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ALLU has appointed Igarreta Maquinas as its new distributor in Argentina. The company will not only be supplying the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer materials processing attachments and Soil Stabilisation equipment, but will also be providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service. Buenos Aires-based Igarreta Maquinas is an established name through Argentina, and is also Komatsu’s only official distributor in the country.

Tarmac, a leading UK sustainable building materials group, has announced a partnership with The Collab Group of Colleges to develop and deliver an apprenticeship skills programme that will be used set a benchmark for the wider construction industry. Peter Kay, Tarmac’s head of learning and development, said: “We are extremely passionate about careers in construction and manufacturing, and believe that apprenticeships play a vital role in bringing new

Blue Group, a specialist provider of materials processing equipment for the quarrying and waste recycling industries in England, Scotland and Wales, has appointed Adrian Murphy as its new CEO. Working closely with the four owner directors, Murphy will initially look to bring increased coordination across the various businesses within the Group as well as develop a strong growth strategy. 2016 was another record year for Blue in terms of sales, with a combined turnover in excess of £100 million

LafargeHolcim will supply environmentally friendly, high-performance concretes for the construction of Mexico City’s new International Airport. Designed by architects Lord Foster and Fernando Romero, the project will be the world’s most sustainable airport and will eventually serve 68 million passengers a year.LafargeHolcim’s concrete solutions used for the airport were developed by the Group’s Mexican technology center in collaboration with LafargeHolcim’s global R&D center in Lyon, France.

SigmaRoc, the buy-and-build UK construction materials group, has acquired Topcrete and its wholly owned subsidiary Allen Concrete, the specialist precast concrete producer, for an initial £9 million, with a deferred sum of £3.5 million due to follow, subject to certain adjustments in respect of completion accounts. Founded over 60 years ago, Allen Concrete is a specialist precast concrete producer, with operations in London and central England. Allen Concrete is known for its high quality wetcast

McCloskey Washing Systems (MWS) is continuing to grow its international dealer network, working with existing McCloskey dealers to expand its product range. As part of the support that the company offers, a recent training session was held in Ireland and attended by dealers from over 16 countries to learn more about the latest McCloskey materials’ washing sector innovations and product development.

Natural stone processing often requires individual solutions to guarantee the ideal preparation of special stone. At bauma 2016, with its MOBICAT MC 125 RR Kleemann presented a plant suited for such applications. The mobile crusher is equipped with a wobbler feeder for thorough prescreening of adhesive feed material. Since summer 2016, the plant has been operating in an SMBP limestone quarry near Berchères-les-Pierres in France.

Caterpillar has granted Indian tyre manufacturer BKT ’s Chopanki production plant the prestigious SQEP Silver Award for Supplier Quality Excellence Process Certification. The award is bestowed to Caterpillar suppliers that can achieve the highest levels of quality and process control. This means BKT is now part of this Program for Excellence, and it has also obtained homologation for the original equipment supply of the two tyres Earthmax SR 47 and Earthmax SR 45 to be fitted on two different models of Cat

Keestrack customers and distributors were today watching live demonstrations of the manufacturer's new crusher models during its latest Inotech Days event. Both electric drive units, the new H6e cone crusher and the bauma 2016 launched B4e jaw crusher were among machines being showcased at Fredheim Maskin's site in Spydeberg, near Oslo, Norway. Capable of handling up to 375tonnes/hour of material, the three deck H6e is fitted with a pre screen and works in a closed side setting.

Powerful, versatile and precise, the Liebherr R 956 crawler excavator proves to be very adaptable in earthmoving or mining. The Luc Durand Group uses this machine for loading dump trucks in a quarry in Voutré en Mayenne (Pays de la Loire). The Group is said to choose Liebherr as a manufacturer and SOMTP, a local service provider, based on excellent experience of working with both partners over the years.

Hanson UK is supplying concrete for part of the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) tram extension projects, one of the biggest construction projects outside London. The venture comprises of six separate projects and Hanson is providing 45,000m3 of its specialist concrete for the track beds on one of these. This contract with Colas Rail, one of the nine organisations which make up the MMA, is already underway and is part of the renewal of the existing line in Wolverhampton.

As bulk handling equipment suppliers continue to make use of new and evolving technologies to develop smarter conveyor systems, Martin Engineering has introduced data tracking with QR codes on its belt cleaners and other components. Customers benefit from regularly-scheduled inspections by factory-trained and MSHA-certified technicians, providing operators with easy access to a wealth of data on the application, operating environment, service life and condition of conveyor components, updated on every

Continental has acquired South African company Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT), known for x-ray and magnetic imaging-based systems used for early detecting damages in fabric and steel cord conveyor belts. Speaking about the purchase of AIT, based in Pinetown, near Durban, Hans-Jürgen Duensing, who is responsible for the ContiTech division on the Continental Executive Board, said: “With this acquisition we added technical sensing knowledge and R&D competence to strengthen our competence

Bulk materials handling equipment specialist ProSpare is gearing-up for Bulk-Ex, a key annual UK industry event. The county Nottinghamshire, England-based firm is set to exhibit at the event, at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, on 18-19 October. The event, organised by the Materials Handling Engineers Association, is aimed at professionals and organisations from across the bulk and materials handling industry, including quarrying, sand & gravel, cement, steel and coal.