Screening Static & Mobile

Pilot Crushtec International has been appointed as the sole southern Africa distributor for Metso’s aggregates products and services.

The joint agreement, which came into effect on Saturday 2 April 2016, is said by Adrian Wood, head of global distribution, Aggregates at Metso, as “a really exciting development”. He continued: “Service is a vitally important aspect of our business and Pilot Crushtec International’s recognised strength in this discipline will be of significant benefit to our customers.”

Sandvik Construction has appointed Victoria Equipment is its new distributor in Uganda. In addition to supplying a comprehensive range of Sandvik equipment, the company will also be providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service.

The appointment of Victoria Equipment is said to demonstrate Sandvik Construction’s commitment to locally focused customer support.

Part of the GMACH Group of companies which was formed in 1960, Victoria Equipment is an established name in Uganda,

Sandvik Mining and Schenck Process have signed a global partnership to provide increased screen processing and cone crusher capacity.

“The partnership provides increased crushing circuit productivity for Schenck Process double and single deck high capacity multi-slope screens and Sandvik high productivity cone crushers," Sandvik, says.

"It also enables a single service provider approach to support customers throughout the entire plant life cycle.”

The new co-operation between the two companies bri

Major Wire Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haver & Boecker, has appointed Alain Durand as the company’s new CEO.

The Montreal, Quebec-headquartered screening media giant’s former vice-president of international sales, Durand takes over from president and CEO Jean Leblond, who retired on January 31 2016 after 26 years of service as owner of the Major Wire.

“Major has grown significantly and succeeded under Jean’s leadership,” said Durand. “I am grateful that the succession process allowed me t

Astec Industries reported fourth-quarter 2015 sales of US$215 million, down 10.2% on the previous year.

Domestic sales increased 5.7% to $160.3 million for the period from $151.6 million in the fourth-quarter of 2014, but international sales decreased 37.8% to $54.7 million during the period from $87.9 million for the fourth-quarter of 2014.

For 2015, net sales for the year were $983.2 million compared to $975.6 million for 2014, an increase of $7.6 million, and the domestic sales increased 10.4% to $

American crushing and screening sector heavyweight KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has expanded its Vanguard product line with the new, more compact 2056 Vanguard Jaw Crusher.

The 2056 is a 508mm x 1,422mm jaw crusher said to be ideal for sand and gravel applications. The model is also said to excel in recycled concrete and mining applications.

“The small gap provides an excellent nip angle at a tight closed-side-setting, making this the perfect jaw for applications where the material is minus 16mm,”