleMaterial handling machine with tool-change capability for grab and scrap shear
In material handling, smaller scrap yards often have to handle a wide variety of tasks with limited resources. Metal fractions are sorted, moved, loaded, and, if necessary, processed directly on site. To meet these varying demands, ROMBUD, bas... Read Full ArticleDefra must commission new survey on recycling in construction – new report
Government’s ambitions at risk without accurate data on recycled and secondary aggregates...The Government’s ambitions for a more circular and prosperous economy could be compromised without up-to-date figures on r... Read Full Article100 Issues, Thousands of Moving Parts
One hundred issues is certainly a milestone worth celebrating. But perhaps, more importantly, it's a milestone worth reflecting on.Behind those 100 issues sit thousands of stories, conversations, product launches, investments, ch... Read Full ArticleFSG’s journey into wet processing unlocks PFAS remediation in Bergen, Norway
Turning contaminated soils into value with CDE advanced washing technology...Fana Stein & Gjenvinning (FSG) is redefining how the industry tackles contaminated soils. Materials once destined for landfill are now being transfo... Read Full ArticleMartin Engineering Expands West African Partnerships
The global leader in belt conveyor and bulk material flow technology, Martin Engineering, has broadened its footprint in the West African nation of Ghana by partnering with Aggrey & Associates, one o... Read Full ArticleDutch minister visits Tarmac asphalt plant
Tarmac recently welcomed Anett Bertram, Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management, to its Santon Asphalt Plant in Scunthorpe to show how materials created during steelmaking can be given a n... Read Full ArticleHD Construction signs compact equipment partnership with Manitou Group
Signs mutual sales partnership for compact construction equipment to strengthen product portfolios of both companiesTargeting €825 million (KRW 1.3 trillion) in compact segment sales by 2030 as a new growth engine... Read Full ArticleMajor South Gare protection project gets underway to safeguard future of River Tees operations
One of the largest engineering programmes ever undertaken on Teesside's iconic South Gare breakwater is now underway, as PD Ports begins a multi-million-pound project to strengthen the structure against increasingly severe storm conditions.... Read Full ArticleDCRail wins Business of the Year at RFG Awards 2026
DCRail was named Business of the Year at this year’s Rail Freight Group (RFG) Awards, after demonstrating excellence in sustainability, safety and driving rail freight growth.The judges praised the company’s investment in p... Read Full ArticleNew steel EPD tool cuts environmental data collection from months to minutes
Launching today, steel producer Ovako’s new digital Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) tool is the first of its kind to use automated calculations that reduce months of manual work to a matter of minutes... Read Full ArticleSaving Fuel in Port Operations: Stevedoring Company Reduces CO₂ Emissions by 15 Tonnes Per Year
It is late April in southwestern Finland. The sun is shining over the port of Pori. But appearances can be deceiving. Just moments earlier, rain and snow showers had alternated across the harbor. Icy gusts of wind sweep over the quay ... Read Full ArticleCelebration of 20 years of rail freight
Award-winning collaboration continues to deliver carbon savings, remove lorries from roads and drive innovation across UK logistics...Direct Rail Services (DRS) and Tesco have celebrated 20 years of partnership, a milest... Read Full ArticleEnva is off to the races following commissioning of new CDE waste recycling plant
Wet processing plant processing 330,000 tonnes of CD&E waste per year at Walshestown facility...Walshestown Restoration is the site one of the most visible examples of circularity in practice on the island of Ireland... Read Full ArticleFrom dust to top performance: Liebherr impresses at the České Štěrkopísky gravel plant
Two L 576 XPower wheel loaders and two TA 230 Litronic mining trucks in operation at a sand quarry in the Czech RepublicReliable material extraction and loading under challenging conditionsLiebher... Read Full Article