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Tunnel contract for Castle Cement
- 7th October 2008
- Materials Handling
Castle Cement, a division of Hanson UK, has won a £3 million contract to supply ordinary Portland cement from its Ketton works to Balfour Beatty as part of the Government's £371 million A3 improvement scheme at Hindhead in Surrey. The cement...
Read Full ArticleExpo Events launch brand new Recycling and Waste Handling Event for the Irish market
- 7th October 2008
- Recycling
Joint Managing Director of Expo Events, Garret Buckley has announced the launch of the brand new Recycling and Waste Handling Event 2009, anticipated to be the most comprehensive event ever to be staged within the Irish recycling and waste handling...
Read Full ArticleHAZEMAG delivers a crushing plant to Cementos Minetti – Well before Time
- 7th October 2008
- Quarrying
HAZEMAG & EPR GmbH has supplied the Argentine company Cementos Minetti in Cordoba not only with a new primary crushing plant but also a secondary crushing plant with screen. Cementos Minetti is part of the Holcim Group. During the handling...
Read Full ArticleFirst mobile IQR FlexHammer 1800 in the UK
- 7th October 2008
- Recycling
Across the valley from Ovenden Moor Wind Farm above Halifax, Envirowaste Services, perched high on Swales Moor, has taken delivery of the UK's first mobile IQR FlexHammer 1800. Part of the Leo Group of companies, Envirowaste Services and its...
Read Full ArticleIllinois Tool Works (ITW) Purchases Avery Weigh-Tronix
- 6th October 2008
- Materials Handling
SMETHWICK, UK - SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 Avery Weigh-Tronix is pleased to announce today that Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has purchased the company from its current owners, European Capital. Said Andy Caffyn, CEO of Avery Weigh-Tronix, "We...
Read Full ArticleMetso launches a new mobile waste crusher
- 6th October 2008
- Recycling
Metso Minerals has launched a new track-mounted, mobile device for on-site waste crushing. The prototype CR 225 LT will be launched at the IFAT 2008 waste management exhibition. This new solution for primary waste crushing combines features...
Read Full ArticleGAP Group Hits A Century With Kubota 8-Tonners
- 5th October 2008
- Materials Handling
The GAP Group has bought its 100th Kubota KX080-3 mini excavator for its rapidly expanding plant hire fleet.This milestone figure was reached when two of the 8.2 tonne machines were ordered for delivery to GAP's Peterborough depot.Kubota's short tail...
Read Full ArticleLong Reach special excavators to replace draglines
- 5th October 2008
- Materials Handling
Hydrex has purchased a number of Komatsu Long Reach Excavator Machines including the PC 130, 210, 240 and 350 models with outreach ranging from 14.5 to 22.5 m. Replacing draglines in an aggregate quarry with the long reach excavator provides...
Read Full ArticleGE Transportation Celebrates World Premiere of PowerHaul™
- 3rd October 2008
- Materials Handling
Berlin, Germany, Sept. 24, 2008 - GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and global technology innovator in the railroad industry, introduced today its new PowerHaulTM engine and locomotive at InnoTrans 2008 in Berlin, Germany....
Read Full ArticleBuilt to Last at Minelco
- 3rd October 2008
- Materials Handling
A fleet of new Toyota Toneros are taking on the tough operating conditions at the Minelco mineral processing site in Flixborough. Minelco have now taken delivery of the 3 tonne capacity forklifts for use loading bulk bags onto transport lorries...
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