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Outstanding examples of European aggregates sector sustainable development were celebrated at a prestigious UEPG event yesterday in Brussels, Belgium.

The UEPG Sustainable Development Awards 2016 attracted 41 aggregate company entrants, with eight individual category award winners revealed during a special awards ceremony at the prestigious Brussels Centre for Fine Arts.

Moderated by Peter Woodward, of Quest Associates, an independent company specialising in sustainable development programmes, the ev

McCloskey International has appointed Shanghai Shibang Machinery (SBM) as its new China distributor. SBM will look to increase the crushing and screening giant’s presence in the Asian country’s huge quarrying and construction markets; having recently acquired its first McCloskey machine, an S190 Triple Deck Screener.

Founded in 1987, Shanghai-headquartered SBM is a leading crushing equipment manufacturer in China, with nearly 1,300 employees located in around 16 countries.

“McCloskey has a very good r

UK-based Gallagher Aggregates has bolstered its already sizeable fleet with the addition of three new Bell Equipment machines; secured through a deal made at the Hillhead 2016 exhibition.

The stand-based negotiations at the Buxton, Derbyshire showpiece event in June, which stemmed from a longstanding relationship with Bell Equipment, led to Kent-located Gallagher Aggregates investing in a new Bell L2606 Wheeled Loader, together with a Bell B30E ADT and a Bell B40D ADT. All models have now been delivered

EPC-UK has been awarded the coveted MPQC trophy for Behavioural Safety, Safety Culture and Leadership – as well as two Certificates of Merit for Contractor Safety and Reducing Occupational Road Risk - at the prestigious Mineral Products Association (MPA) Health and Safety Awards.

Held at Euston Square in London, the Awards recognise innovation and commitment to health and safety amongst contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers and regulators in the mineral processing industry.

EPC-UK, whose

Reducing carbon emissions in infrastructure construction doesn’t necessarily mean higher costs, a recent Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) seminar, hosted by Volvo Construction Equipment, has heard.

During the CCC event in Birmingham, England, UK construction industry leaders discussed how reducing their carbon footprint was delivering substantial cost savings. The senior sector figures explored how the construction industry can reduce the carbon footprint of infrastructure projects and drive sustaina

CNH Industrial – whose brands include CASE Construction Equipment - is continuing its significant efforts to support earthquake-stricken central Italy. After several powerful earthquakes in recent months, and with earthquake threats persisting in the region, the Company had already supplied the Italian Fire Service with more than 25 vehicles and machines, including excavators, minibuses and generator sets. Now, the Italian Red Cross has also been presented with a cheque for US$150,000 (€138,100), half of wh

Yeoman Halsvik, a Norwegian subsidiary of construction materials supplier heavyweight Aggregate Industries, has successfully helped to stabilise the wreck of a World War II submarine.

The German submarine U-864 was sunk by the British in 1945 while heading to Japan to transport war load – including a large quantity of mercury. Due to the torpedo attack, the U-864 was divided into sections and sunk to a depth of 145m-160m.

The shipwreck was located by the Royal Norwegian Navy in March 2003 off the west

Euro Auctions, a leading British auctioneer of industrial plant and machinery, is exclusively coordinating the disposal of all site equipment from UK Coal’s Minorca surface mine.

All items go under the hammer in a one-day unreserved auction at the surface mine in Bosworth Road, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England at 10am on Tuesday 22 November.

Included in this auction is a selection of CAT 777B/C/D mining trucks, many with reversing cameras; CAT DR-8 and DR-9 dozers complete with rippers; a choice of

LiuGong today unveiled its cutting-edge VL70A Vertical Lift Wheeled Loader during the Chinese construction and quarrying equipment giant’s 13th Global Dealer Conference, staged at the company’s Liuzhou, south China HQ.

The new loading model’s claimed incorporation on revolutionary technology is said to mark an important milestone not only for LiuGong, but for the Chinese construction equipment industry as a whole.

The key innovations of the VL70A are its vertical lift loader arms on an articulating fr

The UEPG’s Sustainable Development Awards 2016 was being held in Brussels, Belgium today, with a host of senior figures from the European aggregates sector in attendance.

A total of 41 aggregates companies have entered the keenly contested tri-annual competition, with winners due to be revealed during a special awards ceremony at the prestigious Brussels Centre for Fine Arts.

Moderated by Peter Woodward, this year’s UEPG Sustainable Development Awards were being contested under the following categorie

Ten young drivers have graduated in the CEMEX Logistics Apprenticeship scheme and have become the latest aggregate tipper and cement tanker drivers at locations across the UK.

The drivers were the second cohort to take part in the Apprenticeship scheme which is run over 12 months and helps to address a recognised UK skills gap of an aging driver population by recruiting individuals aged 18-23. According to Freight Transport Association figures, 62% of drivers are aged 45 years or over with only 1% unde

CEMEX has announced the winners of the 25th anniversary edition of the CEMEX Building Award, a competition that celebrates the best architectural and construction projects worldwide.

CEMEX has hit the 2 millionth tonne of material transported by rail earlier in the year than ever before and is on course for 2016 to be the best year for use by this mode of transport. It is the fourth successive year of increasing rail transportation of materials from CEMEX UK operations, primarily quarries.