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Quarrying News - World
Screen Replacement in Record Time!
- 11th January 2008
- Quarrying
Finedoor recently had to produce a replacement asphalt screen in record time for a client in Scotland. The new machine at Hillhouse Quarry, Troon was manufactured in just four weeks to replace a cracked machine that could have failed at any time. Hillhouse...
Read Full ArticleNew Stone Federation web site.
- 6th January 2008
- Quarrying
The Stone Federation Great Britain has launched an extensively updated web site at http://www.stone-federationgb.org.uk/. The federation is a one-stop shop for product information, technical guidance and advice on all aspects of specifying...
Read Full ArticleYork wins stone award
- 5th January 2008
- Quarrying
A team from York College has come out on top in the annual UK Masonry Skills Challenge, organised by Stone Federation Great Britain and held in Weymouth. Seventeen apprentice masons from six colleges in England and Scotland took part in the competition....
Read Full ArticleMersey link extension
- 4th January 2008
- Quarrying
Stone Central (NW) Ltd has won the contract to remove and eventually restore three of Liverpool's most iconic statues from the Pier Head waterfront area. They are the bronze statues that stand in front of the Three Graces - the Port of Liverpool Building,...
Read Full ArticleMetso to expand manufacturing capacity in China
- 22nd December 2007
- Quarrying
Metso Minerals will expand its manufacturing capacity at the Tianjin factory in China with a EUR 5 million investment. The investment will double the capacity of the Tianjin factory, allowing it to take a global role in the manufacturing of small unit...
Read Full Article“Fintec scoops exporter of the year for the second time running!”
- 20th December 2007
- Quarrying
Fintec Crushing & Screening Ltd has won for the second consecutive year the Invest Northern Irelands - Exporter of The Year Award. Fintec is one of the main suppliers of mobile crushing and screening products supplying to a global sales network. ...
Read Full ArticleApprentice mason of the year.
- 14th December 2007
- Quarrying
On leaving school in 2005 Ollie Clack got himself a full-time job washing dishes in a restaurant. But, to use his own words, "After a year doing that I decided it was time to do something with myself." So Ollie, now 19, responded to a trade...
Read Full ArticleNew product advancement earns £1/2 million contract for CDE
- 12th December 2007
- Quarrying
Latest product development from CDE has secured them a £1/2 million contract with leading India's water, sewage and steel manufacturing company, CDE will supply and install their latest product OreMax in Electrosteel's plant in Karnataka, Northern India. Electrosteel...
Read Full ArticleSkako Comessa provides more capacity for Tarmac at Arcow Quarry.
- 10th December 2007
- Quarrying
Earlier this year, Skako Comessa supplied four custom designed vibratory feeders to Arcow Quarry to solve their capacity problems, by replacing ‘like for like' sized feeders, whilst achieving an increase in material throughput. Owned and operated...
Read Full ArticleQuick tips for quarry managers to check competency cards
- 7th December 2007
- Quarrying
There have been some accidents investigated by HSE recently where operatives involved in the accident have held competence cards. When HSE investigated further they found that the competence card seemed to have a questionable value because it was...
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