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October 22, 2024
Hitachi Zaxis-7 large excavator is first choice for operator safety
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LSC Infratech’s sand producing technology acquired from Weir Minerals, Bangalore, is a key feature at the company’s Bharatpur crushing facility in Rajasthan
October 7, 2020 3 mins Read
India’s challenging aggregates sector
Led by a renewed government push to develop road and railway infrastructure, demand for aggregates in India continues to remain strong. However, a…
OCA success. Pictured from left to right: Gavin Brain of EMPI Awards, Steve Johnson and Mike Phillips at Creeton Quarry
October 1, 2020 3 mins Read
A greater choice route to a rock-solid skill set
UK-based minerals industry consultancy MinExp and quarrying awarding organisation EMPI Awards have developed the new Occupational Competence…
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September 28, 2020 6 mins Read
Building trust in your supply chain
Global supply chains involve lots of organisations doing lots of transactions every day, all around the world. Everything is based on trust. How do…
Stockpiled waste tyres waiting to be used as an alternative fuel at HeidelbergCement’s Lengfurt cement plant
September 28, 2020 6 mins Read
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Conveying abundant innovation
Conveyor manufacturers offer increasingly innovative solutions for large and small to medium-sized building material suppliers.
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September 22, 2020 4 mins Read
Optimistic Arab nations gear up for post-COVID-19 phase
After a four-month long hiatus, countries in the Middle East region are restarting work on major infrastructure projects.
The intuitive 12-inch touch panel simplifies work at the machine. All functions are visible at a glance; clear symbols point the way
September 22, 2020 4 mins Read
Crushing Static & Mobile
Safety and innovation gains
A trio of major European crushing and screening plant manufacturers has much to offer when it comes to equipment safety and innovation.
Crushing rocks on-site can cut emissions compared with tranpsorting them elsewhere for crushing
September 14, 2020 7 mins Read
You are crucial to global sustainability
The aggregates and construction industries account for more global resource use than any other sector. They both have a crucial role to play in the…
Volvo Penta’s fully electric terminal tractor is doing real work at a harbor in Sweden
September 14, 2020
Electromobility in the off-highway machinery industry
Electrification brings many benefits to off-road machines such as zero exhaust emissions, improved efficiency and significantly reduced noise levels…
Michael Nordqvist with his 30-tonne Volvo EC300 EL tracked excavator with an Engcon QS80 quick coupler and an EC-oil automatic quick hitch system
September 10, 2020 4 mins Read
Screening Static & Mobile
Firmly attached to money-saving solutions
The screening buckets and attachments sector is full of innovation and cost-efficient solutions. Three manufacturers demonstrated this when their…
Chepstow Plant International loading and hauling machines at work
September 9, 2020 3 mins Read
The changing face of quarrying and aggregates sector safety
As the world adapts to ‘the new normal’, Iain Ormrod, general manager at Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has…
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