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Mobile versus static: an easy choice?
- 3rd October 2008
- Recycling
Frank Hill considers the issues behind procuring mobile. While any plant being mobile would at first glance appear to be a preferred option, it does depend ultimately on the circumstances of use. We are constantly being approached with our views...
Read Full ArticleHydrex & DJ Laing choose JCC Engcon Group for tiltrotators
- 2nd October 2008
- Materials Handling
Hydrex and DJ Laing in Scotland recently chose JCC Engcon Group to supply tiltrotators & integrated grabs to provide each group with a more flexible and efficient use of their excavator fleet. A tiltrotator is a powerful tool that...
Read Full ArticleAre you driving home the safety message?
- 2nd October 2008
- Quarrying
Nigel Gill discusses the implications of Corporate Manslaughter regulations for drivers within the quarry and beyond. It is now over a year since the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came in to force, and yet many companies...
Read Full ArticleFocus on Conveyors, Conveyor Systems and Ancillary Products
- 1st October 2008
- Materials Handling
Belt, roller and gravity conveyors, screw conveyors, vibrating feeding conveyors, conveyor systems, conveyor rollers, conveyor idlers, motorised drums, it is all here. The HUB-4 Website has now published its first product focus on Conveyors. The focus...
Read Full ArticleDouble Success for Stelex in the Gulf – Two Hercules trommels on major port extension in Quatar
- 1st October 2008
- Quarrying
Two heavy duty Hercules Trommels manufactured by Stelex Construction Equipment Ltd of Whitchurch, UK, are currently operating on a major port extension project in Qatar. The construction project, the largest in Qatar, is a joint venture operation between...
Read Full ArticleOld meets new from quarry to rooftop
- 1st October 2008
- Quarrying
Providing traditional, high quality roofing slate for both refurbishment projects and new builds, Welsh Slate's Penrhyn and Ffestiniog quarries in North Wales have been operational since the early 18th century. What was once a commodity is now a highly...
Read Full ArticleJust the job for Dust suppression
- 30th September 2008
- Quarrying
Pulsar Process Measurement has supplied non-contacting ultrasonic equipment to initiate and switch off dust suppression systems for Lafarge Aggregates in Leicestershire, at a rail loading station and at a key conveyor transfer point. The application...
Read Full ArticleSizers and feeders to Oman
- 29th September 2008
- Materials Handling
Mogensen has recently secured a substantial order comprising two Special S1536 Sizers; two S2056 Sizers and two F2005C Spreader Feeders, for installation within a steel processing plant in the Sultanate of Oman. The screening duty required of...
Read Full ArticleThis is no monkey business
- 28th September 2008
- Recycling
A Red Rhino 4000 series is helping to bring in the customers to ‘Rubble Monkey'. The three directors of Rubble Monkey: Steve Bailey, Ian Newton and Garry Brown, established the company back in August 2007 from scratch and the company is...
Read Full ArticleQuarrying industry progresses towards zero accidents
- 27th September 2008
- Materials Handling
The QPA has released updated reportable injury figures for 2007 as the industry continues its journey towards target zero. The statistics show another year-on-year improvement from the sector and confirm that quarrying is continuing to make progress...
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