Collins Earthworks takes delivery of UK’s first Volvo EC950F
Derbyshire-based Collins Earthworks has taken delivery from SMT GB of the UK’s first Volvo EC950F - the largest excavator currently offered in the Volvo Construction Equipment range...In mass excavation trim, this heavyweig... Read Full ArticleThe Concrete Centre’s annual student Structural Concrete competition, in partnership with Laing O’Rourke, has been won by a team from the University of Salford.
The 2020 competition challenge for teams of engineering students was to design a high-rise residential building in a waterside redevelopment area in a regional city centre. The building needed to provide two storeys of retail area with studio, one... Read Full ArticleSMT GB launches virtual exhibition to showcase Volvo Construction Equipment
With COVID-19 leading to the cancellation of all major events, SMT GB has teamed up with The 360 View to bring a virtual exhibition to life, allowing you to discover Volvo equipment like never before.SMT’s “V-360o ... Read Full ArticleExpand your knowledge: Bulk Materials Handling Short Courses for the Process Engineer
If you are new to the world of bulk solids handling technology, these 2 courses could be of benefit, as they lead you through the basics of the many different issues facing process engineers work... Read Full ArticleBreheny Civil Engineering make multi-million pound machinery investment in Kubota
With lockdown restrictions easing and the construction industry adapting to the new normal, Breheny Civil Engineering has signalled its intent to support the UK’s economic fight back with the announcement of a multi-million pound inves... Read Full ArticleJCB Electric Minis are emissions game changer for J Coffey
One of the UK’s leading construction firms has purchased two JCB 19C-1E electric mini excavators.London-based J Coffey Plant - the logistics support division of the J Coffey Group - has bought the new JCB machines for their zero emi... Read Full ArticleEuro Auctions launches 'Daily Marketplace' a new real-time trading platform helping consignors to access a global market
Buy equipment every day at competitive 'buy now' prices or negotiate with 'make an offer' options with 24/7 access to equipment from across the planet...New from Euro Auctions, launched in July 2020, the Daily Marketplace is a 24... Read Full ArticleNearly 100 New Bobcat Machines Sold for Rental in Sweden
Kristianstad-based Bobcat Sverige AB, the Authorised Bobcat Dealer for Sweden, has secured orders for around 100 new Bobcat machines from Ramirent AB and Renta Sverige AB, two of the country’s leading rental companies. The order for Ramirent... Read Full ArticleGo with the flow: Preventing accumulation in cement processing
Efficient material flow is a critical element of dry-process cement manufacturing, and accumulation or blockages can put a choke hold on a plant’s profitability. Hang-ups in storage systems and build-up in process vessels can impede ma... Read Full ArticleSennebogen 723 E-Series revolutionises yard logistics
Suddenly everything is different with just one machine: The Charlie Manz Blockhaus GmbH company in Morbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, has reinvented its logistics concept with a SENNEBOGEN timber handling machine last year. Large construction... Read Full Article360° Handy
MB Crusher lines of rotating grabs called to show off their skills... ''When you have a machine but it's actually like you've got 10, you’ve nailed it.'' ''It... Read Full ArticleAUMUND penetrates stronghold of biomass handling in Japan
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Japan’s largest cement producer, fires its new power plant in Ofunato with both biomass and coal. Until now conveying of biomass in Japan has been dominated by... Read Full ArticleTerex Trucks TA300 proves top of the class on Texas high school construction projects
Five Terex Trucks TA300 articulated haulers are rebalancing almost 500,000 yd3 of material in heavy rain to prepare the ground for two major new high school construction projects in Houston, Texas...It’s back to ... Read Full ArticleMecalac UK launches 0% finance on nine-tonne site dumpers
Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, in conjunction with Mecalac Financial Solutions, has launched a 0% finance promotion for select models from its nine-tonne TA9 site dumper portfolio. Interested customers will need to act quickly to secure stock ... Read Full ArticleMinister for regional growth and local government opens multi-million pound bulks terminal at Teesport
PD Ports is celebrating the official opening of a multi-million pound bulks handling facility at Teesport that marks an important milestone in the revival of the... Read Full ArticleDoosan DX235LCR-5 excels in demanding forestry work
The Bühler forestry operation, based in Schenkenzell in Germany, specializes in the harvesting of heavy timber from the most difficult of terrains. This task requires enormously powerful machines with high hydraulic power. Moreover, these mac... Read Full ArticleVolvo dealer launches new charity initiative with striking black and pink demonstrators.
Two new eye-catching Volvo FH with I-Save demonstrators have hit the road for Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland – aiming to raise much-needed funds and awareness for two of the UK’s largest cancer charities.The two eye-ca... Read Full ArticleBylor invest in Komatsu machines for Hinkley Point C
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, owned by EDF Energy, is Britain’s biggest construction project since the second world war and once complete it will provide electricity for around six million homes whilst also making a major contributi... Read Full Article- Wacker Neuson SE: Drop in revenue due to Covid-19 pandemic; EBIT and free cash flow clearly positive
Wacker Neuson SE: Drop in revenue due to Covid-19 pandemic; EBIT and free cash flow clearly positive
Revenue for first half of the year 16.4 percent below prior yearEBIT margin at 6.3 percent (-2.7 percentage points)Free cash flow at EUR 92.9 million... Read Full Article Design of Equipment for Storing and Discharging Bulk Materials
21 – 25 September 2020 On-line learning; 2 – 5pm each day.The drawing up of spec... Read Full Article