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Versatile Sandvik Mobile Crushers & Screens’ solution for Italy’s Vezzola...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic restrictions have had a negative effect on the aggregates sectors in Nordic states, but most producers are hopeful of an industry recovery getting underway during the late 2020/early 2021 period.

The full capabilities of drone technology are now fully harnessed by the quarrying and mining industries. Not only does this technology facilitate more accurate and precise surveys - from localised surveys, such as face profiling, to full quarry 3D mapping - but it also heightens safety, improves community relations, and contributes to the creation of a fully ‘Digital Quarry’.

Metso Outotec recently unveiled its Nordtrack Liveroom, the company’s 360° digital event experience platform. Liveroom features 3D demonstrations of the Nordtrack mobile crushing and screening range, as well as a wealth of information on the quarrying and mining solutions giant’s aftermarket offering. The Nordtrack Liveroom launch on 17 March 2021 included the unveiling of two new units - the Nordtrack S2.5 mobile screen and the Nordtrack I908 mobile impact crusher.

A big autonomous truck contract at a Norwegian quarry, and a new rigid hauler model for the vibrant Indonesian market.

Cullimore Mix, part of The Cullimore Group of companies based in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, West England, is proudly celebrating a landmark 50th anniversary in 2021. The landmark year is being marked with fresh fleet investment and new staff members as part of ambitious expansion plans. The exciting future for both Cullimore Mix and the wider Cullimore Group comes after a severely COVID-19 pandemic disrupted trading year.

A premium global market manufacturer has unveiled an eagerly anticipated large excavator line-up, while a top British construction industry supplier has made a UK-first wheeled loader investment.