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The sand and gravel pit and concrete batching and distribution business of C&G Concrete as acquired by new owners Breedon Aggregates in July 2011 Having acquired the business, the need to improve the output from Norton Bottoms quarry, near Newark, County Nottinghamshire, central England, with a new long-reach prime mover was identified. “The Norton Bottoms operation is a critical piece of the jigsaw in supplying the other newly-acquired batching plants and it became immediately clear that a larger capacity

Stelex Construction Equipment has completed a double deal in France with the sale of a new HT182 heavy duty static Hercules trommel plant plus the overhaul of the customer’s existing machine. The bespoke projects, made to the customer’s requirements, were manufactured in the UK. The new HT182 trommel, mounted on a steel skid frame, consists of a 1.8m diameter, 8m long barrel and is producing clean stone for a range of applications from contaminated as-dug material at a rate of up to 500tonnes/hour. The hea

The state of the aggregates industry in Britain is reflected in much of Europe. Robert Camp discusses some of the issues that will be facing the sector this year The Mineral Products Association (MPA), the British trade organisation for the UK aggregates industry, has recently issued its survey results for Great Britain during the last quarter of 2011.
These show that in Britain, aggregates sales volumes were flat during 2011 and remain 30% below pre-recession levels. Infrastructure projects, such as road

A project team faced a special challenge in equipping an 80tonne asphalt paver for canal renovations. The job was to equip the German Asphalt Liner model 6042, produced by Allcons Maschinenbau of Ladenburg, with a system to allow asphalt to be uniformly applied on an embankment 28m in width. Water in the 5km long canal in the south of France had to be stopped and then the canal was pumped dry, before the specially constructed machine, designed for the renovation of water canals, and which will be in operati

The Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Extractive Industry is one organisation helping to shape European social policy European social dialogue refers to discussions, consultations, negotiations and joint actions involving organisations representing the two sectors of industry, employers and employees. It has resulted in over 300 joint texts by the European social partners, and community financial support can be given to social dialogue initiatives, for example in the key area of capacity-building f

A UK slate and decorative stone producer is using a Sandvik BR2577 hydraulic breaker to put a modern spin on a quarry with long-standing, traditional values Mill Hill Quarries, established for over 50 years, has three sites in Counties Devon and Cornwall, south-west England. Its Trevillett Quarry at Tintagel, Cornwall, has a history that stretches back well into the 19th century and was founded by Welsh slate miners and acquired by Mill Hill Quarries in 1990. The company realised that the Trevillett site wa

A UK slate and decorative stone producer is using a Sandvik BR2577 hydraulic breaker to put a modern spin on a quarry with long-standing, traditional values Mill Hill Quarries, established for over 50 years, has three sites in Counties Devon and Cornwall, south-west England. Its Trevillett Quarry at Tintagel, Cornwall, has a history that stretches back well into the 19th century and was founded by Welsh slate miners and acquired by Mill Hill Quarries in 1990. The company realised that the Trevillett site wa

hierry Pigeon says there is reason for optimism in the Grand Ouest (north-west) region of France where Pigeon Carrières is based Part of the Groupe Pigeon, an independent family-owned company, Pigeon Carrières has over the past 80 years become a major player in regional town and country planning activities, and with 60 companies, 115 agencies and production sites, and more than 2,300 employees, the group is currently chaired by Thierry Pigeon.
Its main activities are quarrying, public works, lime, concrete

Breedon Aggregates has made steady progress since its formation in 2010, and there is much more to come as chief executive Simon Vivian explains to Patrick Smith Forward-looking statements are made in good faith based on the information available at the time. This cautionary text usually appears at the end of companies’ results with good reason. But it does not mean that a company should not be forward looking. With its latest acquisition a few weeks ago and a 2011 preliminary pre-tax “turnaround” profit of

Wakoz's newest quarry is producing top quality aggregates for major road construction work in Gdansk following investment in washing facilities. Claire Symes visited the quarry in Poland to find out more. Visitors arriving at Wakoz Beton's Glazica sand quarry in Poland for the first time may mistake the peacefulness of the site for inactivity and low productivity. However, first perceptions belie the level of activity at the site which is producing high quality

The final preparations for Bauma are now underway and ABE takes a look at some of the new equipment that will be launched at the show. With more floor space than ever before, the 2010 edition of Bauma looks set to be the biggest yet in terms of the number of new products on display. Work on placing the new equipment from the 3002 exhibitors on the 555,000m2 showground is now reaching the final stages.