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The daunting challenge of laying a 4,550m² monolithic concrete foundation within a record-setting 12 hours, was no easy task for ready-mix manufacturer Silvi Concrete.

The foundation was vital for the placement of a new monument for the worldwide Hindu Organisation (known as BAPS) for its recently completed 6,500m² recreational and teaching facility, and ornate temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, US. The 52m-high monument is now part of one of the largest and most ornate Hindu mega worship centres in the

Metso is helping Wai Kee Holdings produce uniform-quality aggregates cost-efficiently by supplying ten Lokotrack mobile crushing and screening units and four CW series wheeled conveyors to its Lam Tai quarry in Hong Kong, China. The equipment is enabling the company to crush rock in demanding and varying rock conditions.

To reach the required capacity at the quarry, the Metso fleet consists of two trains, each including five Lokotrack units: one Lokotrack LT120 jaw plant, two Lokotrack LT300HP cone plant

A road construction contractor working in Lesotho is turning obstacles into stepping stones by challenging the mountainous terrain in the country to its aggregate advantage, writes Munesu Shoko.

Lesotho may be a very small country encircled by highly-developed South Africa but construction of its infrastructure, from roads through to airports, is taking centre stage as it battles to address its infrastructure shortcomings. Amid very tight margins, EXR Construction, a South African road construction cont

Hope Construction Materials has introduced claimed pioneering CDE Global washing plant technology at its greenfield quarry in county Bedfordshire, UK Guy Woodford reports. The CDE Global (CDE) M2500 E4X mobile washing plant solution at Hope Construction Materials’ (Hope) ‘Black Cat’ Quarry near Roxton, county Bedfordshire is said to be the world’s first integrated mobile washing plant offering feeding, screening, sand washing and stockpiling on one compact, portable chassis, along with minimal footprint and

Case Construction Equipment has an enduring sales history in North Africa – with one loyal quarry owner demonstrating just how strong it is.

Les Carrières de L’Ariana, a family quarry business in the Raoued-Ariana region of

Tunisia, purchased the first Case 821 wheeled loader in 1989. Company founder Mohamed Djelassi was so delighted with the model’s performance and the support he received from Sotradies, his Case CE dealer, that Les Carriéres de L’Ariana remains loyal to the brand and dealer to this

A major Qatari company has invested heavily in Powerscreen rock crushing and screening solutions in order to meet aggressive demand for aggregates from huge local industry players involved in some of the country’s biggest road development programmes in decades.

Having initially purchased and been impressed with a Chieftain 2100X mobile screen and Trakpactor 500 impact crusher, Al-Mohsen Engineering Co., one of Qatar’s leading aggregates suppliers to major construction companies, recently returned to loca

Granite is the second hardest natural rock after diamond, owing its hardness and density to the fact that it has solidified deep inside the earth under extreme pressure.

However, it does not always stay deeply buried because over time shifts in the planet’s crust forces veins of granite to the surface, where companies, including Pearl Mineral and Mines, find commercial uses for it.

After a successful INTERMAT 2015 show which saw the company launch its MB-LS140 screening bucket for skid-steer loaders, MB Crusher is promoting the Italian flag and ‘Made in Italy’ branding on the firm’s marketing materials and exhibition platforms. While the ambitious company has seven branches worldwide – in Italy, America, China, France, Germany, India and Japan – the new branding emphasises how MB Crusher’s entire product range is manufactured at its impressive and recently enlarged 17,000m² production

Rising demand for used construction equipment has created exciting opportunities for buyers and sellers alike. Guy Woodford reports.

IronPlanet, the world’s leading auction marketplace for the buying and selling of used heavy equipment and trucks, says it has seen a significant rise in its European activity during 2015 – a pattern that is set to continue throughout the rest of the year and into 2016.
“The strongest markets in Europe are still Germany, the United Kingdom – which is flying at the moment