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Lafarge acquires a 35% stake in the Meftah Cement Plant in Algeria, as part of the privatization process

    Lafarge has announced the acquisition of a 35% stake in the Meftah cement plant, which is very well positioned in the Algiers market, together with a 10-year management contract. The cost of the investment amounts to €43.5 million....

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Dig A Crusher Helps Pioneer Rock Farm

Dig A Crusher Helps Pioneer Rock Farm

  A Welsh plant hirer is using a pair of products from Dig A Crusher to give a new lease of life to a 65 hectare farm in the middle of the beautiful Anglesey countryside. Anglesey-based plant hirer Dei Owen Plant is extracting value from a seemingly...

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Caterpillar® hands over the 100,000th mini hydraulic excavator

  Caterpillar celebrates a milestone event of the 100,000th mini hydraulic excavator sales worldwide by producing an exclusive silver machine. Last week Caterpillar handed over the 100,000th mini excavator to a German company Matthäi, which added...

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Obituary - Sidney Hunt Snr

  Sidney Hunt Snr was a leading figure in the UK demolition sector for more than 50 years; the only man ever to serve two terms as President of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors; a founder member of the Institute of Demolition Engineers;...

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Atlas Copco awarded for exemplary environmental program

  Stockholm, Sweden, June 24, 2008: Atlas Copco's division Drilling Solutions, based in Texas, U.S., has been awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA, for its exemplary environmental programs to reduce pollution. The award, called...

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In just five weeks, Portasilo Bulk Handling Systems redesigned,

In just five weeks, Portasilo Bulk Handling Systems redesigned,

Customer: Hanson Concrete Location: Wood Wharf, London Requirement:The Korsor is a huge, floating, pontoon-mounted concrete plant, originally built by Hanson in 2000 for the Canary Wharf development. After completion of this project, the Korsor was...

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Liebherr-Rental Orders Kinshofer Excavator Attachments at SED

Liebherr-Rental Orders Kinshofer Excavator Attachments at SED

Liebherr-Rental Limited firmed up an order at the recent SED exhibition with Kinshofer UK Limited for a number of materials handling and demolition attachments for their growing fleet of specialist excavators. The order is comprised of a range of heavy-duty...

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Hill Sign Auto-Loc Quick Hitch Deal With USA Distributor

Hill Sign Auto-Loc Quick Hitch Deal With USA Distributor

Hill Engineering Ltd signed an agreement to supply its unique 'Safety First' Auto-Loc excavator quick hitch to Woods Equipment Company, one of the USA's largest independent manufacturers and suppliers of construction and agricultural equipment attachments.Woods...

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No coal emergencies with Canning Conveyor.

No coal emergencies with Canning Conveyor.

In a recent project for Corus Construction and Industrial, Canning designed, manufactured and supplied an emergency coal conveyor for ACO at Scunthorpe. This new installation covers that if a failure occurs the system can be bypassed with a new feed...

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A World Leading 1.5 Tonne Kubota Mini For Just £57 Per Week

A World Leading 1.5 Tonne Kubota Mini For Just £57 Per Week

Kubota, the UK, European and world leader in mini excavators, is offering a sizzling summer leasing deal* on its class-leading 1.5 tonne U15-3 zero tail swing model. For a limited period, the U15-3 is available through official Kubota Construction Equipment...

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