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SDLG introduced its L958F wheeled loader to the Indian market at bauma CONEXPO India 2018. The model features a larger bucket capacity, heavier operating weight and a new cooling design system.

The L958F loader’s introduction at the showpiece Asian event, held 11-14 December at the HUDA Ground, Gurgaon, Delhi, is well timed given India’s present high demand for wheeled loaders.

Surat Mehta, head of the SDLG business in India, said: “With the Indian government continuing to invest in infrastructure, t

Six employees at Salop Sand & Gravel Supply Care have become the first to complete the Level 3 SHE certificate run by the Institute of Quarrying (IQ).

Sam Howells, Russell Collier, Nigel Baugh, Matthew Mclean, Glen Parke and Andrew Hart successfully completed the MPQC Level 3 Certificate in Safety, Health and Environmental Knowledge. Meanwhile, IQ member, Claire Selby, completed the MPQC Level 6 Diploma in Safety, Health and Environmental Management in Mineral Products Operations.

The Level 3 Certifi

Italy-based EmiControls unveiled its new, restyled V12S dust controller at the recent Ecomondo green technology exhibition in Rimini.
EmiControls says the new V12S is much smaller, making it easier to transport and integrate into existing systems, but retains the stability and robustness to operate in challenging conditions. The machine can be started and rotated much faster and has a higher tilt angle.
The V12s can be installed on various mobile and fixed bodies. All functions from the previous model are

Italian global market concrete machinery and equipment maker CIFA has celebrated its 90th
anniversary with a new special edition truck-mounted concrete pump, along with a special edition logo and new look for the company museum.
The special edition pump is available in three models: K42L, K45H and the new K47H, which is shortly to be introduced in the standard Carbotech series. The pumps come in three colours: matt anthracite grey, metallic CIFA orange, and metallic Carbotech grey. CIFA says the lightwei

Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the UK market for factory-produced mortar has shown generally consistent growth over the last decade. This has been largely off the back of the recovery in the housebuilding market. These are the key findings of leading industry consultancy BDS in its update to its periodic report Estimated Outputs of Mortar Plants in Great Britain.

The size of the mortar market is approaching the 3 million tonnes/year mark, a level not seen since towards the end of the last dec

Rammer this year celebrates 40 years of excellence. In order to help commemorate this momentous occasion, and to reflect changing customer requirements, the Sandvik brand has renewed both its outlook and its product offering. This has led to the updating and upgrading of its Excellence line of hydraulic hammers.

Safety is endemic to the operation of the upgraded Excellence range, whether it is being used in quarry, demolition project, tunnel or any other application: for example, all models feature refl

Magna Tyres, the Dutch global off-highway tyre market maker, has opened a new regional office in South Africa. In recent years, the company has been extremely successful in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Rapid growth and excellent performance of Magna products in the area made expansion necessary to provide support locally on a 24/7 basis. Magna Tyres’ clients will benefit from closer and even more personalised attention, while product availability also increases because stocks can be locally

This winter, Rodić Davidson Architects is hosting a collection of concrete in its window exhibition in central London. The Concrete Centre is curating the display, entitled #thisisconcrete, which illustrates different visual properties of concrete including black, white and textured concrete.

Elaine Toogood, senior architect at The Concrete Centre, who is leading the project, explains this showcase of different types of concrete and her hopes that it might challenge some people’s perception of what concr

German global construction and quarrying equipment market manufacturer Wacker Neuson has staged the official opening ceremony for its new production plant and R&D center in Pinghu, near Shanghai, eastern China.

The official opening ceremony took place at the end of November, two years after the initial groundbreaking ceremony. Over 500 guests including government representatives, suppliers, dealers and their customers from around the globe attended the ceremony and accompanying program of events.

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The addition of another Volvo L180H loading shovel, a fifty-tonne EC480E excavator and an A45G articulated hauler coincides with the commissioning of a brand new crushing plant at Marshalls’ Howley Park facility near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

“Up until now we’ve engaged contractors to carry out the primary crushing and screening processes here at Howley Park,” says Ian Manley, manager at the Howley Park site. “With our new plant coming on stream we therefore needed to add these extra machines t

The first detailed report specifically looking at the volumes of primary aggregates moved by rail from UK quarries to rail depots was published two years ago. Since then, both the number of operating rail depots and the total tonnage of materials moved by rail have increased. Rail is playing a stronger role in delivering crushed rock, in particular, from its natural sources to major construction markets elsewhere in Great Britain.

These are some of the findings in the first update to this report entitled

MPA Cement has published its 2018 Annual Performance Report, which highlights the industry’s contribution to the UK economy in 2017. Despite a slight drop in domestic production in 2017 compared to 2016 (3.4% reduction), cement production was 9.5 million tonnes and sales were 31% higher than in 2012, showing growth since the end of the recession period.

Following the launch of the MPA Charter in 2017, MPA Cement’s Sustainable Development Report is now set out to align with the 7 MPA strategic priorities.

Guy Edwards will become the new chief executive officer of UK building materials heavyweight Aggregate Industries, a member of LafargeHolcim, in January 2019. Currently CEO of U.S.-based Aggregates & Construction Materials (ACM), LafargeHolcim’s subsidiary in the U.S., Edwards will replace François Petry, who was recently appointed country CEO of Lafarge France and market head for France and Belgium.

With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry (of which 25 has been spent in the UK

The UK lime sector has responded to improved conditions in the domestic market, and the increased demand from the iron and steel sector in 2017. Further, exports of lime by BLA Members have increased by 30% since 2006 and made up 26% of sales last year. These were the key findings of the British Lime Association’s (BLA) new 2018 Sustainable Development Report.

Following the launch of the MPA (Mineral Products Association) Charter in 2017, the British Lime Association (BLA) Sustainable Development Report