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Tarmac has been celebrating the completion of the ‘Solutions for the Planet Big Ideas’ programme 2019 with pupils from schools across Britain.

The award-winning social enterprise encourages young people to consider science and technical careers and engage with sustainability issues, and has been supported throughout the programme by its national partner Tarmac along with IGEM, SGN, Brammer Buck & Hickman, Mears Group and SUEZ.

At the National Final held at the Palace of Westminster in London, teams

Terex GB Ltd has been fined £150,000 for failings which resulted in the death of one of its employees at their premises on Killyclogher Road, in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The UK subsidiary of the US-headquartered Terex Corporation pleaded guilty after their employee, Steven McTeague, sustained fatal injuries as a result of being crushed between two mobile stone crushing machines which were stored along with others in a stockyard area.

McTeague had been tasked with moving one of the machines

Terex GB Ltd has been fined £150,000 for failings which resulted in the death of one of its employees at their premises on Killyclogher Road, in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The UK subsidiary of the US-headquartered Terex Corporation pleaded guilty after their employee, Steven McTeague, sustained fatal injuries as a result of being crushed between two mobile stone crushing machines which were stored along with others in a stockyard area.

McTeague had been tasked with moving one of the machines

Off the road (OTR) tyre retread provider Marangoni Retreading Systems has signed an exclusivity agreement for Belgium-based Tyre Plan Europe to use Marangoni's RINGTREAD premium tyre retreading technology in the Benelux region.

Tyre Plan Europe, part of the Dutch Kargro Group, is one of the major players in the region specialised in the precure process for tyres.

Tyre Plan’s plant based in Kalmthout (near Antwerp) manufactures around 16,000 precure retreads per year. Tyre Plan also operates a hotcure

neogem, the premium aggregates brand from building materials supplier CEMEX, has provided the world-renowned Cowdray Park Polo Club in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, with 3,000 tonnes of sports sand, in preparation for this year’s Gold Cup competition.

The club was looking for a sand which could increase the grip for horses while on the pitch, enhancing performance, and offer better drainage. The sand needed to allow horses to run safely and comfortably during damp conditions, helping their hooves to gr

Sweden-based Peab has bought the Nordic mineral aggregates and paving business of Finnish construction company YIT for a debt-free purchase price of SEK2,966m (€280m).

Peab says the acquisition will expand its business in Sweden, Norway and Finland and will also establish its presence in the paving business in Denmark, giving it a unique and market leading position in this business in the Nordic region. Peab adds that the deal will also increase the importance of industrial operations for the group as w

Atlas Copco Power Technique has published a free e-guide that explains the impact of new European Commission emissions standards legislation on non-road machinery such as compressors, generators, pumps and light-towers.

‘The route to Stage V compliance and beyond’ outlines the scope of the Stage V standards, which are being implemented in 2019-2020 as a means of reducing air pollution. The standards enforce stricter limits on emissions of particulate matter (PM), along with newly proposed particle numbe

Nina Aresund has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), with responsibility for legal matters within Volvo CE.

Aresund, who takes up the role from January 2020, joins Volvo CE having spent the last 12 years working for Volvo at group level, firstly as corporate legal counsel, and then since 2014 as senior VP, head of legal counsel. In this role she provided legal support in Group-wide and parent company matters.

Based in Gothenburg, Aresu

FLSmidth has launched a new Service Centre for mining customers in the north of Chile. The opening event was attended by a number of key customers and representatives from local authorities.

The 8,000m² space focuses on the fast delivery of mining equipment to customers and component maintenance. The facility was inaugurated last week in Copiapó to meet a high demand for mining service and technical support in the region.

The Service Centre has a primary emphasis on supplying solutions that extend th

The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed three new members to its executive team and four new members to its council.

Tony Jones becomes director of health & safety, Neal Weston is the new director of regions to succeed Brian James at the end of the year, and Dr. Robert McIlveen succeeds Jerry McLaughlin from the year-end as head of public affairs.

Tony Jones is an experienced SHEQ specialist having worked in the security, safety, oil & gas and mineral products industries. He spent sev

Terex Trucks says it has identified South Africa as a key market for sales of its articulated haulers.

The Motherwell, Scotland-based manufacturer says the newly re-elected African National Congress (ANC) government is prioritising infrastructure development, providing opportunities for the country’s construction industry. This will have an impact on South Africa's aggregates and building materials sectors.

Terex Trucks says the ANC's re-election is expected to bring stability and revive Africa’s most