Quarrying - Company & Industry News

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed recognition of the sector’s essential role in the economy and the improvement in its environmental credentials in a report published by HM Treasury in response to the Aggregates Levy review... Read Full Article

The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the biggest challenges the construction industry has ever faced. With much of the world going into lockdown, most markets and sectors ground to a halt. Paul Douglas, Managing Director of British articulated haul... Read Full Article

EvoQuip is happy to announce the appointment of their first distributor in South America. Dynsai SA have been appointed as the official distributor for Argentina. Dynsai will represent the full EvoQuip portfolio of compact ... Read Full Article

Newly launched is the contact-free AirScrape® conveyor belt skirting system, which significantly reduces material spill, dust formation and explosion hazards at transfer points and other critical sections in the conveyor chain.Beca... Read Full Article

Building materials supplier CEMEX is proud to present STREETPAVE, a complete three-stage bedding, bonding and jointing mortar paving system. The range consists of BS 7533 compliant products for rigid pavement construction.All three pro... Read Full Article

Flexco recently announced the relocation of its Flexco Europe location. The company will stay in Rosenfeld, Germany, but has constructed a larger building to address existing space constraints and to allow for future growth of the operation.  ... Read Full Article

Updated report commissioned by Breedon Group shows a 15% increase to £61 million...An independent report on the economic impact of the UK’s largest cement works has shown that it contributes £61 million... Read Full Article

MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, offers aggregate... Read Full Article

DUO and Euro Auctions, announce the final date for the biggest sale of washing and recycling plants, including screeners, crushers, excavators, loaders and ancillary ... Read Full Article

Hanson has launched a new Collect & Go service for asphalt customers at eight sites across the UK.Following a successful trial at its Leeds plant in West Yorkshire, the company is rolling out the service at seven further sites. The ra... Read Full Article

Wide range, deep customer understanding: Continental merges the special-purpose tire segment into a new business unitReorganization: special-purpose tires for commercial use, tires for two-wheeled vehicles, and racing tires are bei... Read Full Article

A planning application has been submitted to Wakefield Council for a new sand and gravel quarry near Stanley Ferry, which will eventually be used as a recreational site for local residents. The application, submitt... Read Full Article

Brett Aggregates has recently opened a new marine aggregates terminal at Newhaven Port with access to over 50mt of consented marine aggregate licence capacity...The site is located on the S... Read Full Article

The Mineral Products Association has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister’s speech and his determination to “build back better” but warned that without a real focus on accelerated delivery it could disappoint and undermine conf... Read Full Article

The Kelston Sparkes Group (KSG Ltd) was founded by the late Mr Kelston Sparkes in 1952 initially as an agricultural contractor. Now in its 68th year of trading the company remains a family run business specialising in earthworks, earthm... Read Full Article

As sustainable processing of the world’s natural resources is becoming a norm within the industries, Metso Outotec is driving the transformation...Metso Outotec, a unique new company with leadership in sustainable minerals ... Read Full Article

Maintaining safety is one of the biggest challenges in the mining industry, especially during construction and equipment installation. At the same time there is pressure to speed up return on investment and minimize plant footprints. The Outot... Read Full Article

 Recycled and secondary sources of construction aggregates supplied 28% of total demand in Great Britain in 2018, well ahead of the European average. This is an ongoing success story for the mineral products industry and reflects the... Read Full Article

From their expansive premises in Windsor, Berkshire, this multi-faceted company only invest in the best equipment available. From their highly impressive fleet of trucks to their excavators, crushers and screens they only buy the machines that wil... Read Full Article

Lessons in Water Management...In 2018, Austin-based Asphalt Inc., LLC expanded its operations in Texas to further strengthen its foothold in the region. With three distinct divisions – Lone Star Aggregates, Asphalt Inc., an... Read Full Article