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Mineral Products Association (MPA) ‘Quarries & Nature 2017 – Appreciating Assets’ event took place on Thursday 19th October at The Royal Society, London and was presented by BBC Radio 4's Farming Today presenter, Sybil Ruscoe... Read Full Article

Today, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) committed itself to raising the awareness of, and addressing the stigma of poor mental health and improving positive mental wellbeing in the UK mineral products supply chain that underpins construction... Read Full Article

Launched at the Mineral Product Association (MPA)’s Quarries & Nature 2017 event in London on 19th October, Quarrywatch will involve focused nature surveys at designated locations in order to build a much bigger picture of the species th... Read Full Article

A specially selected audience were recently invited to the Maximus Crushing & Screening UK open day held in London. Over 70 people attended the op... Read Full Article

Total Bitumen recently hosted nine technicians studying on The Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT), NVQ Level 2 Course in Asphalt Laboratory Testing.The course is run over five days coverin... Read Full Article

Bryan Contractors of Caputh, near Perth has added another new Volvo ECR88D reduced-swing excavator and a fourteen tonne EC140E excavator to its plant fleet for its general contracting and ground works business.The two new machines were ch... Read Full Article

Special partnership between conservation charity RSPB and building materials supplier, CEMEX UK results in the creation of 1000 hectares of remarkable priority habitats The demanding 1000 hectares target has been delivered thr... Read Full Article

Ipswich based aggregate suppliers Tippers ‘R’ Us have recently taken delivery of a new RUBBLE MASTER RM 90GO! with integrated screenbox and recirculating conveyor, from Red Knight 6 Ltd,... Read Full Article

Hills Quarry Products has recruited the UK quarry industry’s first mobile and static plant operator (MPO) apprentice.Aidan Jeffreys, who is based at Hills’ Shorncote Quarry near Cirencester, began the MPO apprenticeship in Sep... Read Full Article

Service Pump Limited, based in Wigan, commit to major investment as the company introduces a new range of Generac Pumps to its extensive fleet.As one of the leading suppliers to the Construction... Read Full Article

JCB is today celebrating a major milestone in its long record of innovative machine design – the 40th anniversary of the Loadall telescopic handler.First launched on October 20th 1977 the machine mechanised lifting and loading tasks... Read Full Article

Mineral Products Association (MPA) members are planning to increase the area of priority habitats on restored sites from 6,000 hectares currently to around 9,000 hectares in coming years, and increase the length of hedgerows planted from 79 km to ... Read Full Article

A new Flexicon Bag Dump Station with explosion-proof electrical system contains dust emitted from manual dumping activities, compacts empty bags and conveys the material to an elevated destination.Bags are staged on the bag tray and trans... Read Full Article

Strong Partners Present Strong Machines...On September 30th Equip Sales and Leasing Corp. of North Haven CT hosted a Live Crushing Demo Day, located at their sister company Modern M... Read Full Article

The name Explore Plant Hire may be a new one in the industry, but the people and the business behind that name will be familiar to many. Established in 2015, the immediate focus for Explore was to provide logistics and transport services to their ... Read Full Article

McCloskey Washing Systems has a busy year in N. America...Washing equipment specialist, McCloskey Washing Systems (MWS), have designed, delivered and commissioned over 10 wash plants in 6 months in the United States and Canada.... Read Full Article

Four Powerscreen Chieftain 1400 Screens have been purchased by KKB Group from Blue Machinery London, and will be used to process recycled asphalt and aggregates. KKB Group was set up by Colin Basi over 20 years ago, and has evolved o... Read Full Article

The quality of transport infrastructure plays a critical role in the success of a town, city, region or country. And the UK government has made improving transport a key priority, not only to increase our competitiveness, but also to ensure that w... Read Full Article

G Crook & Sons, a family-run business, is putting a fleet of Terex Trucks’ 28-tonne articulated haulers to work at its sand and aggregates quarry in Dorset.Operating in a 50-mile radius within Dorset, G Crook & Sons has prem... Read Full Article

Problems with obtaining or controlling the discharge of bulk materials is a common occurrence in many industries. Our series of industrially focussed short courses look at the storage, hand... Read Full Article