News Items Related to 'Aggregate'

A modern stationary plant, together with related mobile screening a... Read Full Article

Although markets for recycled aggregates have fallen during the recession, the sector still accounts for nearly 20% of the total aggregates market in the UK. In its latest survey on the in... Read Full Article

BUILDING materials firm, Lafarge, is backing a Derbyshire club in one of the biggest community cricket events in the sporting calendar.Almost 20 tonnes of roadstone and washed sand has been donated to Sawley and Long Eaton Park by Lafarge... Read Full Article

Despite a slight improvement in 2010, UK aggregates production is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years. Last year, production was around 160 million tonnes, a figure not seen since before 1965. As a result of the recession, around 70 pits and qu... Read Full Article

Tropic Asphalts Pty based in Toronto, NSW. Have recently put into production an Eco 2000 asphalt plant to complete a surfacing contract with the RTA for roads within the Snowy Mountains area. The w... Read Full Article

A joint Swecon (Volvo Construction Equipment's Swedish dealer) and Sandvik Mining and Construction customer event held in the first week of October attracted many of the leading contractors from the Nordic region.Over 400... Read Full Article

Cool asphalt could cut carbon emissions and speed-up road worksUK industry leaders start trials to wipe over a third off asphalt carbon footprint by 2020The UK is set to slash the carbon emissions of road works and cut tr... Read Full Article

Aggregate Industries gains a high performance managed transport platformAggregate Industries (AI), produces a range of aggregates, re... Read Full Article

 BedRock Software, LLC (BedRock) has created another industry first by releasing AggFlow with Track-Mounted (mobile) equipment simulation capability.  BedRock has developed this new and innovative approach starting with Powerscreen I... Read Full Article

 The construction of a new cement plant at Tarmac's Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire has helped to create one of the busiest sites in Europe, with product movements in excess of 6 million tonnes per annum.With more than 650 vehicle an... Read Full Article