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Investment in a new CDE feeding and screening system is paying off for a Northern Ireland-based concrete, sand and aggregates business. Guy Woodford reports. Creagh Concrete, a long-term CDE customer, has added a CDE R2500 feeding and screening system and an additional AggMax log washer to its existing installation at Draperstown Quarry in Northern Ireland, in order to tackle conglomerate even more efficiently and rapidly than before. The combination of the new plant arrangements means that the minimum amou

Only a small number of asphalt paving contracts come with stunning scenic perks. Guy Woodford reports on one such assignment. The VÖGELE SUPER 1803-3i wheeled paver is proving its credentials on extreme slopes. On geographically tough terrain such as in the Swiss Alps, asphalt paving is a challenge in itself. Extreme slopes, narrow roads and steep precipices place demands on the paving team and the machine technology alike. In the mountain village of Castiel, located in the Arosa district in the Swiss cant

Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim Group and one of the UK’s leading construction materials suppliers, has appointed Mike Pearce as the managing director of its Aggregates division. Mike Pearce has held senior commercial and operational roles in Aggregate Industries (AI) since first joining in 1986, and moves into the role of AI Aggregates division managing director from his previous position as commercial director, which he has held since July 2015. As managing director for Aggregates he will

Turkey’s aggregates demand has been consistent in recent years, with government-led targets around flagship infrastructure projects helping to maintain a healthy supply of building material products, while also generating a need among building contractors and quarry operators to update their construction and quarrying equipment fleets. Guy Woodford reports. Turkey’s aggregate production has been consistently around 450 million tonnes/year over the last few years, making the nation the third biggest

Dubai continues its growth, and every square metre counts as potential new building ground, so land reclamation is an important objective. Patrick Smith reports.

Bilal General Transport (BGT) is using a Sennebogen 880 EQ to position stone blocks weighing up to 7tonnes for coastal fortifications on the La Mer project, one of Dubai’s most complex current projects, which aims to create over 1 million m² of new space for urban expansion.
Over two decades Bilal has been recognised as one of the leading const

Leon Goosen becomes Bell Equipment CEO on 1 June 2018, replacing the South African global articulated hauler truck giant’s longstanding CEO, Gary Bell, who is taking up the role of non-executive chairman of the company’s board. During the recent bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018 exhibition in Johannesburg, Guy Woodford talked to Goosen about how he intends to shape the next chapter of Bell Equipment’s impressive hauling legacy.