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Industry News - World
A new Venture for Filter Plus
- 1st August 2010
- Materials Handling
Michelin Development's Stoke Challenge to regional businesses is continuing to be met as a new firm set up in the industrial pollution control sector becomes the latest beneficiary of the loans fund. North Staffordshire based Filter Plus...
Read Full ArticleBAA awards for competence should be seen as industry Oscars
- 1st August 2010
- Quarrying
A report in Aggregates Business Europe praised the BAA for its scheme for assessing operating standards and competence at quarry sites and urged its members to keep signing up.Scheme Chair Eric Darlow "....there are a lot of ambulance chasing lawyers...
Read Full Article£1.3million and 1120 tonnes CO2 emissions saved on A45
- 31st July 2010
- Quarrying
1 July 2010: CEMEX Surfacing, part of CEMEX UK the building materials supplier, has saved £1.3 million in disposal costs and eliminated 1,120 tonnes of CO2 emissions by using an innovative product on a highways contract for Amey. . Amey...
Read Full ArticleFirst Volvo for J K Ashbrook Limited
- 30th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Congleton based agricultural contractor and plant hirer J K Ashbrook Ltd has broken with tradition and purchased a new Volvo ECR48C for its hire and contracting fleet. Opting for the 4.8 tonne compact excavator from Volvo came about from several...
Read Full ArticlePathway To Zero Waste wins £1m boost
- 30th July 2010
- Quarrying
Pathway To Zero Waste (PTZW) has been successful in a bid for matched funding worth £1m from the South East European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Competitiveness Programme 2007-13. Building on the initial investment from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability...
Read Full ArticleEconomic Fuel Efficient Training – Saving money by being green
- 29th July 2010
- Recycling
Green jobs and skills are an essential element of the low carbon agenda and are continually at the heart of discussions about the country's economic recovery. Inevitably companies will be under increased pressure to ensure that training for new skills...
Read Full ArticleWebfilm service showcases machinery in action
- 29th July 2010
- Quarrying
Finlay Group has invested in the latest digital technology to develop a new video area within its website, showcasing a range of material processing equipment in action. www.finlaygroup.com/videos.php includes webfilms on Finlay Group projects across...
Read Full ArticleLinatex partner up with Aggregate Industries and prove the new G4 pump is a winner!
- 28th July 2010
- Quarrying
With over 65 years of extensive experience in producing wear resistant premium rubber lined pumps, Linatex recently decided to produce an all new pump, making it "best in class." In order to prove the new pump a partner was found in Aggregate Industries,...
Read Full ArticleNew fleet to meet demand for plant
- 28th July 2010
- Materials Handling
In the last quarter, Hewden has invested in excess of £1.5 million to increase the size and availability of its plant equipment portfolio. Included in the new fleet are seven 14m TH414 telehandlers, six 8-tonne compact 308 excavators and four 22-tonne...
Read Full ArticleTrack mounted screen and feeder for polar border region
- 27th July 2010
- Quarrying
Haver & Boecker demonstrated its ability to meet customer requests when it embarked on the development and production of a heavy-duty Haver Niagara T-Class vibrating screen along with a weighty Haver Niagara vibrating feeder for track-mounted operation...
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