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Hamilton Rentals has over 45 years experience and a £25 million IT rental fleet made up of products from the leading manufacturers including HP, IBM and...
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Showplace, established in 1987, is a leading European provider of hospitality, exhibition and event management services. Based in Stratford upon Avon,...
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The Source is a flagship Centre providing state of the art training, development and conferencing facilities for all sectors of the local community and...
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Industry News - World
Energy from waste
- 8th March 2010
- Recycling
Whenever RDF is prepared in one facility for burning at another, a key commercial consideration is the transportation and storage costs of the RDF. Macpresse baling equipment, from RCP Macpress, is suitable for baling such material. The company's...
Read Full ArticleFurther evidence of construction recession depth
- 7th March 2010
- Quarrying
Third quarter sales volume of aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt again fell significantly in the third quarter compared with the same period of 2008. Aggregate and cement were around 20% down in the quarter, with ready mixed concrete...
Read Full ArticleAtlas Copco utilizes mandates for repurchase and sale of own shares
- 7th March 2010
- Materials Handling
Stockholm, Sweden, February 2, 2010: The Board of Atlas Copco AB today reconfirmed its decision to use the mandates granted by the Annual General Meeting for the repurchase and sale of shares at one or more occasions until the next AGM. The mandates...
Read Full ArticleNurock delivers a ‘baby’ mixer that’s big on performance
- 7th March 2010
- Materials Handling
Nurock Mixers, Britain's only specialist volumetric concrete mixer manufacturer, has announced that its highly innovative NUVM 1.5 compact volumetric machine will be available from March 2010 in the UK and worldwide through selected dealers. A pre-production...
Read Full ArticleWill Cement Demand Keep Pace with Economic Recovery?
- 6th March 2010
- Materials Handling
Can the Industry Survive the Over-Supply Market? Asia is recording economic recovery with the implementation of the government stimulus programs from China to Vietnam. Can the cement industry bounce back faster than expected? China & India paves...
Read Full ArticleLiebherr exhibits new R 954 C SHD crawler excavator with shovel at the 2010 ‘Bauma’
- 6th March 2010
- Materials Handling
At the 2010 ‘Bauma', Liebherr is exhibiting its new R 954 C SHD crawler excavator with shovel. Conceived for mining work, this excavator has a service weight of approximately 62 metric tons. The machine's specific configuration includes...
Read Full ArticleSovereign Goes Back to School with Dig A Crusher 700
- 6th March 2010
- Recycling
A Northamptonshire-based plant hirer has used a cross-hired Dig A Crusher 700 bucket to tackle some vital construction and demolition waste recycling duties at Rutland's Uppingham School. The 2.25 tonne attachment played a key role in the...
Read Full ArticleNew Features Make the Cat® 973D Track Loader More Powerful, Productive and Fuel-Efficient—Plus Easier to Operate
- 5th March 2010
- Materials Handling
Completing the Cat® D-Series Track Loader lineup is the new 973D, featuring load-sensing hydraulics, joystick steering, new operator's station (with tilting cab) and 10 percent more power than its 973C predecessor. The new loader carries on the 973C's...
Read Full ArticleHill boosts site safety
- 4th March 2010
- Materials Handling
Leading excavator attachments manufacturer Hill Engineering has taken thousands of semi and single-locking automatic couplers out of commission and replaced them with one of the safest and most technologically advanced couplers on the market after its...
Read Full ArticleA new Warrior has been born
- 3rd March 2010
- Quarrying
Powerscreen, one of the world's leading providers of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has launched the new Powerscreen® Warrior 2400 as part of its new product development programme. "The Warrior 2400 builds on the global success of the Warrior...
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