Features

R&D in the quarrying and construction equipment engine sectors has entered a fascinating period, a period that could lead to important performance gains for machine buyers and renters. Dan Gilkes reports. Exhaust emissions have been the biggest driver in engine development for many years. Engineering teams have been so consumed with reducing emissions, that they have hardly had a chance to look further than the engine bay or the cooling pack. Now finally, with only EU Stage V emission regulations on the hor

A large Swedish construction equipment company has invested in Metso crushers. Other manufacturers have also been busy. Patrick Smith reports. Faced with customer demands to become a one-stop-shop to the construction industry, Engströms Group bought mobile crushers to increase production capabilities. The group, one of Sweden’s largest construction equipment companies in the road construction and building industry, also wanted a service package to ensure the equipment would be well-maintained and have maxim

The use of LED light towers in quarries is said to be increasing, but what’s behind their growing popularity among quarry owners and contractors? Atlas Copco, a leading supplier of light towers to quarries worldwide, offers some thoughts on the subject. Having become commonplace in homes and offices, LED lighting is now spreading to quarry sites around the world. The use of LED light towers is growing but this innovative technology raises questions for contractors who are more familiar with longer-establish

Caterpillar’s medium wheeled loader range continues its impressive evolution, with quarry-suited models for higher and lesser regulated countries, high productivity applications, and more value-driven loading. Guy Woodford spoke to Thierry Brasseur, Caterpillar’s medium wheeled loaders product & applications specialist about the U.S. giant’s latest mid-sized loader offering. Caterpillar’s six 2017 M Series wheeled loaders for higher regulated countries (HRC) - ranging from the 19tonne class 950M to the 35to

Three robust SDLG wheeled loaders are working day and night feeding a Western Asia-based contracting firm’s crushing and screening equipment. Guy Woodford reports. A trio of SDLG LG958L wheeled loaders have racked up nearly 3,000 operational hours in just six months for Al Maram International in Qatar. A successful Doha-based contracting company, Al Maram International (Al Maram) uses crushing and screening equipment to reduce and sort limestone, primarily for asphalt applications for its customers.

Ølen Betong AS was established in 1974 following the signing of an agreement of cooperation between Berge Cementstøperi and Sunnhordland Støperi og Bygg. These companies ceased to exist in 1977 with Ølen Betong AS taking over as the operational and legal entity, with the new company relocating to new production premises at Bergsneset in Ølensvåg (today the Vindafjord municipality), about 50km east of Haugesund in southern Norway. The Ølen Betong Group now consists of several companies, and is now one of th

There are positive signs for the quarry products industry in the UK and Ireland. Patrick Smith reports. Quarry products are big business in the UK, with construction market demand for mineral products being higher in the first-quarter of 2017 compared with the previous quarter. The Mineral Products Association (MPA) says in a report that this provides some evidence of continued impetus in construction activity at the start of the year. Now many companies are looking ahead to an increase in infrastructure sp

Baltic States’ governments believe the right conditions are in place to significantly increase domestic aggregates production. Eugene Gerden reports on the welcome news and its likely impact in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The ongoing recovery of Baltic States’ economies is expected to see the resumed implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects in the region, creating a surge in domestic aggregates demand. According to an official spokesman of Māris Kučinskis, Latvia’s Prime Minister, road-build