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When South African mining regulator, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), promulgated the mandatory use of proximity detection systems (PDS), collision avoidance systems (CAS) and motion inhibitors in December 2014, the country’s quarrying sector previously highlighted some uncertainty and concerns.

However, subsequent to a lengthy consultation process between various stakeholders, significant progress has been made as far as the adoption of these safety technologies at quarries is concerned. Leti

The Gallagher Group has appointed Lance Taylor as its new chief executive officer to lead the next phase of development at the family-owned UK firm.

Outgoing Gallagher CEO Nick Yandle will remain with the group to facilitate a two-month handover, departing at the end of this year as planned after 13 years at the helm.

The Gallagher Group has built a strong presence across the south-east of England around its four principle areas of operation: building, civil engineering, aggregates and property devel

Metso has published an interim review for the period January 1 to September 30 2018 showing that orders were up by 13% on the corresponding period in 2017.

The January-September review by the Finnish industrial machinery maker found that orders received increased to €2,595million (compared with €2,298m in the corresponding period in 2017).

Services orders grew 7%, or 14% in constant currencies, to €1,415m (Jan-Sept 2017: €1,324m). Sales grew 14%, or 21% in constant currencies, and totalled €2,276m (€1

Italy-based EmiControls has introduced a new, restyled and much smaller V12s dust controller.

EmiControls claims the new V12s is exceptionally quiet, and that the smaller size makes it easier to transport and integrate into existing system while still retaining the stability and robustness to operate in challenging conditions. The company adds that the machine can be started and rotated much faster and has a higher tilt angle.

The machine is suitable for all types of quarry, work in city centres or ar

The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has welcomed some of the measures in this week's UK Budget, including the pre-announced commitment of around £30bn for roads repair and maintenance.

CEA chief executive Rob Oliver said that, overall, Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget speech brought some good news on the 'Three Is' - investment allowances, infrastructure spending and industrial strategy support.

In addition to being good news for motorists, Oliver said the road repair funding will provide

Kespry has updated its drone platform to offer an inventory management solution for aggregates and mining companies.

The US aerial intelligence company says the new offering is designed to maximise profitability by enhancing the ability to monitor, reconcile, and manage stock pile inventory data across sites, product lines and divisions.

Kespry users can now also reconcile data from their drone surveys with data from ERP and other systems of record for production and sales data, including SAP BW, Or

A UK MP has been finding out how an Aggregate Industries facility is involved in the recycling of road construction materials.

Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire took an exclusive tour of the facility at St Phillips in Bristol, UK to understand how through recycling asphalt and its component parts, the site is helping the meet the government’s ambitious targets to halve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the construction sector by 2025.

Debbonaire also learnt more about the company’s Express Asphalt s

Carl Gustaf Göransson of CNH Industrial Construction Equipment has emphasised the increasing need for digitalisation and connectivity in the construction equipment sector.

CNH brand president Göransson was taking part in a discussion on innovation at the International Congress for Construction Machinery and Equipment held in Rome.

The panel discussion was entitled “How the customer is changing: an open debate to a common vision”. In addition to digitalisation and connectivity, the discussion also foc

Increased demand and sales price increases fuelled French Swiss global building materials giant Lafarge Holcim’s 5.8% rise in like-for-like year-on-year sales to CHF 7.362 billion (€6.469bn) in the third quarter of 2018. The Group’s four business segments – cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete and solutions & products – are all said to have contributed to the sales increase. LafargeHolcim’s recurring earnings before income, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew by 8.1% in Q3 cmpared to the

Haver & Boecker, an equipment manufacturer and solutions provider in aggregates and mining applications, has formed a new company to better serve its German customers.

The Haver & Boecker Deutschland GmbH operation - based at the parent company in Oelde, Germany - has been serving customers with its complete range of technologies since July 1st.

Haver & Boecker has brought together its entire German sales force and all national activities into the new operation, which it says will enable it to focus e

CEMEX like-for-like net sales increased by 8% to US$3.7billion in the third quarter, the biggest year-on-year quarterly increase since Q1 2014. Operating EBITDA at the global construction materials group also increased by 2% like-for-like in Q3 to US$704million, compared with Q3 2017. The increase in quarterly net sales was due to higher prices of CEMEX products in local currency terms in most of its regions, as well as higher volumes in Mexico, the US, and the Europe and Asia, Middle East & Africa region

The Slate Landscape of North-West Wales is the UK government's next preferred nomination for UNESCO World Heritage site status.

The area runs throughout the county of Gwynedd, and is said to have “roofed the 19th century world” as slate from its quarries and mines was exported around the globe.

The landscape was assessed for World Heritage Status by a UK panel of experts this summer and it will be formally presented to UNESCO next year.

It will then be considered by the International Council of Sit