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Cummins, the U.S. global off-highway diesel engine manufacturer, has appointed Jonathan Wood as vice president – components engineering. As an officer, he will continue to lead all aspects of engineering for components along with his role as engineering functional leader for the Cummins Europe Area Business Organisation. Wood previously served as executive director of research and engineering for Cummins Emission Solutions. He has also spent time as executive director of research and engineering for Cummin

Following the completion of field operation trials in Austria, the first Liebherr T236 rigid hauler has arrived in South Africa. This is part of the pre-series units being rolled out to selected operations across the world to further validate the truck’s capabilities before its commercial launch. Liebherr Africa intends to deploy the truck to work at a leading mine located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. While it is ideally suited to the mining sector, Liebherr Africa is also targeting

LKAB Minerals is to acquire UK industrial minerals group Francis Flower for an undisclosed sum.
Sweden-based industrial minerals group LKAB says the cash acqusition, which is subject to merger clearance, will see it take full ownership of Francis Flower and create a strong UK industrial minerals supplier that will strengthen supply of construction materials. Francis Flower's products include ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), which is produced by quenching molten iron slag (a by-product of iron

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has named Paul Adeleke as communications and policy director. The recently-formed GCCA says the appointment means the composition of its executive team is now complete. Chief executive Benjamin Sporton commenced with the organisation on October 8, and he will be joined by Claude Loréa as cement director and Andrew Minson as concrete and sustainable construction director in the coming months. Adeleke will work on developing the GCCA’s outreach and

The UK Institute of Quarrying’s IQ Academy is holding a webinar on the new abstraction licensing regulations by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and their impact on the mineral extractives sector. The ‘Lunch and Learn’ webinar is a 30-minute online presentation that takes place on Thursday October 25 between 12:30-13:00. It will be presented by James Dodds, owner of environmental consultancy Envireau Water and an expert in water management and water resources hydrogeology.

Portugal-based Recauchutagem Ramôa, a partner of OTR (off the road) retread tyres provider Marangoni, has celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded on 31 August 1968, Recauchutagem Ramôa is based in Braga, 60 km from the city of Porto. It has nine sales outlets and deals with TBR (truck, bus and radial) tyre retreading, using Marangoni’s RINGTREAD system technology. To mark its half-century Recauchutagem Ramôa held an event for its associated and partners on Saturday September 29, with more than 250 people

Nic Grout has joined Bell Equipment UK as its new sales, marketing and dealer manager. Bell Equipment UK is the British division of South Africa-based quarrying and construction equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment. Grout has over thirty years’ experience in machinery sales and dealer management in the UK & international markets. In his new role he will oversee responsibility for sales & marketing in the UK and Germany, as well as the significant number of dealerships Bell Equipment operates within

ALLU, the Finnish crushing and screening hydraulic bucket attachment manufacturer, is continuing to implement its global growth strategy by appointing Olivier Jeanneaux as sales manager for its French subsidiary. Jeanneaux’s new role for ALLU France, which is headed by Vincent Duclos, will support the company’s expanded presence in the country. A French native, Jeanneaux is a well-known name within the French crushing, screening and material processing industries. He has worked for the past 30 years in

Lippmann-Milwaukee has announced three key appointments for the company in the wake of its recent acquisition by major global crushing and screening equipment manufacturer McCloskey International. Kevin Kiesgen has been re-appointed to the role as vice president of sales at the company, after a successful tenure of serving Lippmann customers across applications and industries. “Kevin has been with Lippmann for nine years and is a great asset for all areas of the company,” said John O’Neill, senior vice

Dangote Group boss Aliko Dangote has called for African investors and governments to make more conscious efforts to deepen the continent’s regional trading ties in order to ensure rapid growth and development of Africa’s economy. Speaking yesterday during the two-day 5th Annual Financial Times African Summit in London, England (7-8 October), the Nigerian construction materials entrepreneur said free trade agreements among African nations were key to strengthening African economic progress. Citing an

Neil Gray MP has visited Aggregate Industries Duntilland quarry in North Lanarkshire, Scotland to discuss how a new community scheme funded by a tax on quarried material could help to deliver key conservation projects in the region. Gray, who has been MP for Airdrie & Shotts since 2015, visited the quarry in the village of Salsburgh to meet the operations team and tour the site. The successful visit also involved an engaging discussion between Gray and key Aggregate Industries’ staff, including quarry

Wayne Scott has been appointed as the new chief executive of the New Zealand Aggregate and Quarry Association (AQA). He took up the role on role on October 1 and replaces Roger Parton who is retiring after 12 years as AQA CE. Scott is also the current CEO of MinEx, the health and safety organisation for New Zealand’s mining and extractive industries. Jared Johnson, chair of the AQA board, said that Scott will continue to serve as MinEx CEO alongside his new AQA role. “This reflects both Wayne’s

The Metso Lokotrack LT200HP mobile cone crushing plant is designed for secondary and tertiary crushing operations such as producing aggregates for railway ballast, road construction, asphalt, and concrete fractions. Thanks to its direct v-belt drive from the gearbox, the renewed solution is said by Metso to deliver fuel consumption savings of at least 15% compared to hydraulic-driven cone crushers. Furthermore, the LT200HP complies with European Stage V emission regulations.
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GCCA membership expands to 20 companies - with more set to join. Cement companies from Asia and North America are the latest to join the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), bringing the total number of member companies to 20 as the organisation drives responsible leadership in the manufacture and use of cement and concrete globally.