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Hewitt Robins & CEMEX UK Revolutionise Vibratory Screen Technology
- 19th July 2010
- Quarrying
Hewitt Robins has successfully designed and implemented a remote monitoring system for their vibratory screens, feeders and dewaterers, allowing live data transfer from site to any location in the world. The system monitors screen performance continuously...
Read Full ArticleCemco names supplier of the year
- 19th July 2010
- Quarrying
Hanson UK has won its second supplier of the year award after claiming top honours at the annual Cemco Merchant Network conference. In addition to picking up Cemco's top award, Hanson Cement's packed products division also won the best heavy side supplier...
Read Full ArticlePowerscreen getting bigger, getting better at Hillhead 2010.
- 18th July 2010
- Quarrying
DUNGANNON, NORTHERN IRELAND, 9th July 2010 - Powerscreen, one of the world's leading providers of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, welcomed visitors from across the world to the Powerscreen stand at the Hillhead exhibition 2010. Powerscreen's...
Read Full Article4,000 Excited visitors attend open house day
- 18th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Terex® Fuchs showcased its qualities and products to local residents and entertained visitors with numerous attractions.Bad Schönborn, June 2010. The Terex® Fuchs Open House Day, which took place on June 20th, met with great approval from team members‘...
Read Full ArticleTarmac quarry first to be awarded carbon trust standard
- 17th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Tarmac's Coxhoe quarry in County Durham is the first hard rock quarry in the UK to be awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard after the company cut 175 tonnes of carbon over the past three years. Coxhoe quarry introduced a number of initiatives,...
Read Full ArticleRecession claims concrete and asphalt plants
- 17th July 2010
- Quarrying
Over the last 12 months, BDS Marketing Research has identified over 75 concrete plants that have closed due to the recession. Of these, 56 were operated by the top five companies. Over the same period, just 15 plants have opened. Commenting on the results...
Read Full ArticleEnergy to create Cardiff waste station
- 17th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Freightliner Group and Covanta Energy have signed a landmark agreement to create a facility enabling rail transportation of domestic and commercial waste from Cardiff to the proposed £400m Covanta, Brig y Cwm Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Merthyr...
Read Full ArticleUpgrading outdated couplers
- 16th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Hill Engineering has increased production of its Auto-Loc 3 coupler, with its fully automatic dual pin capture system, to satisfy an increasing demand from UK contractors and plant hire companies wanting to upgrade now out-dated couplers on their excavator...
Read Full ArticleMetal separators for free-falling bulk
- 15th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Thirty years ago the product portfolio of S+S Separation and Sorting Technology, among others, included inductive ring sensors that were used for the eject monitoring of stamped metal parts. At the very same time the plastics-processing industry had great...
Read Full ArticleIntegrated weighing at CEMEX Tilbury
- 15th July 2010
- Materials Handling
Opened in September 2009, the new cement grinding and blending plant at the Port of Tilbury in Essex illustrates a strong commitment to the UK and sustainable construction by CEMEX. The £49 million investment in the new 1.2 million tonne plant by Global...
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