Quarrying - Company & Industry News

For three generations, the family company ADAM Frères has specialized in the extraction, distribution and transport of aggregates and public works. The company is based in the Aube region and extracts raw mater... Read Full Article

Following major disruptions to construction and manufacturing activity during the Covid-19 spring lockdown, and the associated demand for heavy-side building materials, the latest survey by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) points to a strong... Read Full Article

P&L Barton Ltd started out in 1972 when Peter Barton invested in his first digger, a JCB 3C, and set up P Barton Plant Hire. Today almost 50 years later P&L Barton Ltd remains a family run business which ensures existing and new customers ... Read Full Article

Coleman & Company and Euro Auctions, announce a one-day sale of excavators, crushers, screeners, attachments for demolition, and commercial vehicles, as well as a complete CDE designed Powerscreen Static ... Read Full Article

Fast Cargo s.r.o. is a family company based in Přeštice near Pilsen in the Czech Republic, offering services in recycling, demolition and the sale and extraction of construction aggregates. ... Read Full Article

MAJOR appoints Aggregate Ma... Read Full Article

Further to the announcement made on 10 September 2020, Breedon is pleased to announce that it has agreed the disposal of certain assets to Tillicoultry Quarries Limited for £12.2  million on a cash and debt free basis.The 14 si... Read Full Article

In a bid to stay ahead of the competition and meet the latest environmental requirements the new Hydrema 912G features the very latest Cummins 147hp Stage 5 engine...Hydrema is ready to launch the new 912G-Series. The R&D dep... Read Full Article

Workplace Transport and Pedestrian Interface has been identified by MPA's Health & Safety Committee as one of 'The Fatal 6' high consequence hazards that have been the main cause of fatalities and serious injuries and incidents over the ... Read Full Article

With COVID-19 levels rising across the UK, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) recognises the importance of maintaining the health and safety disciplines that will be essential to keep everyone Covid secure and safe and healthy at work. To assi... Read Full Article

Volvo Trucks has recently started sales of its toughest ever construction truck – the new Volvo FMX. This is the third version of the Volvo FMX and it features an entirely new cab, higher payloads and innovative safety features.With... Read Full Article

New industrial gear units in 5 days or less...SEW Eurodrive has launched a rapid new service providing delivery of industrial gear units within five working days, or as fast as just one working day in the case ... Read Full Article

Recognising that it is more timely than ever to acknowledge that mental health and wellbeing issues can be experienced by individuals at all levels within an organisation, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published new resources to suppo... Read Full Article

Mining contractor MacKellar purchased the Liebherr trucks for use at Anglo American’s Dawson MineAnglo American operates the open cut metallurgical coal mine ne... Read Full Article

11:05hrs, Wednesday 11th November 2020The MPA & British Precast Health & Safety Leadership Conference is online this year. Hosted by BBC Radio Presenter Sybil Ruscoe, this approximately hour long Show will combine... Read Full Article

Despite the regulations and restrictions under which the industry has been forced to operate, quarry owners and aggregates producers continue to display optimism that better times are just ahead.Recent investments in Metso ... Read Full Article

The Mineral Product Association’s (MPA's) 'Sharing good practice 2019/20' is now available for download from Safequarry.com. The Guide includes the best entries from the 2019 Health and Safety Awards and links to the short videos of th... Read Full Article

 Trolley development contract signed at Bauma 2019Groundbreaking ceremony at VA Erzberg iron ore mine on September 29, 2020New 5 km trolley line for a fleet of six T 236 trucks, investment of 20 million e... Read Full Article

Metso Outotec is launching the next evolution of the high pressure grinding roll, the HRC™e HPGR. The industry standard was set when the HRC™ HPGR was launched back in 2014 pioneering the use of flanges and non-skewing design. No... Read Full Article

MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, partners with Haver & Boecker Niagara to give operations th... Read Full Article