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As part of an ongoing commitment to improving air quality, Aggregate Industries has successfully implemented a programme to reduce airborne emissions at the company’s Horn Lane Goods Yard, Acton site in Ealing, London.

Historically, high concentrations of the particulate matter PM10 - a pollutant linked to 40,000 early deaths each year – were recorded at Horn Lane, making it one of Britain’s most polluted areas.

With Ealing Council declaring the borough an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA), some of t

Lafarge Malaysia’s RM270 million (US$68.8mn) contract with China Communications Construction for the supply of cement for the country’s East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has been suspended following the suspension of the project. Domestic news outlets report that in a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Lafarge Malaysia said it received a letter from China Communications Construction (CCC) confirming the suspension of the cement supply contract with immediate effect until further notice. It is reported that

Global quarrying and construction equipment heavyweight Volvo Construction Equipment first held live demonstrations for customers in 1958. Today the company takes great pride in its ability to showcase practically the entire range of Volvo machines at the state-of-the-art Customer Center in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Located in the town where Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) began life in 1832, the recently-renovated Volvo Customer Center is the jewel in the company’s crown. The facility spans 75 hectares

South African surface mining industry association Aspasa says its special task team is moving rapidly to formalise standards to benefit both sand and stone producers and their customers. Asapa says the standards could soon make disagreements over the quality of sand and stone delivered on site a thing of the past. Since the establishment of a special technical committee on quality management, the association adds that it has made progress in addressing quality issues internally among its members, as

After a record sales year in 2017, Global Equipment Spares (GES) is targeting increased export-led growth after raising £800,000 of new funding. The funding from Santander Business Banking is in addition to £1.5million in financing from the bank. Northern Ireland-based GES manufactures and supplies abrasive wear plates and special steels for the global mining, construction, agriculture and recycling industries. Established in 2010 by managing director John McClenaghan and sales director Barry O’Neill

Sales of construction and mining equipment in South Africa continued to improve in the first quarter of 2018, with new equipment sales reaching levels last seen in the first quarter of 2015.

According to figures released by the Construction and Mining Equipment Suppliers’ Association (CONMESA), a total of 1,542 units were sold in South Africa during the period, an improvement of nearly 100 machines during the same period last year. It also extends the trend that has seen equipment sales inch upwards sinc

Mix It (formerly Modern Mix) has recently taken delivery of a RUBBLE MASTER RM70GO! crusher from supplier Red Knight 6 (RK6). Covering southeast England, Mix It provides concrete for a range of projects, from layering the base of a shed to the foundations of a new office building. The company covers commercial and housing, engineering and many other sectors. Dan Flack, director of sales at RK6, had been talking to Mix It for some time about the benefits of using a RUBBLE MASTER to produce a small size

Topcon Positioning Group and JCB are collaborating to provide the Topcon X-53x as a plug-and-play option for the new JCB 220X crawler excavators.
The excavators are the first models in the next generation of JCB tracked machines for the global construction market, and come with a Topcon pre-wire option from the factory. The companies are collaborating through their extensive dealer networks to provide customers with the highest level of technology and support.

“We are excited to bring our leading machin

ALLU has appointed Atlas von der Wehl as its new distributor in Germany. The company, in addition to its existing ranges of premier construction equipment, will now supply the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer and Processor attachments. It will also provide full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service. Atlas von der Wehl is an experienced industry distributor and is said to reinforce Finnish manufacturer ALLU’s commitment to providing “even greater levels of customer focus”.

Chepstow Plant International has signed a deal with SMT GB for the supply of 99 machines for its mineral, aggregates and earthmoving fleet. The deal sees CPI continuing to grow its fleet as it moves forward with sustainable, practical and safe machinery solutions for its customers throughout the UK.

The assortment of machines includes 20 excavators ranging from the EC250E to the EC480E (25–50tonnes); 20 wheeled loaders from the L120H up to and notably for the first time for CPI, the recently introduced 2

Responding to rising demand for coloured asphalt across southeast England, Aggregate Industries is introducing its innovative SuperColour range to its Hertford Express asphalt plant in Bayfordbury, near London, England.

The introduction of the SuperColour collection of distinctly coloured asphalts at the Hertford Express site comes after the range’s successful deployment at Aggregate Industries’ Doncaster and Bristol plants.

The move is part of the British building materials supplier heavyweight’s ong

The need for more a supportive national policy and investment environment for UK minerals was stressed yesterday at the sixth CBI Minerals Group and Mineral Products Association (MPA) ‘Living with Minerals 6’ (LWM6) ‘Securing Minerals for the Next Generation and the UK Minerals Strategy’ Conference at Church House, Westminster, London.

The conference celebrated the industry’s successes while underlining the need to better ‘make the link’ between mineral and mineral products and the economy and our qualit

Climate protection and occupational safety are identified as top priorities in HeidelbergCement's ninth sustainability report.

The Sustainability Report 2017 summarises important topics and challenges for HeidelbergCement in its drive for sustainable development. It focuses on targets, measures and achievements of the company’s sustainability management.

The company says sustainable business management is an integral part of group strategy.

“For us, sustainable corporate governance means constant