Over 100K Perkins 2.8 and 3.6-litre engine customers
Perkins' 2.8 and 3.6-litre engines, which went into production in May 2019, have now surpassed 100,000 units installed in everything from excavators to tractors and dumpers to pumping equipment.
Euro Auctions buys Michener Allen Auctioneering
Euro Auctions has announced the acquisition of Michener Allen Auctioneering Limited, a leading Canadian Industrial Equipment and Automotive auction company.
Blue Southern appointed as Hidromek dealer
Turkey-based Hidromek has appointed Blue Machinery (Southern) as an area dealer in the UK for its entire range of crawler excavators, wheeled loaders, motor graders and backhoe loaders.
HS2 decision is 'worst of both worlds' - MPA
The Mineral Products Association (MPA), which represents UK producers of aggregates, concrete and asphalt, has expressed its deep disappointment at British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's announcement today that the remainder of the HS2 project will be cancelled, scrapping the Birmingham-to-Manchester high-speed line.
Cummins opens first European high horsepower engine rebuild facility
Cummins has unveiled its brand-new European Master Rebuild Centre for high horsepower engines in Krakow, Poland – the first of its kind in Europe.
Norwegian firm FSG AS invests in the circular economy with CDE wash plant
Norwegian materials producer Fana Stein & Gjenvinning AS (FSG AS), a specialist in producing and selling crushed stone products, has revealed plans for a new waste recycling plant for construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste. The plant is designed and engineered by wet processing experts CDE, as it reinforces its commitment to a circular economy.
US contractors upbeat as nonresidential construction spending increases in August
US national nonresidential construction spending increased 0.4% in August, according to a new Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Albemarle and Caterpillar collaborate on sustainable technologies and operations
Albemarle Corporation, a US-based provider of essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, has signed agreements with Caterpillar to collaborate on solutions to support the full circular battery value chain and sustainable mining operations.
New CEO for Wainwright
After 26 years in post, Peter Barkwill has stepped aside as CEO of UK building materials company Wainwright.
Komatsu offers 3D machine guidance & payload metering across excavator range
Komatsu is now offering Smart Construction's 3D Machine Guidance Kit as a simple and flexible technological enhancement for a broad range of standard Komatsu machines and mixed fleets, a decade after launching its groundbreaking, intelligent Machine Control (iMC).
Steel and cement industry collaboration scales up zero-emissions trials
The first trial melt has been completed as part of the innovative Cement 2 Zero project, which aims to develop the world's first zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale.
Terex Washing Sytems plant helps improve water treatment at Welsh quarry
A newly-deployed Terex Washing Systems (TWS) filterpress is improving the quality of water treatment and water recycling at a quarry in North Wales.
Additional Ritchie Bros. auction featuring McCabe Earthmoving equipment
After just completing a successful sale at its Maltby (UK) site on September 27, Ritchie Bros. will be conducting an additional single-consignor auction for McCabe Earthworks on October 10th.
Metso buys Tedd Engineering to boost aggregates digital & automation capabilities
Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Tedd Engineering, a privately owned UK company specialising in automation, control systems, and electrical solutions for mobile equipment and aftermarket, primarily focusing on the aggregates business.
Hanson UK becomes Heidelberg Materials
Hanson UK has today become Heidelberg Materials, aligning with its parent company, which announced its new global branding in September 2022.
IQ launches new explosives handbook and diploma
A revised version of the go-to reference handbook Explosives in Quarrying is now available to anyone working in the industry, as well as a new diploma programme in Surface Mining Explosives Engineering.
Heidelberg Materials announces changes to the Managing Board
Heidelberg Materials' Supervisory Board has agreed various changes to the composition of and succession within the company's Managing Board.
EvoQuip counts down to Irish Open Day
Compact crushing and screening equipment manufacturer EvoQuip is holding an Open Day event on October 4, 2023 near Dublin, Ireland.
QMS & GMRT Service enjoy highly successful MINEX Turkey exhibition
Quarry Manufacturing & Supplies (QMS), in conjunction with its authorised distributor in Turkey, GMRT Service, recently jointly exhibited at the MINEX trade show in Izmir, Turkey.
Keestrack appoints General Trading & Equipment CJSC as new Saudi Arabia dealer
Keestrack has appointed General Trading & Equipment CJSC (GTE) as its mobile crushing and screening equipment dealer in Saudi Arabia.