RDS is pleased to present the LOADEX 100
LOADEX 100 is a retrofittable scale installed on both tracked and wheeled 360 degree excavators and material handling machines to weigh the amount of material in the bucket, grab or clamshell.A minimum of two pressure sensors are installe... Read Full ArticleHanson Springs announce continued expansion in their heavy coil spring capacity
Due to continued growth in demand, Hanson Springs has continued to invest to substantially increase their production capacity with two further coiling lines with a combined output potential of 24 tonnes of springs per day.Current output i... Read Full ArticleImpact of Steel Closures Ripples out with Mothballing of Thrislington Lime Plant
The recent announcement to mothball the Lhoist Thrislington dolomitic lime production plant with 40 job losses as a direct result of recent UK steel manufacturing site closures highlights the similarity of issues faced by the lime and steel indust... Read Full ArticleTEREX|Finlay 'release the beast' in launching the new C-1554 tracked mobile cone crusher
The NEW C-1554 cone crusher is the latest addition to the Terex|Finlay range of tracked mobile cone crushers. Positioned at the top end of the Terex|Finlay ... Read Full ArticleHelping ornamental rock shine in Brazil
Granite and marble mining company Gramazini, relies on a fleet of 25 Volvo machines to help polish performance at its rock deposits in Brazil. In a country of continental dimensions, Brazil has a large amount of natural resources. Am... Read Full ArticleVolvo EC220E more fuel efficient than a hybrid
Rigorous side-by-side competitor comparison tests have confirmed customer feedback that the Volvo EC220E excavator offers the best fuel efficiency and operator comfort in its weight class – better even than a competitor hybrid.... Read Full ArticleThe first woman Master in UK Dredging industry joins CEMEX
The first woman Master in the UK Marine Aggregate Dredging Sector, Georgina Carlo-Paat has recently completed her first tour of duty aboard CEMEX UK Marine ... Read Full ArticleHaver & Boecker’s Hydro-Clean™ Provides a Sustainable Alternative To Traditional Washing Systems
The Hydro-Clean™ washing unit from Haver & Boecker effectively cleans deleterious material from aggregate, recycled and other minerals while reducing water consumption by as much as 75 per... Read Full ArticleManufactured sand success in Norway
In 2008, the Norwegian quarry Velde Pukk made a bold decision to invest in a unique, complete manufactured sand process, making use of air classification technology. Today, in close cooperation with Metso, the quarry runs a highly successful sand ... Read Full ArticleBreedon and Whitemountain win £55m AWPR/B-T surfacing project in Aberdeen
Breedon Aggregates (“Breedon”) and Whitemountain have been jointly awarded a contract valued at up to £55 million to supply and lay asphalt on the £745 million Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie–Tipperty proje... Read Full ArticleDuo delivers the closest aggregate production plant north of the river to central London for CEMEX UK.
Now officially opened at Dagenham, the latest CEMEX aggregate processing plant is the closest aggregate production north of the river to central Lond... Read Full ArticleRSPB receives historic site on the Kent south coast from CEMEX UK
Leading building materials supplier CEMEX UK has handed over Lade Pits, formerly Denge quarry - a unique site equipped with three so-called Sound Mirrors - to the Royal Society for the protection of birds (RSPB). The site and its listening devices... Read Full ArticleSchaeffler celebrates 125 year-anniversary of ball grinding mill
Precision bearing manufacturer Schaeffler is celebrating the 125-year anniversary of the ball grinding mill, a patented machine that for the first time enabled the manufacture of precision hardened steel balls that were perfectly round and of equa... Read Full ArticleAxle Weighing Pads Verify Material Composition For Continuous Mixing Plant
A market leader in the design, development and manufacture of industrial process control solutions is using portable weigh-bridges to verify materials produced by the Rapid International continuous mixing plants. Belfast-based, Pneut... Read Full ArticleThink small, but think green: IE3 motors from 0.12 kW
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS, the full-scale drive systems provider, will expand its IE3 premium efficiency motor range to also include smaller motor powers from January 2016. Available as an alternative to its comprehensive IE2 motor range, the smaller-size... Read Full ArticleFull suspension hauler makes good impression on Italian quarry
Quarrying company Italcave has boosted productivity thanks to the addition of a Volvo A40F-FS full suspension articulated hauler. Set between the city of Milan and the border of Switze... Read Full ArticleSustainable rock excavation in Poland
The Malopolska region in South-East Poland has been nominated as a European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) for 2016. The award is granted to the regions which present the most future-oriented "visions of entrepreneurial development", and the same sp... Read Full ArticleIt’s looking all Twite! for the small bird close to extinction
Great news, the number of Twite birds at CEMEX Dove Holes quarry has increased and is looking all twite! Thanks to the flower-rich five hectare meadow planted on the edge of the quarry site which provides the young Twites with the sorrel see... Read Full ArticleMiller's million pound UK factory investment
Global earthmoving attachments specialist, Miller, has invested almost £1.5 million overhauling its UK manufacturing plant.The substantial investment has focussed largely on three key areas – productivity, service level and le... Read Full ArticleTerex Trucks good as gold in remote French Guiana mine
The efficiency and low maintenance of 15 Terex Trucks articulated haulers are proving vital for working in the remote and vast gold mine in Saint- Élie, French Guiana. Take a helicopter 30 minutes west from Cayenne, French Gui... Read Full Article