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The MPA’s national Mineral Products 2019 Conference will take place on 24 June 2019 at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster.With the theme of 'Planning Long… Embracing Change', leading speakers will address the impact of a... Read Full Article

The extractive & mineral processing industries now have a new and independent Awarding Organisation for End Point Assessment of Apprenticeships.EMPI Awards have been accepted onto the Register of End Point Assessment Organisations by ... Read Full Article

Following an unexpectedly strong performance at the end of 2018, sales volumes of mineral products across markets including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete (RMC) and mortar declined in 2019Q1. Seasonally adjusted sales volumes for aggreg... Read Full Article

McCloskey announces Equip2 as MWS dealer...McCloskey Washing Systems (MWS) has appointed Equip2 as a new dealer and the official distributor of MWS washing equipment in New Zealand and Oceania. The company will also be an authori... Read Full Article

Terex Trucks’ dealer in Northern Ireland – Sleator Plant – will proudly display the TA300 articulated hauler on their stand at the Balmoral Show next week.Terex Trucks’ recently upgraded TA300 arti... Read Full Article

By 2030 the Government has a target to reduce water consumption by 20%. The construction and quarrying industries use large quantities of water, most notably for dust suppression and influences how products ... Read Full Article

Having showcased its Site Efficiency Services campaign at Hillhead 2018, SMT GB has now introduced a new generation of Customer Support Agreements to support this ongoing initiative.With effect from April 1st 2019 SMT... Read Full Article

Haver & Boecker has established its global brand Haver & Boecker Niagara to combine the engineering expertise and product portfolios of its three mineral processing locations in... Read Full Article

Amid persistent headlines around road traffic accidents, particularly those involving cyclists, Aggregate Industries has revealed that a standardised approach to colour demarcation is crucial to mak... Read Full Article

As part of its dedication to conserving and enhancing biodiversity across all business areas, building materials supplier CEMEX has worked with its employees to complete wildlife surveys... Read Full Article

Holmes Sand & Ballast Ltd has taken delivery of two new Volvo L150H loading shovels for its Masters Quarry sand pit near Wareham in Dorset...The two new 25-tonne loading shovels take over the primary duties at Masters Quarry ... Read Full Article

EDGE Innovate has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. EDGE Innovate joins an elite group of organisations to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Now in it’s 53... Read Full Article

Breaking with its traditional brand of loading shovel, Thompson Quarries, a division of William Thompson & Son (Dumbarton) Ltd has opted for a brace of Volvo L180H wheeled loaders for its quarrying a... Read Full Article

EvoQuip is pleased to announce the appointment of Tipmat as the Authorized EvoQuip Distributor for the North West region of France for the full EvoQuip portfolio of compact crushing and ... Read Full Article

Proud to be the largest independent manufacturer of mobile crushing and screening equipment in the world, the last 10 years has seen year on year growth for McCloskey w... Read Full Article

Over the last decade, the use of large excavators in quarries has declined. Fewer than a handful of UK quarries are now using 150 tonne plus machines for extraction works with many opting for navvies around the 80 - 120 tonne m... Read Full Article

For the second time in the history of the company CMS Cepcor® have received a Queens Award. On this occasion the company have received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2019, for outstanding growth in overseas sales o... Read Full Article

Late 2018/early 2019 saw the launch of the new Ace Plant Bunded Bundie Store – a fully bunded, lockable and safe method of storing 1000L IBC’s. Ace Plant (home of the Bundie Bowser) launched this product as a method of reducing the ris... Read Full Article

Located on the Puddletown Road, near the town of Wareham, Dorset Binnegar Quarry is managed by Raymond Brown Quarry Products Ltd (RBQPL), a division of the Raymond Brown Group.Extraction and processing of sand was previously in operation ... Read Full Article

Mansfield Sand Company Limited has been quarrying sand in North Nottinghamshire, England for more than 170 years. They are known countrywide as a supplier of materials for top class sports and sporting venue... Read Full Article