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The Mineral Products Association (MPA) supports the important UK Extractive Industries Transparency (EITI) initiative, which was launched by the then Prime Minister, David Cameron in 2013. A key objective of the international EITI pr... Read Full Article

Con Mech Engineers certified to ISO 9001 (2015) are the UK’s leading manufacturer of Ground Engaging and recycling wear parts. At this year’s Hillhead show, we will be launching our ne... Read Full Article

The lease includes a supply agreement with Aggregate Industries who will continue to deliver a range of limestone products via rail from Torr Quarry in the Mendips to the rail depot site, with Hills... Read Full Article

RUD Chains have been manufacturing and supplying top quality Tyre Protection Chains all over the world for over 70 years for a variety of earthmover machines working in harsh conditions such as quarries, mines, slag ... Read Full Article

Bruce Materials Processing Solutions are a global manufacturer and distributor of washing equipment and solutions for the quarrying, minerals extraction, recycling and... Read Full Article

Breedon Northern Limited, a subsidiary of Breedon Group plc, a leading construction materialsgroup in the UK and Ireland, announces that it has completed the acquisition of BlinkbonnyQuarry (Borders) Limited for an undisclosed sum.... Read Full Article

Smiley Monroe is excited to be returning to Hillhead in 2018. The show, held near Buxton (UK) is something of a home crowd for the Lisburn based company which always attracts a large Northern Ireland and GB contingent.“Hillhead p... Read Full Article

In conjunction with The Institute of Quarrying…In conjunction with The Institute of Quarrying…Recommended good practice for the storage of AdBlue is as follows:Ensure containers, pipework and disp... Read Full Article

Its 2018 and a lot has changed since Hillhead 2016. Graepels are returning yet again! This years show promises to be one of the best yet, held in Buxton (UK) limestone quarry in the heart of Derbyshire the exhibition truly is spectacular in a uniq... Read Full Article

Master Magnets Ltd will again be exhibiting at the Hillhead show this year, making it the company’s 10th consecutive appearance at the world’s largest exhibition of working quarrying and ... Read Full Article

Since American leading construction materials producer Oldcastle Materials upgraded its Burnet County quarry with a new all-in-one EvoWash dual-pass sand processing plant, inconsistent production levels and loss of fines to ponds are a thing of th... Read Full Article

SRC Aggregates Ltd (SRC), an independent, family owned business providing top quality aggregate solutions, has recently purchased a RUBBLE MASTER RM100GO! crusher from Red Knight 6 Ltd (RK6).... Read Full Article

Brimonn GB has been supplying grading surfaces into the quarrying, recycling and associated industries for 3 decades now. We have experienced sales s... Read Full Article

Diversification and fleet expansion have been key to the continued success of The Walters Group this year which has invested heavily in new plant during 2017, including orders for 45 Volvo machines from UK dealer Services Machinery & Trucks, w... Read Full Article

Versatile, compact and powerful.Marubeni-Komatsu announces the new PW148-11 and PW180-11 wheeled excavators. Ideal on job sites with limited space or in urban areas, these compact machines are versatile tools packed with new feat... Read Full Article

Murray Plant have recently delivered a 9033 hydraulic Rammer Hammer to D Wardle (Plant) Ltd. The 7 tonne Breaker will initially go to work at a hard rock quarry, breaking up the very tough high iron Dolomite reserves found within parts of the quar... Read Full Article

In France over the last two years, CEMEX, one of the top players in the ready-mixed concrete and aggregates market, has purchased 18 Bobcat telehandlers for materials handling, maintenance ... Read Full Article

Following some improvement in demand towards the end of 2017, mineral products markets started the year slowly, hit by weak construction activity and the impact of the particularly cold weather. Sales volumes for asphalt and aggregates fell by 4.8... Read Full Article

To meet the increasing demand for grade control systems, Doosan Construction Equipment is collaborating with Trimble to introduce a Trimble Ready® factory option for Doosan excavator customers. The Trimble Ready option will be available direct... Read Full Article

Miller UK is inviting visitors to explore their facilities with a full 360o interactive experience on their new website. For the first time Miller has opened up the doors of its UK bucket manufacturing facility in Northumberland, allowing visitors... Read Full Article