Amix, a Lancashire, Northwest England-based concrete and aggregates business, has just taken delivery of its second Euroblend Fast Dry 70 Batching Plant, with a further 3rd plant on order for its installation in Wigan.
The company, which operates a total of five quarries in the Lancashire and Cumbria area, produces ready-mixed concrete at its Horwich site near Bolton.
The first Euroblend batching plant is now fully operational and producing ready-mixed concrete for local contractors.
The first Fast Dry 70 plant replaced an old batching plant that had reached the end of its service life. The equipment was installed and commissioned in just 10 days, says Euroblend project manager Marco Severini.
“The Fast Dry 70 is what we call a ‘semi-mobile’ plant in that it’s capable of being easily dismantled and relocated though it is generally installed as a fixed plant,” adds Severini.
A modular design, the Fast Dry 70 comprises pre-assembled and pre-wired components that can be delivered to site on just two low-bed trailers. It is one in a range of seven concrete batching plants available from Euroblend that includes, 30m³ wet up to 130m³ wet.
The Fast Dry 70 plant as supplied to Amix is designed for rapid installation and is operated via a fully-automated command panel that uses advanced software to manage the whole production cycle.
The control system can be programmed to specific user requirements and optimised for efficient operation. All machine processes are displayed graphically on the control panel to give at-a-glance status of concrete production.
The batching plant is now producing concrete mixes for Amix concrete business which operates a fleet of 10 concrete trucks ranging in capacity from four to eight cubic metres.
Amix prides itself on providing a high-quality personalised service using the best materials and equipment, says director Emma Armstrong.
“Almost 60% of our current client base are regular account clients who have traded with us for many years,” she said. “A small number of our clients require concrete outside of normal working hours and we can provide an out-on-hours service on request at a fraction of the cost of other concrete firms.”
The Euroblend Fast Dry 70 plant installed at Amix is producing at 70m³/hr. So impressed with its performance, Amix placed an order for a further two plants plants, the second of which is currently being installed.
Euroblend is the sole authorised UK and Ireland distributor for Euromecc, among Europe’s leading suppliers of mobile and turnkey processing plant for concrete and asphalt. The Italian manufacturer produces a broad range of concrete and asphalt batching plants, cement and bulk storage facilities, handling systems and mixers.
Especially renowned for its mobile and semi-mobile batching plants, Euromecc produces both standardised and bespoke solutions tailored to customers’ requirements.
