Europe

Maquinza, a leading company in the rental and sale of machinery, has taken delivery of Spain's first DX350LC-7 Narrow Track crawler excavator from Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment.

Metso will launch the first models of its new Lokotrack EC diesel-electric crusher and screener range in spring 2024. The launch event, called Lokolaunch, will take place at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, on May 14-16, 2024, and it will be the biggest aggregates customer event of the year.

After extensive testing, Caterpillar has completed the in-house validation of Rajant BreadCrumbs, LX5 CA radios, enabling field trials with this Rajant product and Cat MineStar Command for hauling.

The UK’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW) Birmingham, made a welcome return to the NEC last week, with attendance up 8% year on year, attracting 24,377 visitors to the three-day show.

Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens continue to play a major role in the sustainability shift in the crushing and screening industry with the launch of the fully electric UJ443E heavy jaw crusher.

When 'Controlling Complexity' was announced as the theme for the 2023 Maptek Geology Challenge, Caroline Burden, engineering geologist with GMEK, was already dealing with a fascinating dataset at Jubilee Metals Ltd Croydon Project.

As part of its continued commitment to upskilling the next generation, Aggregate Industries has developed a first-of-its-kind vocational qualification designed to equip technical staff with the knowledge and practical skills to develop their career in the construction materials field.

Construction aggregates trading group GRS has acquired a 50% stake in Devon-based secondary materials producer Ocean Blocks and Aggregates Ltd.

Off-highway engine giant Perkins and Equipmake, the UK-based engineering specialist pioneering the development and production of electrification products across the automotive, aerospace, bus, and coach industries, are collaborating on a new off-highway hybrid system project.