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Tarmac’s Nosterfield Quarry in North Yorkshire, England, and the Lower Ure Conservation Trust (LUCT) are celebrating after tracking a record number of species at the site as part of the national BioBlitz campaign. The event took place over a 24-hour period, with 50 UK sites taking part. The term BioBlitz refers to an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area, usually over a 24-hour period. An impressive 1,111 different species were

INSEE Cement, the Southeast Asia building materials giant, has signed a tripartite agreement with Sri Lanka’s National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) and the country’s National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) to launch Sri Lanka’s pioneering certified skill and knowledge development program for masons. The agreement was formalised in the presence of Hon. (Dr). Sarath Amunugama, Sri Lankan minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development & Vocational Training and Ka

A 2013 Hitachi ZX250LC-3 hydraulic excavator, a 2013 Liebherr L576 wheeled loader and a 2008 Cat 345CL demolition rig are among the equipment models up for grabs next month at Euro Auctions’ huge onsite and online auction in Dormagen, Germany.

Concrete Rugby, an Aggregate Industries community initiative delivered in partnership with the Leicester Tigers Foundation, has exceeded all targets as it completes the second year of the programme.

Almost 2,000 young people from across county Leicestershire, England, have taken part in Concrete Rugby between October 2017 and July 2018, representing an 81% uplift on last year’s programme.

Concrete Rugby is a six week programme where Leicester Tigers coaches introduce rugby skills to pupils in years 7

Airport construction is among the most stressful projects a business can face. Deadlines are extremely rigid and strictly enforced. Security creates logistical challenges. Other potential pitfalls, such as weather, can cause problems, too. Greek construction company Intrakat added a significant burden to this already stressful scenario by taking on two closely scheduled airport projects – with only a single plant to supply the asphalt. Intrakat utilised the transport-optimised Ammann ABT QuickBatch asphalt

Aggregate Industries, a leading UK supplier of construction and building materials, has signed a £3 million deal with Siemens marking the start of a new technology and training partnership.

This agreement positions Siemens as Aggregate Industries UK preferred technology supplier across the company’s 330 UK sites. The partnership will deliver efficiencies, as well as maintenance savings, and substantially reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

Siemens technology solutions including inverter drives, g

BPE Lecieux, a stone and gravel company located in Saint-Maximin, in the department of Oise, northern France, is using a custom-made CDE west processing system in the production of its high quality and rare limestone products.

Headquartered around an hour’s drive north of Paris, BPE Lecieux exploits the deposits of three limestone quarries: the Verbois site, the Ouachée and Corpechot quarry at the Les Dormants site, and, since recently, the former ROCAMAT site, dedicated almost exclusively to the product

Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales-based Mason Brothers Quarry Products has a longstanding relationship with Sandvik which goes back to the 1990s. The company now produces in excess of 100,000tonnes/year of high quality aggregates from its flagship Rhyndaston quarry near Haverfordwest, with a mobile crushing, screening and scalping train from Sandvik playing a key role in ensuring that Mason Brothers’ customers get the materials they need.

Mason Brothers Quarry Products is family run business which has carv

Terex Trucks is expanding its operations in France, citing opportunities for its vehicles from a number of large-scale infrastructure projects that are due to commence in the country over the next few years.

The company is targeting a bigger share of the French articulated hauler market, and has recently signed three new dealers in the country - Promatex International, Framateq Sud-Est and Manu-Lorraine. Between them the new dealers cover the north, north east, and south of the country.

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Many major world cities have already imposed limitations on vehicles in order to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions and improve air quality. London, for example, introduced ultra low emission zones (ULEZ) in 2015, which also apply strict emission regulations to mobile construction machinery. Contractors must meet these legal regulations in order to avoid paying fines.
One company wanted to rent a crusher that would be able to handle conditions on a challenging worksite in Camden, central London. A building

Euro Auctions is holding two heavy vehicle sales in Leeds, UK and Dormagen, Germany in the coming weeks.

The three-day Leeds auction takes place from August 22-24, with more than 2,900 lots already consigned. Vehicles on offer include a 2018 Doosan DX300LC 20+ tonne excavator, a 2016 Doosan DX140LCR 10+ tonne excavator, and a 2010 Volvo A30E 6x6 articulated dump truck.

The two-day event at Dormagen (in North Rhine-Westphalia) is being held on September 5-6. Vehicles include an unused JCB JS175W wheele

Network Rail is investing £18m to develop railway infrastructure in the UK's Peak District, which it says will benefit quarrying in the area.

The investment is part of the Great North Rail Project and will be used to lengthen freight sidings in Buxton by 430 metres. This will allow longer freight trains to operate across the railway network, transporting construction materials from quarries in the Buxton area to destinations across Britain.

Network Rail says that extending the track will allow freight

CEMEX has completed a Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) project which involved the first use of its powerfloating technology in the United Kingdom. The building materials giant says that powerfloating represents an evolution in the RCC pavement process, achieving an engineered solution that lays fast and features the appearance and durability of a conventional concrete surface. CEMEX supplied over 40,000 tonnes of RCC using powerfloating for the project, a purpose-built storage area located in East England