Crushing Static & Mobile

New crushing and screening equipment valued at €189million is to be acquired to improve operations at XXI Vek Development’s quarry at Bratsky in Karelia, Russia. The investment will take capacity up to 4.5million m3 per year. The quarry operator is currently holding a closed tender for the scheme.

Delivery of three new Sandvik QJ340 tracked jaw crushers a QE340 screen and a QE140 scalper is expected to boost productivity for contractor BP Mitchell. Mitchell provides a wide range of services to the construction sector and is aiming to boost its crushing and screening capabilities with the latest investment.

Recycling capabilities of UK-based WSR Recycling have been boosted following delivery of a new track mounted Terex Finlay 883 Reclaimer. The company is currently being used to process and screen green waste, including mechanical street sweepings, producing compost and soil improver suitable for use in landscaping.

Scotland-based M&K Macleod has invested in a new Sandvik screening equipment to boost aggregate production to meet demand. The precast concrete housing manufacturer operates two quarries in Argyll in order to control the quality of its raw materials and the new equipment is central to this. Macleod invested first in a QJ340 jaw crusher and has since added a QH330 cone crusher to its fleet. Its latest investment adds a QA331 tracked three way split screener to the quarry operation.

Investing in new equipment and selective working has enabled Alves Ribeiro's quarry near Lisbon to remain profitable despite Portugal's ongoing recession. Claire Symes reports. High in the hills above the vibrant city of Lisbon is a quarry which is equally as vibrant, despite the current recession in Portugal. Alves Ribeiro's Moita da Ladra quarry has seen its output drop from 240,000tonnes in 2002 to 100,000tonnes this year but has still managed to remain profitable. According to Alves Ribeiro equipment di

With the price of fuel continuing to rise across Europe, quarry operators are turning to conveyors as a more cost effective hauling option. Claire Symes reports

When Cemex started to look at ways of cutting its energy bills at all of its quarries across France, it looked at a range of options to meet its targets. But one initiative that it is trying to apply at every site is the move from trucks to conveyors for hauling materials.

"Our overall aim was to reduce our fuel and electricity bills by 10% be