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Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has introduced connectivity between SanRemo remote monitoring system for Sandvik surface drilling equipment and Infrakit Cloud, a solution for connecting work machinery, field equipment and personnel on a single platform for more efficient construction, better quality, real-time accessibility of project data and cost savings.

“We responded to requests from customers and took a major step towards increasingly digitalized, transparent and more productive worksite systems

Maptek has released a cold climate model of its award-winning mobile Sentry system for stability mine and quarry site monitoring.

The exciting newcomer to the Maptek technology portfolio answers the imperative for continuous, reliable measurements of ground movement no matter the environment.

“Risk management remains a priority,” said product manager, James Howarth. “If anything, the reliable operation of technical equipment is even more critical in extreme conditions.

“Climate factors play an impo

CDE, a leading wet aggregates processing equipment manufacturer, is launching an innovative new range of technology solutions to enable customers to increase the efficiency of their plant, automate processes, and lower their operating costs.

The benefits will be outlined to the market at a masterclass entitled ‘The Connected Plant’ at CDE’s stand on the Wednesday 10 April at bauma 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Stand Number: FN 1022/1, Outdoor Exhibition Area, North/East)

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UK-based pump manufacturer DXB Pump & Power Limited has delivered an order of a dozen portable engine driven mine dewatering pumpsets via a London based procurement house to a global mining company, ensuring its open cast mine remains productive during the annual seasonal heavy rains.

Moving into a third year without a fatality, members of South Africa surface mining and quarrying industry association Aspasa are leading the way with the adoption of advanced health and safety systems that are designed to minimise injuries in their mines and quarries.
This is a remarkable feat considering that the association represents hundreds of mining operations including quarries, surface, dimension stone, salt and other mainly small and medium sized operations and accounts for a sizeable portion of

On International Women’s Day, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announces the launch of a ‘Global Cement and Concrete Industry Women's Network’.

The sector initiative, launched today (8 March 2019) by GCCA Cement director, Claude Lorea, aims to establish a network of women leaders and experts in the cement and concrete industry and its suppliers, in order to promote gender diversity.

The network, which started informally at the beginning of the week, has already attracted more than 100

Denmark-based FLSmidth has appointed two new members to its group executive management (GEM) team.

Annette Terndrup, head of group legal and strategy, and Cori Petersen, head of group HR, became members effective from 1 March.

Terndrup joined FLSmidth in 2004 as corporate counsel. She was appointed group general counsel in 2013, and in 2016 her role was expanded to include group strategy and M&A.

Petersen joined the company in 2016 as the leader of human resources for the United States, and her rol

DiPerk has been appointed as the distributor for Perkins engines in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Having been a distributor of Perkins products for Great Britain since 2004, Perkins Engines Company Limited recently made the decision to appoint DiPerk as the sole distributor for Perkins engines in Ireland too.

DiPerk will specialise in the supply, service and support of the complete range of Perkins products. These solutions are used in a variety of markets and applications, and DiPerk

Sandvik has appointed Henrik Ager as president of its Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology business area and a member of Sandvik Group Executive Management.

Currently president for the Swedish headquartered global quarrying and mining equipment heavyweight’s Rock Tools division, Ager will take over his new role, succeeding Lars Engström, from 1 April 2019.

“I’m convinced that Henrik Ager with his experience, already proven leadership skills and excellent performance in Sandvik has the right capabilities

The Great Tew Ironstone Quarry in the UK has purchased a new Doosan DL580-5 wheeled loader to increase production of its ironstone products.

The DL580-5 carries 14-16 tonne blocks of ironstone from the quarry face to a new £1mn stone processing plant that recently began production at the top of the quarry. Previously, the quarry was only able to move blocks weighing up to a maximum of 10 tonnes.

Great Tew ironstone has a brown and blue vein and is only available from this quarry in North Oxford

LafargeHolcim saw its full year 2018 sales rise by 1.6% to €24.18 billion (CHF 27.47bn). The French Swiss global building materials giant also achieved full year recurring EBITDA profit of €5.3bn (CHF 6.02bn), a modest 0.4% rise.

It was a particularly strong year for LafargeHolcim in Europe, with 2018 full year sales up 7.8% and worth €6.65bn (CHF 7.55bn). This was said to be assisted by increased public infrastructure spending in Eastern and Central Europe combined with a rebound in construction and res

EPC-UK is the proud owner of the first Epiroc branded SmartROC D65 in the UK. The technologically advanced drill rig was commissioned in mid-January 2019 and will be working as part of the EPC-UK fleet. EPC-UK was keen to implement its blast design software with the Smart features of the D65, which include automated drilling, rod-handling and a Hole Navigation System (HNS). There are additional production efficiency gains that EPC-UK is said to have been attracted to, such as the rig’s intelligent drilling

Wet global aggregates processing equipment market giant CDE has been named as one of the island of Ireland’s best managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with Bank of Ireland.

The company, which demonstrated superior business performance, was recognised at a gala awards dinner in Dublin on 1 March 2019. It is the 11th consecutive year that it has received the award.

This year, 12 new companies join a network of 136 companies that were awarded the stat