Quarrying - Company & Industry News

A biodiversity project carried out by a team from the University of South Wales has won the UK research section of the Quarry Life Awards 2018.The project, which looked at the value of translocating ancient woodland soils within quarried ... Read Full Article

Barford Equipment, the UK based manufacturer of world leading track, mobile and stationary screens, wheeled and tracked conveyors plus trailers, has just announced three new equipment models meeting demand f... Read Full Article

Following a comparatively strong catch-up during the spring after the poor weather in the first quarter, sales volumes of mineral products weakened in 2018Q3 across all markets monitored, including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and mor... Read Full Article

McLanahan Corporation is excited to announce the launch of its redesigned website. The new website provides visitors with educational content and resources that will help them make the most of their McLanahan equipment and be more successful in th... Read Full Article

With a tin mining operation that battles against the tropical climate of Bangka Island in Indonesia, long-standing Terex Trucks customer PT Putra Tongga Samudra is using 27 TA400s to maximize production.PT Putra Tongga Samudra manages som... Read Full Article

Hanson has invested £250,000 in restoring the railway siding at its plant in Ashton-in-Makerfield. It is the first-time rail freight has been run into the depot for some 10 years, and will see hundreds of lorry journeys taken off the roads e... Read Full Article

Hewitt Robins has recently replaced two Grading Screens for Hanson Bullslodge....Bullslodge itself has had a varied history; once a WW2 airfield operating Buccaneer bombers, this was followed by a period after the war with motor racing... Read Full Article

Aggregate Industries’ popular red asphalt has surpassed all expectations during recent renovation works at Leicester Market, as part of a major scheme to upgrade the city’s largest open-... Read Full Article

Construction equipment at outdoor booth B12• Eight exhibits from Liebherr’s product ranges for the fields of earthmoving, material handling, mining, concrete and mobile cranes• In-house developed components at ind... Read Full Article

Branded CEMEX trucks spread the message ‘Don’t Chance it’ to pedestriansDepartment of Transport report highlights fatalities amongst pedestrians in 2017 up 5%CEMEX UK has created travelli... Read Full Article

MPA delivered 32 IOSH ‘Leading Safely’ seminars across the UK in 2017/18 with a total of 350 delegates participating from 26 member companies. These seminars have been a key element of MPA’s Safer & Healt... Read Full Article

Lippmann-Milwaukee is pleased to announce three key appointments for the company in the wake of the recent acquisition by McCloskey International. Kevin Kiesgen has been re-appointed to the role as Vice President of Sales at the compan... Read Full Article

With a comprehensive fleet and strategically placed depots in Bristol, Exeter, Bridgwater and more recently Birmingham, rapidly expanding plant hire specialist, Plantforce, has announced plans to increase its fleet of Bell Equipment B30Es to suppo... Read Full Article

A global leader in conveyor belt cleaning technologies has introduced a new design specifically for applications where space for installation is limited. The new SQC2STM RM (Reduced Mini) Cleaner from Martin Engineering is a compact secondary belt... Read Full Article

CDE Asia’s Integrated Mobile Washing Plant for Superior M-Sand Production...A larger version of the flagship X70 model, the Combo X150 cleans, grades and recycles up to 95% of water in one machine, and can produce concre... Read Full Article

Sand treatment plants with wet process operations frequently face problems with excessive pump wear, due to the high abrasiveness of the product. The GSM Montfrin-Meynes alluvium quarry in France overcam... Read Full Article

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have given their formal support to the UK Minerals Strategy.Launched at Living with Minerals 6 ‘Securing Minerals for the Next Generat... Read Full Article

The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) is calling for an additional £1.5 billion per year to be reallocated from existing fuel duty and spent on local road maintenance in England (including London) and Wales.The funds, which, the AI... Read Full Article

The 2018 version of Doosan’s popular Quarry Days event in the Czech Republic saw a record attendance of around 380 customers and dealers from all around Europe. Held over three days in bright sunshine throughout, this year‘s Quarry Day... Read Full Article

Designed for use in any terrain, the stackers, ranging from 60’ to 150’, are easily moved site to site without the need to remove the wheels for transport. Built-in levelling indicators allow operators to position the stacker regardles... Read Full Article