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Liebherr-Great Britain’s Training School Now Offers Crawler Crane Course
- 8th August 2010
- Materials Handling
The fully accredited CPCS Training School at Liebherr's UK headquarters has expanded its curriculum to include crawler crane (A02) training and testing. The new course can either be according to CPCS standards or, through a comprehensive in-house scheme,...
Read Full ArticleEKO GEA new generation AD System
- 7th August 2010
- Recycling
Odour and Dust Solutions Ltd are now selling the EKO GEA new generation AD System, Waste water treatment plant in the UK, through its sister company, EKO-Algae Ltd. These plants are low cost, de-centralised, highly efficient, self cleaning, odour free,...
Read Full ArticleParents of Quarry Death Teens Back Safety Campaign
- 7th August 2010
- Quarrying
The parents of two teenage boys killed in separate quarry accidents have backed a Mineral Products Association (MPA) campaign to prevent similar tragedies. The annual Stay Safe campaign aims to raise awareness of the danger of trespassing in quarries...
Read Full ArticleSHAPA Knowledge 2010 conference packs in more value
- 6th August 2010
- Materials Handling
This year's event, at the conveniently central Imago Holywell Park Conference Centre at Loughborough University on Tuesday 5th October, will be unmissable. Building on the success of last year's Conference it will provide concise information from industry...
Read Full ArticleInnovative, Cool CEMEX Concrete for Heathrow Terminal 2
- 5th August 2010
- Materials Handling
6 July 2010: Leading building materials company, CEMEX UK, has developed a new, readymixed concrete mix, which is being used in the UK for the first time, for the construction of the foundations of new Terminal 2 building at Heathrow Airport. The...
Read Full ArticleNew baler for waste management company
- 4th August 2010
- Recycling
Privately owned family business Willshee Waste Management has recently installed a PAAL KONTI 275 baling press along with a PAAL KES 1750 conveyor. Dean Willshee said: "This is the second baling press purchased from PAAL, the first machine was a PGS...
Read Full ArticleNew home for Recycled UK brings five new jobs and the promise of a £1m breakthrough
- 4th August 2010
- Recycling
A Black Country recycling specialist has fought back from the downturn in the plastics industry to double its turnover and complete its move into a new 30,000 ft2 processing facility in Coseley. Recycled UK, which specialises in recycling post industrial...
Read Full ArticleKorroflex crusher backing compound ideal for use in cold water climates
- 3rd August 2010
- Quarrying
The use of effective crusher backing compounds and release agents is critical to enhancing the life of crushing equipment used in the quarrying and mining industry. Impact and shock vibrations can cause significant damage when in service unless...
Read Full ArticleWeir to buy Malaysia - based Linatex for £138m
- 2nd August 2010
- Quarrying
The Weir Group PLC ("Weir") has agreed to acquire the Linatex group of companies ("Linatex"), a global provider of wear-resistant products to the mining and sand & aggregates industries, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A separate trading update has...
Read Full ArticleReplacement sizer for lime product manufacturer
- 2nd August 2010
- Quarrying
Singleton Birch, the UK's largest independent manufacturer of lime products, recently installed a Type S2056EL Mogensen Sizer to replace a machine, which had been in service for about 28 years. The Sizer, a 2 m, five deck machine fitted with Mogensen-designed...
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