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MPA Scotland, the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement and concrete industries, has appointed Alan Doak as Director to lead the mineral product sectors engagement and representation across Scotland.MPA Scotland is an affi... Read Full Article

Sykes Pumps, the leading pump hire specialist, has added two new electric submersible drainer pumps to its wide ranging fleet: the P2002N and the P3002N.Designed for challenging dewatering environments a... Read Full Article

The UK’s economic recovery and journey to net zero carbon requires essential minerals and mineral products, sourced locally and extracted responsibly. That was one of the key conclusions of the seventh joint CBI and MPA ‘Li... Read Full Article

Terex Materials Processing (MP), a global leader in materials processing equipment, is pleased to announce the purchase of MDS International (MDS), a manufacturer of heavy duty and recycling trommel... Read Full Article

Following several years of phenomenal growth, Chesterfield-based Atlantic Pumps have moved to a new 1.25-acre site.The premises brings together Atlantic’s Chesterfield and Sheffield operations and creates a new m... Read Full Article

New visitor facilities are being opened at RSPB Ouse Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire to allow the public to visit the latest restored areas of the wetland.Hanson and the RSPB are creating the UK’s biggest reedbed – an ext... Read Full Article

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) believes that new requirements for biodiversity net gain, and application of the ‘Metric’, could lead to worse outcomes for nature than those delivered through the current minerals planning system... Read Full Article

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has introduced a new technology platform – the Wear Deflector – for its WEDA D70 electric submersible dewatering pumps that deliver exceptional performance, enabling construction and industrial sites to r... Read Full Article

Hanson has opened a new aggregates rail depot in West Drayton to supply customers in west London as well as key infrastructure projects.The move is part of the company’s strategy to improve its network of rail-connected depots and w... Read Full Article

Weir Minerals, global leader in the provision of mill circuit technology, dewatering solutions and services, has launched the new Multiflo® MudfloTM hydraulic submersible slurry pump. Engineered for abrasive applications and l... Read Full Article

Members of Parliament have formed a new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mining and Quarrying, supported by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).This new cross-party group will hel... Read Full Article

Terex Finlay are delighted to announce the appointment of Quarry Service Kazakhstan LLP to distribute and support the full line up of Terex Finlay crushers, screeners and conveying equipment across ... Read Full Article

Austrian company Rubble Master is using COMBIVERT F6 servo drives from KEB Automation on its latest hybrid range of mobile crushers. The servo drives were selected due to their compactness, robustness, high efficiency and integrated safety functio... Read Full Article

Open pit and underground mining that’s carried out below groundwater level requires dewatering. And as mines are being dug deeper to access diminishing mineral supplies, mine dewatering is becoming more important than ever before..... Read Full Article

The Dominican building materials manufacturer Calizamar, S.A. relies on crushing technology from BHS-Sonthofen. The company has commissioned the BHS rotor impact mill of type RPM 1513 to produce ... Read Full Article

Mining operations are impacted by declining head grades. More material needs to be moved from greater depths to maintain concentrate production levels. This affects productivity and energy consumption, which directly correlates to the mine’s... Read Full Article

With the first COLLECTORS SALE of classic and vintage machinery hosted by Euro Auctions being hailed as a resounding success, a new date has been announced for the second sale in Northern Ireland on 28th August at the stunning Castl... Read Full Article

Fife based quarried and recycled aggregate specialists, Collier Quarrying and Recycling Ltd. invest ... Read Full Article

General Kinematics, the world-leading supplier of vibrating and rotary equipment and solutions for bulk processing of materials, has selected London-based Red Knight 6 Ltd (RK6) as their new UK and Irela... Read Full Article

A former quarry worked and restored by construction materials company Tarmac has become the focus of international interest where excavations have unearthed a Roman burial site containing the remains of a mass of decapitated bodies.Media ... Read Full Article