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The technology will extract valuable Precious Metals including; Gold, Silver and Platinum Group from Electrical Waste and Industrial Catalysts, thereby, generating significant value whilst preserving the supply of natural resources.Tetronic... Read Full Article

RDF has always posed problems for the recycling industry: it’s dirty, dusty and bulky - yet must be disposed of somehow. But now Middleton Engineering have designed a system that will tie bale... Read Full Article

Factory only scrap metal specialist, Alchemy Metals recently opened their new waste metals processing facility in Hertfordshire. The 76,230 sq ft. site offers additional space for Alchemy who continue to grow year on year. The company has... 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

With immediate effect, the rotating paddle switches of the renowned series Rotonivo RN3000, RN6000 and RN4000 are available with universal voltage electronics without the requirement for a manual voltage selection jumper. This means tha... Read Full Article

Fraserburgh based David Smith Contractors Ltd has added a further two, twenty four tonne EC2410C excavators and a twenty nine tonne EC290C to their increasing fleet of Volvo Construction Equipment products.Established back in 2002 by Propri... Read Full Article

LAFARGE Aggregates & Concrete UK, one of Britain’s biggest construction materials companies, has published its first ever report on sustainability. The document is an important milestone in how the Leicester-based firm with its three b... Read Full Article

Brisbane based manufacturers Ausroad Systems has just completed production of a new Stemming Truck specifically manufactured for hire to the Mining Industry. The new Stemming Hire Truck fitte... Read Full Article

With over 30 years experience, InterBulk Group provides efficient and cost effective logistical solutions for the transportation of bulk commodities. The cement industry holds various opportunities to ta... Read Full Article

Don't fall for some common tricks of the trade when you review your maintenance and service cover of weighing equipment; you could end up paying far more than you realise advises Maureen Bott, service product manager for Avery Weigh-Tronix.... Read Full Article

Allseas Global Logistics always 'handles with care' — and it has stepped up to the challenge once again, taking on the relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham to Brazil.Working with its sister company International Export Pack... Read Full Article

An automated bagging line designed and installed by Pacepacker, which places, weighs, forms, stitches and palletises up to 4,000 tonnes of potatoes into 25kg sacks in one season, has enabled Merseyside chip shop potato grower, Baxters High Brow Pr... Read Full Article

Caterpillar together with its Italian dealer CGT will exhibit the latest products and solutions at Samoter 2011 under "Successful Together" — a theme highlighting continued focus and full commitment to supporting the business success of Cate... 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

New conveyor architecture helps Alaska coal terminal increase throughput, while significantly reducing dust.[Seward, AK] -- The Port of Seward has completed a conveyor system upgrade for its coal handling operations that has ra... 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

The environment at some of the UK's most pristine nature reserves has been given a helping hand by a special eight tonne Kubota KX080-3 excavator, which has been significantly modified to enable it to work effectively in these precious landscapes.... Read Full Article

Following extensive comparisons and appraisals of mobile dust suppression equipment in the UK - and after a site demonstration of a DustBoss DB-60 - Metal + Waste Recycling Limited has taken deliver... Read Full Article

With the LR 13000, which is currently under construction at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH, Liebherr is extending the range of crawler cranes - onwards and upwards. The new flagship unit, with a maximum lifting capacity of 3,000 t at 12 m outreach, us... Read Full Article

Once again, Liebherr is exhibiting at this year's Scotplant (Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh - 26th to 27th March), displaying a representative example of Liebherr's high-technology equipment. On show will be two wheeled industrial rehand... Read Full Article