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ProSpare’s Bulk Team celebrate 10
years of improving conveyors at
Hillhead 2026
Hillhead is the UK’s largest quarrying,
construction, and recycling equipment
exhibition. Held every two years in a working
quarry, the show brings together 600 exhibitors
and nearly 20,000 visitors over three days. This
year, as part of ProSpare’s presence at the show,
they marked the 10th anniversary of the Bulk
Materials Handling Division – which made its
debut at Hillhead 2016, and has gone on to
improve the performance of thousands of belt
conveyors throughout UK.
Bulk Materials Handling Specialists
First launched at Hillhead in 2016, ProSpare’s Bulk Materials
Handling Division has been improving belt conveyor
performance and safety for a decade with leading high-
performance cleaning, tracking, and sealing equipment
including STARCLEAN®, CenTrax and SealTek.
Since the Division’s debut in 2016, they’ve grown to an 11-
strong team with 7 expert service engineers, have sold in
excess of 2,500 STARCLEAN® belt cleaner units across the
UK, and have been recognised for excellence at both the MPA
Health & Safety awards and Tarmac Innovation Challenge.
Hillhead 2026 - Celebrating 10 years of conveyor
improvements
On the first day of Hillhead 2026, ProSpare held a 10th
anniversary celebration for the Bulk Materials Handling
Division – named BULK TEN. To mark the occasion, they
shared specially branded beer and cupcakes with visitors,
amongst many other giveaways and live demonstrations of
equipment.
Pictured below are ProSpare Directors James, David and Tom Bullock.
Alongside Bulk team members, including General Manager Danny Smith,
Project Co-ordinator Jan Hajkowski, and three members of the Service
Engineering Team, with Manager Alan Bryan, mainstay of the team David
“Bunto” Huntington, and latest recruit Micky Eccles.
CEO, James Bullock, commented: “Through both ConSpare
and ProSpare, we have a long history of working with leading
equipment and component manufacturers worldwide to bring
the best products to the UK. After listening to our customers
for decades, we understand the key problems they face.
Conveyors were often reported as one of the biggest problem
areas on plants, so in 2016, we established our Bulk Materials
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