Terex Trucks TA300 proves top of the class on Texas high school construction projects
Five Terex Trucks TA300 articulated haulers are rebalancing more than 380,000m² of material in heavy rain to prepare the ground for two major new high school construction projects in Houston, Texas.
Benninghoven asphalt plants help drive Romanian road development
Three Romanian companies have invested in asphalt mixing plants from Benninghoven to develop the country's long distance road network.
Ukrainian aggregates sector primed for growth
Aggregates demand and production in Ukraine is in robust health despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Aggregates group CEMEX moves towards net-zero CO2 concrete
CEMEX has announced its participation in the FastCarb Project, administrated by IREX. The scheme aims to capture the CO2 trapped in concrete, before the material is recycled and re-used as aggregates.
The approach seeks to improve the quality of this type of recycled aggregate by plugging the porosity and ultimately reducing the impact of the CO2 trapped inside many concrete structures.
CEMEX is involved in a working group focused on the transition to concrete as well as applications for prefabricated parts and structures.
Shelly uses Kespry platform to create accurate quarry site plans
The Shelly Company is using Kespry's drone-based aerial intelligence platform to measure contours to ensure it creates accurate quarry site plans.
The Ohio-based concrete and asphalt paving firm is also using the solution to determine accurate stripping calculations and ensure its vendor network plans for and delivers precise volumes and quotes.
Shelly says that it is using Kespry to perform stripping surveys to validate the amounts of material that have been moved.
DUO and Euro Auctions to stage landmark UK washing & recycling plant sale
DUO and Euro Auctions are to host the UK's biggest ever one-day sale of complete washing and recycling plants, screeners, crushers, excavators, loaders and ancillary aggregate processing equipment.
HeidelbergCement achieves "good result" in H1 figures
HeidelbergCement says it finished the first half of 2020 with a "good result", despite weak demand in many countries due to COVID-19 and corresponding declines in revenue.
Terex Finlay produces first 'local' 883+ screener for Indian market
Terex Finlay has rolled out the first Indian-produced unit of its fourth-generation 883+ heavy duty screener.
Hope Cement Works records significant increase in its local economic contribution
An independent report on the economic impact of the UK’s largest cement works has shown that it contributes £61 million to its local economy.
Rockster starts production of R700S crusher at new factory
Following Rockster’s move to a larger facility in mid-2019, the Austrian manufacturer has now begun serial production of its R700S impact crusher at the new location. The company says that the move from the previous Ennsdorf site to Neumarkt im Mühlkreis has enabled consistent quality control, better control of delivery times and expansion of production capacity. The R1000S impact crusher is already being produced at the new location.
Chepstow Plant International receives IQ accolade for high standards & professionalism
Chepstow Plant International, a privately-owned mineral and aggregates contractor for the UK mineral products sector, has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, known as 'Project Fusion'.
Key construction projects give hauling OEMs cause for optimism
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all markets and industries, with many countries going into lockdown. The MD of hauler manufacturer Terex Trucks predicts that the global construction industry – with help from government investment in key infrastructure projects – will be extremely important to economic recovery
LafargeHolcim “resilience” leaves group well placed for the second half of 2020
The CEO of LafargeHolcim says the French-Swiss building material giant has shown “great resilience” during the COVID-19 pandemic, with trade making a “full recovery” in June.
Breedon markets recovering after group profit & revenue hit by COVID-19 disruption
Breedon Group (Breedon), a major independent construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, says its markets are recovering well after COVID-19 disruption saw the group post a pre-tax loss of £10.1 million in the first half of 2020, down 126% on last year’s first-half pre-tax profit of £39.5 million.
Major offers free virtual training packages for aggregate producers
Wire screening media provider Major is offering aggregate and mining producers access to its free virtual training series to help operations optimise efficiency and team learning during the current COVID-19 crisis.
The on-demand webinars provide practical tips involving screen media, screen boxes and the screening process.
Aggregates comapnies can request private virtual training sessions to focus on topics focused on specific challenges or applications.
Aggregates giant LafargeHolcim accelerates global rollout of its new ECOPact green concrete range
LafargeHolcim is accelerating the global rollout of its new ECOPact green concrete range.
After a successful market adoption in Europe, ECOPact, said by the French-Swiss giant to be the industry’s broadest green concrete range, is now available in the US.
It delivers "high-performing, sustainable and circular benefits," says LafargeHolcim and, as well as launching in the United States, the new concrete range will be made available in the UK, Canada, Latin America and other markets worldwide in the coming months.
ORBCOMM and Terex expand relationship
ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, has expanded its long-standing agreement with Terex Corporation (Terex) and extended the service term of ORBCOMM’s factory-installed telematics solution to its customers.
Ian Davies joins EPC-UK board
Blast services company EPC-UK has appointed Ian Davies to its board of directors.
Avoiding the big rip off – a guide to chevron conveyor belts
Chevron profile conveyor belts are widely used across a range of different industries and none more so than in the aggregates industry.