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Finning, Caterpillar’s UK & Ireland dealer, has launched ‘Our Promise’; part of a new customer charter delivered in direct response to customer feedback with regards to consistency, communication and transparency.

Built around the five main customer touch points, including new and used equipment sales, workshop services, field support and parts’ supply, ‘Our Promise’, unveiled at this week’s Hillhead 2016 quarry exhibition near Buxton, England, will make a series of key commitments as part of Finning’s f

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched a ‘Driver’s Handbook’ to promote driver safety at the Hillhead 2016 quarrying exhibition in Buxton, county Derbyshire, England.

The new, comprehensive publication has been developed by members as a tool for drivers to help them understand and manage the risks that they face and can create when driving and operating vehicles for work. It is hoped that it will help them make safer choices about the way they drive and behave around vehicles.

Health and

Metso has renewed its exclusive Lokotrack mobile equipment distributor agreement for the United Kingdom with Garriock Bros.

Garriock Bros has been distributing Metso's mobile products in the UK since 2005 when they became the official Scottish distributor and saw their distributorship extended in 2011 to include England and Wales.

"Garriock is a partner offering a world-class sales and support organization throughout the UK; they have invested heavily in facilities, tools and people to ensure that t

FLSmidth has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a complete cement production line with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes/day. The plant will be located in Ariyalur, approximately 300km south of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The end client of the project is Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation Limited (TANCEM), a wholly owned undertaking of the Government of Tamil Nadu, with whom Larsen & Toubro Limited has an EPC contract.

The order includes a c

McLanahan Corporation has welcomed Jeff High to the company as global product manager, crushing and screening.
With over 19 years of experience working in the mining and aggregate industries, the company says he brings extensive knowledge of both crushing and screening products to McLanahan.
His previous positions have included responsibilities dealing with the distribution, sales and repair of crushing and screening equipment, as well as sales management, distribution and product development.
In his

BHS-Sonthofen has introduced its new rotor impact mill of type RPMF, a variant of the proven rotor impact mills of type RPM.

The new RPMF machines from the German manufacturer are said to produce even finer fractions, as well as output material with a significantly higher proportion of fine sand. As such, machines of this type are more efficient in producing crushed sand.

The RPMF design is a variant of the rotor impact mills of type RPM, which are known in the industry as ‘sand makers.’ BHS designed

Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its revolutionary Volvo Co-Pilot on-board services display beat stiff competition to win an international accolade.

The Volvo Co-Pilot system beat international innovations and wowed a panel of judges to win ‘most innovative HMI feature’ in the Car HMI Awards 2016 (which, despite the name, aren’t just for cars). Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) was up against stiff competition, beating the likes of Volkswagen to win the top prize.

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Hillhead 2016 was getting underway today – with all the quarrying sector’s top names set to attract more than 17,500 visitors over the course of the three-day event.

Demand for the exhibition at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry near Buxton, county Derbyshire, England has been buoyant, with every square metre of the 28-30 June show allocated, including a new outdoor area at the southern end of the site and an extended Registration Pavilion.

More than 460 exhibitors were due to be in attendance, with all the

Following the outcome of the EU referendum to leave the EU, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is calling for an urgent discussion to mitigate the impacts on the engineering sector – which is vital to the UK’s economy.

The IET had published a statement of concern that a vote to leave the EU could result in a number of negative impacts on UK engineering, including exacerbating the UK’s engineering and technology skills shortage by making it more difficult for companies to recruit engineer

China’s largest modern open-pit phosphorus mining operation is relying on a fleet of 40 Volvo articulated haulers to transport the essential element efficiently and safely.

The pace is fast and furious at the Jinning phosphate mine. A procession of Volvo articulated haulers powers up the dusty hill towards the mine entrance. Located near Kunming, Yunnan, the mine nestles amidst the beautiful mountainous region in south-western China. Everywhere, the earth is a deep red hue. At its highest point, the min

Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Cemex España, has received pre-effective approval of the registration statement it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines (the Philippine SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of CHP’s common shares (the Offering).

Meanwhile, CHP has also received notice of approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange (the PSE) for the listing of CHP’s shares on the PSE. Subject to obtaining the correspo

Terex Finlay has demonstrated its innovative T-Link Telematics system at Hillhead 2016 (28-30 June 2016) in Buxton, county Derbyshire, England.

The remote monitoring and fleet management system combines the Northern Irish crushing and screening equipment manufacturer’s machines' inbuilt CANbus control system with satellite positioning and telematics software.

From the fleet fundamentals of knowing the hours and location of your machine to sending machine specific alerts and tracking machine productio

Tarmac is providing much needed funding to help the Peak District National Park in England employ a new member of staff to support its conservation volunteering programme.

The UK aggregate giant is committing £20,000 (€26,000) each year for the next five years and will directly provide the money and volunteer hours needed to care for and protect the very special landscape of Britain’s first National Park. Employees from Tarmac will also help the new Volunteer Projects Assistant with projects across the N