Materials Handling - Company & Industry News

Full production is officially underway at Mecalac’s new manufacturing facility in Coventry, with the first site dumper having rolled off the line earlier this month.Situated just a few miles from the compan... Read Full Article

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, will be showing selected models from the company’s comprehensive range of equipment for use in quarrying and extraction operations, on Stand A9 at the S... Read Full Article

The tool hire sector and the contribution it is making to overall plant and equipment sales has been recognised by leading construction equipment distributor, McHale Plant Sales.According to its sales director, Denis McGrath, the sector i... Read Full Article

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and sponsors of the Scottish heat of the UK Plant Operator of The Year 2023 competition are incredibly disappointed to learn of the sudden cancellation of the even... Read Full Article

28 July: 13:00 – 14:00Modelling Chaotic Behaviour of Gas-Solid Flow in the Pneumatic ConveyingPresenter: Osamh AlshahedThe application of chaos analysis in relation to the efficiency and reliabil... Read Full Article

SAMSON Eco Hopper at the Dagang Port of Zhen Jiang...One SAMSON Eco Hopper type EH60 has been tested successfully and put into operation in China. Thanks to the environmentally friendly design and the installed filter systems it ... Read Full Article

Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, has underscored its very successful debut at the Plantworx Exhibition by winning the Best Live Demonstration Award from the organisers, recognizing the best overall use of outdoor space and... Read Full Article

A construction and rail training specialist that thrives on getting disadvantaged people back into employment has thrown its support behind The Way Youth Zone.National Infrastructure Solutions (NIS), which was started by former Royal Mari... Read Full Article

SANY UK, is proud to announce its participation in the Global General Assembly that took place last week in Changsha, China. The event, organised by SANY Group, brought together dealers and industry professionals from around the world to exchange ... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has unveiled a new-look Class 66 locomotive (66023) to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The locomotive was officially unveiled at the company’s annual colleague event held at Toton TMD on Saturday, 17th June.... Read Full Article

The BAA Concrete Division, in conjunction with TVS Interfleet and McPhee Mixers, has launched an entry-level accredited Rollover Awareness and Prevention Programme (RAPP) as the first collaborative step in preventing Mixer rollovers. ... Read Full Article

As with the majority of the construction industry, concrete production is in a state of flux as it tries to balance growing project demands with the need for a more sustainable approach to building. However, James Bullock, managing director of... Read Full Article

An impressive fleet of machines from DEVELON (formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment) has been at work for about a year in recovery work on the long-abandoned area of the former Innocenti factory in the Rubattino district, on the outskirt... Read Full Article

Kubota has enhanced its extensive range of innovative construction machinery with the launch of a new 8.5 tonne mini-excavator, providing operators with advanced performance and superior operation.Powered by a high power, low em... Read Full Article

Performance, pump protection and high precision control without compromise – all this is provided by the servo ... Read Full Article

JCB is introducing its first full electric wheeled loader, delivering best-in-class performance and full working day use, with low noise and zero-emission operation for customers. The machine boasts the largest standard b... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK and British Steel have launched a major campaign to transport 100-metre lengths of railway track to Belgium. On Friday, 9th June, the first consignment began wending its way from British Steel’s site at Scunthorpe to Muizen... Read Full Article

Kubota showcased its new and innovative construction machinery for the first time at this year’s Plantworx exhibition, allowing members of the public to get hands on with the newly launched construction equipment...Th... Read Full Article

Mike May, Cemex’s European Sales Manager for Mortars, discusses the growing demand for end-to-end sprayed concrete lining solutions, a recent complex refurbishment of Scotland’s Mullardoch Tunnel and the introduction of lower carbo... Read Full Article

False alerts caused by object detection sensors could be a thing of the past thanks to an innovation making its Plantworx debut next week (June 13th - 15th).Spillard Safety Systems, an authoritative figure in the Peo... Read Full Article