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A top global crushing and screening equipment manufacturer believes its first complete stationary plant in the UK will lead to many more similar installations for customers in one of Europe’s biggest national aggregates markets. Meanwhile, another multi-brand international aggregates processing equipment giant is investing heavily in several of its major production facilities. Guy Woodford reports.

Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology’s (Sandvik) first turnkey stationary crushing and screening plant in the U

The Thomas Concrete Group is a Swedish family-owned company operating in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland and the U.S., which in 2018 produced and distributed 5.3 million m³ of high-quality concrete for cast in pace construction. ABE editor Guy Woodford spoke to the company’s chief executive and president, Hans Karlander, who believes organic growth and a firm focus on environmentally friendly products are key to boosting the group’s current SEK 6.5 billion (€635mn) annual turnover.

With Brexit never far from the headlines Kathryn Heath, an expert in intellectual property at Stephens Scown, explains what a “no deal” could mean for your trademarks and design rights.

Trademark registrations for key products and services and even business and trading names are essential for high-growth businesses. Securing a trademark results in one of the most powerful rights a business can buy – a legal monopoly over the badge of origin that separates one business from another. It is a valuable way t

In two years of operation, Roodepoort Crusher, based in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, has grown its production capacity tenfold. Central to its early market share gains is the uncompromising emphasis on the quality of its product, writes Munesu Shoko.

Newly established Roodepoort Crusher operates a granite quarry located on the outskirts of Polokwane, the largest town in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Its first blast went off in November 2015, and crushing started in January 2016. Part of the Alpha

Loaders from a leading global market manufacturer are playing a key role in the Turkish marble production sector, while other key models are proving their worth in busy quarries. Guy Woodford reports.
Turkish marble producer Imsa Mermer, headquartered around an hour’s drive north of Antalya, a city on Turkey’s south-west coast, has a well-earned reputation for the high quality of its travertine marble.
Founded and run for many years by Abdurrahman Tekin and his two brothers, Imsa Mermer marble was used

A leading global hauler manufacturer is increasing its European assembly capability, while other leading sector names are bringing new models to key global markets. Guy Woodford & Munesu Shoko report.

Bell Equipment has started the expansion of its Eisenach-Kindel facility in Germany, the company’s European articulated dump truck (ADT) assembly plant.
Scheduled for completion in mid-2019, the Phase II extension will add two new halls totalling 12,000m² which will treble the available floor space and p

New software claimed to stop the ‘over-engineering’ of buildings. Liam McLoughlin reports.

More efficient use of building materials could cut the cost of construction projects by up to 2%, a scientific research team has found. The researchers at Cambridge University are developing software to cut over-use of materials such as cement, concrete and steel in buildings construction.
Industry codes require a minimum size for ensuring the safety of the reinforced concrete, steel or wood beams to be used in va