Quarrying - Company & Industry News

A Terex Finlay 595 has been converted to dual power to support high performance operations and sustainability at Cemex East Leake Quarry.The mobile scalping unit, supplied by Finlay Central, has been converted to run off electricity as we... Read Full Article

UK’s leading materials handling, workplace transport and safety management training company, Mentor, launches hard-hitting video training module at IMHX.Following its exclusi... Read Full Article

Long standing quarry operator and haulage provider, Smiths & Sons has introduced Brigade safety systems as a part of their standard specification for all new vehicles. Based in Oxfordshire, a city well known for its cyclist activ... Read Full Article

DUO Equipment have recently supplied a new TEREX® Aggresand™ wash plant for a busy sand and gravel operation in Norfolk.Owned and operated by Frimstone Ltd, Breck Farm (part of t... Read Full Article

Sebastian Rakoczy of Weir Minerals Europe explains how the company’s recent acquisition of Trio Engineered Products has underlined its status as a full-service equipment supplier to the mining industry.Weir Minerals has made its nam... Read Full Article

A new Metso vibrating screen is getting high marks for productivity, efficiency and maintainability at the Woodlands Sand & Gravel Plant in Conroe, Texas. Before installing the PREMIER ES303™ screen from Metso, the... Read Full Article

Longstanding customer COMEDAT calls on 50 Terex Trucks rigid dump trucks to work in phosphate mines in Jordan. With a partnership that dates back to the 1970s, Jordan’s largest phosphate mining contractor, COMEDAT, called on Te... Read Full Article

Gordon Robertson Plant Hire, based at Thurso in Caithness in Scotland, has taken delivery of a new Doosan DX300LC-5 30 tonne crawler excavator for use at the company’s Caithness stone quarry at Barrock near Thurso. Delivered ju... Read Full Article

BRUCE Engineering Services are well established in the manufacture & supply of Hardox Wearparts for over 20 years in Ireland. Along with the BRUCE Washing range of equipment, Hardox Wearparts form an integral part of the BRUCE service offering... Read Full Article

Abrasive materials such as aggregates, sand and gravel found in a variety of construction and road building applications, expose crushers to the risk of excessive wear. This wear can cause even greater damage to the machine if not kept in check. D... Read Full Article

RUD’s Tyre Protection Chains help extend a tyres life by a factor of ten:RUD have been producing and protecting tyres with their innovative Tyre Protection Chains for over 70 years, easily earning their status as a leading manufactu... Read Full Article

Sandvik Construction Mobile Crushers and Screens will be introducing a new addition to the 341 jaw crusher range with the launch of the new QJ341+. This new model incorporates a double deck pre-sc... Read Full Article

Family-owned Bradley Concrete and Lambcon Ready-Mix are using a fleet of Volvo wheel loaders to grow a business, focused on producing the highest quality concrete at the lowest possible price. Nestled in the southeast corner... Read Full Article

Hillhead 2016 provided the perfect exhibition for us to highlight the total solutions nature of our world-leading product ranges. During the show we provided a focus on our Mobile Crushers and Screens, as well as highlighting recent developments f... Read Full Article

On 23 June students from Swavesey Village College visited Volvo Construction Equipment in Duxford as the final part of the project set by the company for the students to design and build a model articulated hauler.Adrian Collen, Technical... Read Full Article

MPA sales of mineral products in the second quarter of the year were better than expected, contrasting with official statistics showing a reduction in construction activity since the beginning of the year.Following broadly flat markets in... Read Full Article

Two Terex Trucks TR60 rigid dump trucks are proving their versatility at an Oman Cement Company quarry in Muscat.When the Oman Cement Company (OCC) issued a tender for two dump trucks for work at a quarry near the capital, Muscat, Oman&rs... Read Full Article

Two years since being acquired Terex Trucks’ new vigour is leading to tangible benefits for its articulated and rigid hauler customers. In June 2014 when Terex Trucks became part of Volvo Construction Equipment the central mess... Read Full Article

Asphalt burner service provider, consultancy and manufacturer Vulcan Burners has showcased its full range of products at the Hillhead Exhibition 2016, returning to the show following from the success of 2014.Vulcan Burner exhibited its fu... Read Full Article

Breedon Group plc has completed the acquisition of Hope Construction Materials, creating the UK’s largest independent construction materials group in a deal worth £336 million.The 200-strong team at the Hope Cement works in De... Read Full Article