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Metso is expanding its global manufacturing capacity for rubber screening media used in minerals processing by investing in three new injection presses.

The presses will be installed at Metso's facilities in Australia, India and Sweden by early 2018.

The €1.7 million investment will significantly increase Metso's global rubber screening media manufacturing capacity.

The demand for Metso's screening media has grown in the mining segment after the introduction of 1'x1' modular screening media, Trel

Breedon Group, the UK’s leading independent construction materials group, has announced its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December, 2016.

They show that revenue was £454.7 million compared to £318.5 million in 2015, a 43% increase.

Profit before tax stood at £46.8 million (£31.3 million), an increase of 50%.

In 2016, the group sold 11.4 million tonnes of aggregates (2015: 8.7 million tonnes); 1.9 million tonnes of asphalt (2015: 1.8 million tonnes), and 1.9 million m³ of ready-mixed

CASE Construction Equipment has launched its new website which it says is designed to deliver seamless support and information to customers when they need it, wherever they are and on any device.

The company says the new site delivers a clean, modular layout with pages that are easy to navigate and product information that is readily available.

A distinct, vertical navigation allows for easy browsing and opens up the main area of the screen to view more information at one time. Responsive design det

Aggregate Industries has pledged its full support to the imminent arrival of the UK government’s apprenticeship levy, stating it is crucial in attracting new talent into the construction industry and helping to bridge the current skills gap.

Starting in April 2017, the apprenticeship levy means that employers with a wage bill of more than £3 million will have to pay a 0.5% to fund apprenticeships.

The broad purpose is to raise £3 billion/year to meet a target of three million new ‘high quality’ appr

Indian-based tyre group BKT has launched its new website with the main goal of enhancing users’ experience by involving them through more interaction and innovative graphics.

The tyre, along with its many facetted shapes, is at the centre of the site.

This tool enables anyone interested to quickly spot the product that best suits the specific user requirements, says BKT.

“However, it is also an opportunity to go into topics all around tyres and their usage to find out more and be always up to date.

FLSmidth has been awarded an order from El Sewedy Cement Company for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for the expansion of a cement production line.

The plant will be built at Ain Soukhna in Suez Governorate, Egypt.

The order is for a complete range of equipment, including planetary gear units from FLSmidth MAAG Gear; electrostatic precipitators and fabric filters from FLSmidth Airtech; a control system and plant automation from FLSmidth Automation, and weighing and metering systems f

Caterpillar Venture Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, has made a strategic investment in busybusy, a software development company that helps customers optimise operations, specifically addressing real-time tracking of jobsite labour costs.

The software application developed by busybusy, which is based in Saint George, Utah, USA, helps drive efficiencies and productivity on customers’ jobsites.

“While we will continue to focus on driving productivity gains from equipment on the jobsit

Heavy building materials company Hanson UK is seeking 11 go-getting school leavers to join its industry-leading apprenticeship scheme.

The firm’s Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) programme offers the first steps towards a rewarding and varied career in the minerals sector, as well as the chance to secure valuable industry qualifications.

To apply for the three year programme, which combines practical hands on experience with a distance-learning Foundation degree in Minerals Extractive

A new Volvo Penta-powered rock crusher from Screen Machine Industries is being launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017. The 4043TR-series model on show at the Las Vegas construction, quarrying and mining industry showpiece event (7-11 March) is powered by Volvo Penta’s EPA Tier 4 Final 268kW TAD1171VE engine.

Volvo Penta’s emission-reduction technology and service support are rapidly winning converts in the industrial engine marketplace, according to Darren Tasker, vice president of industrial sales at Volvo Pe

Exergen Global, an award-winning thermal solutions provider, says TomTom-Tools, a Swiss-based company providing state-of-the-art measurement tools for the cement industry, is employing Exergen’s micro IRt/c-K as part of a customised solution to help its cement manufacturing customers maintain ideal operating temperatures and increase production.

Rotary kilns, used in cement manufacturing, must maintain a very specific temperature range to prevent damage to the refractory stones inside the kiln and to ens

In anticipation of the British Government’s triggering of Article 50 this month, the MPA (Mineral Products Association) has updated its ‘Brexit priorities for the Mineral Products industry’ briefing, outlining the key points that the Government should take into account as it begins the process of withdrawing the UK from the European Union.

Since the EU Referendum on 23rd June last year, the MPA has continued to adopt a neutral position, focussing on providing unbiased information to inform its membershi

Metso is introducing a new digital solution to help further optimise mobile crushing and screening equipment operations and maintenance. Metso Metrics Services is another step in Metso's digital development, leveraging the possibilities offered by advanced analytics and cloud-based technologies. The new service will be launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, March 7-11 2017.

Mobile crushers frequently move between sites, making it challenging to track, monitor and maintain a fleet of equipment for maxi

LafargeHolcim secured strong Q4 2016 earnings and cashflow growth, despite a decline of 12.3% in net sales from CHF 7.441 billion (€6.99bn) to CHF 6.526 billion (€6.13bn).

The PLANTWORX Construction Machinery Exhibition returns to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, county Leicestershire, central England, from 6 -8 June 2017 The UK’s largest working construction equipment show, hosted by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), will be the biggest event to date where visitors can expect to see the latest in construction machinery and equipment innovation.