Loading, Hauling & Excavation

Contractors looking for recycled building materials in Northamptonshire, England, need look no further than Oundle-based Select Stone. Established 21 years ago, the company recycles inert construction and demolition waste from across the region, crushing, screening and cleaning the material to produce various stone products, recycled Type 1 and 6F2, to screened top soil.

A major global manufacturer's new cutting-edge digital solutions for quarry and large construction sites, two exciting next-generation loader series from leading sector players, and eye-catching electric-powered wheeled loading shovels from a top Chinese manufacturer start work at a major UK building materials supplier's key London facility. Guy Woodford & Liam McLoughlin report

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has entered the European dozer market by launching the DD130. The new dozer offers a wide range of features of interest to customers, resulting in a productive fine-grading solution for residential and light commercial construction projects.

Digitalisation holds enormous potential to help quarries boost their competitiveness – and a tailored, partnership-led approach is key to unlocking the benefits practically and affordably, says Andrey Komov, head of productivity for region international at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE).

Following the conclusion of the UK's red diesel rebate for equipment in the construction and mineral products sectors in April 2022, SMT GB says it took the opportunity to assess all of the available alternative fuel options.