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New equipment sales have been hit hard by the recession but used machinery sales are growing. Claire Symes talked to Iron Planet's Tom Cornell about the second hand market. Many quarry operators and construction companies have had their capital expenditure cut considerably in the last year but most still need to replace ageing machines to maintain productivity. However, funding new equipment is challenging in terms of both initial cost and getting the finance, which is driving more companies to consider use

While aggregates are fairly common, ensuring access to them that meets regional, national and international demand takes careful planning. Claire Symes takes a look at a project aiming to deliver this in South Eastern Europe. Managing mineral and land use planning in a sustainable way is a difficult balance between predicting future needs for materials, the economy and the environment - there is no one size fits all solution. Finding the answer is complex just on a regional basis and a real challenge in a n

Fuel efficiency is driving modern engine development but it was demand for more power that drove early innovation. Claire Symes takes a look at the advances at Deutz with a visit to the company's museum. The names Daimler, Maybach and Bugatti may all be synonymous with luxury, high powered cars today but the men behind these names all got started in the engine industry through a common link - Deutz. All three, along with Rudolph Diesel, worked with the founders of Deutz - Eugen Langen and Nicolaus August Ot

One Russian quarry is working flat out to supply sand and aggregates for infrastructure for the 2014 winter Olympics. Patrick Smith reports. The holiday resort of Sochi is Europe’s longest city and home to what is said to be the continent’s largest construction site.

Fatalities fuel attention on safer by design, says martin isles, chairman, UEPG health and safety committee. On 3 November 2011, the author attended a CoalPro meeting at Terex’s factory near Coventry, UK, to discuss the Pennyvenie fatal accident, details of which have only recently entered the public domain following the completion of the fatal accident inquiry and the publication of the Sheriff’s Determination.

Demands on suppliers of dewatering pumps are bringing significant developments, not least improvements in whole-life costs for quarry operators. The past year has been a very busy one for leading manufacturers of pumping equipment for the aggregates sector. New products have been developed and launched, with significant effort put into furthering after-sales and overall service offers for customers

In March the construction equipment industry will be heading to Verona in Italy for the 28th Samoter exhibition. ABE takes a look at the innovations that will be on display. Italy's northern city of Verona may be world-famous for its star-crossed lovers but this March the focus will be on the latest technology from the construction equipment market as the city hosts the 28th Samoter Exhibition.