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In response to the publication of the Green Construction Board’s 2050 Low Carbon Routemap, Dr Pal Chana, Executive Director of MPA Cement, said: “The Green Construction Board’s routemap calls on individual ... Read Full Article

Weir Minerals has launched a new pumping solution incorporating the cutting edge Gemex® belt tensioner with the Warman® AH® pump - one of the most widely used slurry pumps in the world.... Read Full Article

The Mineral Products Association (MPA), representing UK cement producers, has become the first national cement industry body to publish its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plans to 2050.  Outlining an ambitious target of -81%  GHG emissio... Read Full Article

Saudi Arabian cement demand is expected to increase 9.4 percent per year to over 80 million tons by 2017 as massive infrastructure projects create surging demand. Virtually all regions of the country will post gains, with large new cement pro... Read Full Article

The family business BERTRAND CH. has been a established name in the Belgian Ardennes for generations. This small quarry proves that a Keestrack Combo screen can improve the efficiency and profitability of even the smallest quarry. &nb... Read Full Article

Extraction and mobile crushing and screening specialist Jim Jamieson of Ellon Aberdeenshire has taken delivery of the first Volvo EC250D excavator to ... Read Full Article

Euro Auctions, the UK's largest auctioneers of construction machinery and industrial equipment, announces a special 'one day sale' for leading UK plant, tool and equipment hire company A-Plant.A-Plant, one of the UK's largest plant, tool ... Read Full Article

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 1,430 heavy equipment items and trucks at its upcoming unreserved public auction in Moerdijk, The Netherlands on November 22 - 23, 2012. The auction currentl... Read Full Article

JCB Marketing Manager Alex Wood is among hundreds of people limbering up for an exciting charity events of the year: the JCB Mud Run.The 27-year-old, who works at JCB's World HQ is Rocester, Staffordshire, is among one of the first compet... Read Full Article

Doosan Portable Power has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore, India. The new factory located in Doddaballapur has the capacity to produce 2000 portable air compressors and light towers annually.A Pooja Cer... Read Full Article

Since purchasing his first excavator last year, Brian Ward, Proprietor of Ward Dumptruck Hire Ltd has experienced such a high demand for his Volvo EC210C that he has added a further two machines to his fleet.Since setting up in business s... Read Full Article

Many well-intentioned companies working to protect employees from hand arm vibration risk are losing large sums of money with ineffective paper-based HAV monitoring systems or by simply not implementing a HAVS policy.Administration and wo... Read Full Article

JCB Attachments has launched a work tool app for the iPhone, making it easier for customers to rapidly locate, choose and purchase the right attachments for their JCB machines. The free download incorporates a dealer locator, an attachment finder ... Read Full Article

At PLANTWORX 2013 (14th – 16th May, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire) the CPA (Construction Plant-hire Association)is responsible for organising a new initiative – The Training and Education Zone - which is a dedicated zone aimed at raisi... Read Full Article

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new Stage IIIB compliant DX380LC-3 large crawler excavator. In addition to offering outstanding performance levels and exceptional fuel efficiency compared to other machines in the 34 to 42 ... Read Full Article

Honeydew-based plant hire specialist Renico Plant Hire has taken delivery of a Terex Finlay C-1550 cone crusher, the largest in the range and the first to be sold in South Africa.Pilot C... Read Full Article

Cambridgeshire based agricultural and machinery auctioneer, Cheffins has recently purchased three new Cat TH514 telehandlers from Finning. The new machines will be used to unload and load agriculture equipment onto lorries and into containers for ... Read Full Article

Many so-called innovations are simply tweaks of existing products - making them a little more durable, a little easier to use, slightly quicker to apply, maybe more economical but they are hardly revolutionary.A true innovation is somethi... Read Full Article

Liebherr is extending its product range of telescopic crawler cranes by a 220-tonner. The model was presented to the public for the first time at the 2012 Customer Days at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen.The new LTR 1220 offers a maximum... Read Full Article

On 13 and 14 June, at the production plant at Ehingen, Liebherr presented the new LTM 1750-9.1 all-terrain crane to more than 2,000 customers from all over the world. The 750-tonne mobile crane complements the Liebherr range between the highly suc... Read Full Article