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Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)/(HCME) has initiated a three-year extended warranty scheme specifically for its range of ZW wheeled loaders.

The company says its Full Coverage programme provides owners with peace of mind, and reinforces Hitachi’s commitment to providing the best possible after-sales service for users of its construction machinery.

Full Coverage forms part of the Hitachi Extended Life Programme (HELP), which offers increased protection for machines regardless of working conditi

Terex Trucks has launched two winter protection kits for its rigid dump trucks to limit the need to keep engines idling in extreme sub-zero temperatures.

In countries such as Canada or Russia, where temperatures regularly plummet to -35ºC, machines also feel the cold too, and can suffer serious damage if not properly protected against the chill.

With the help of Webasto, the first kit, labelled the Winter Kit, protects trucks working for prolonged periods where temperatures fall to -25ºC while the sec

LafargeHolcim’s global R&D centre near Lyon, France, has developed and patented Airium, a mineral insulating foam that improves energy efficiency for buildings, from floor to ceiling.

It is said to address the energy efficiency challenges facing society today as well as the needs of construction professionals and home-owners.

Between 30-40% of global energy consumption is used for heating and cooling buildings, and LafargeHolcim targets the thermal insulation market with this new solution. This can be

Haulers are proving their worth by transporting various materials for further processing.

There is no such thing as an ideal machine. Every piece of equipment has its strengths and weaknesses, and the latter are always worthy of improvement.

This is the view of Doosan, which says that machine manufacturers argue that it is essential for innovative solutions to be functional and reliable at the same time.

It says that these elements are combined in its machinery used in the Dbówko Mine, Poland, wher

A new method of limestone extraction using Caterpillar equipment is proving a big success at a German quarry.

Baresel, one of the leading privately-owned aggregates producers in south-west Germany, has more than 40 employees at its main operation in Ehningen, a small town south of Stuttgart, the regional capital.

It also has quarries and gravel sites in southern Germany, and between Leipzig and Dresden in the eastern part of the country, and it operates its own workshop to maintain its mobile and stat

The correct tyres on quarry equipment are essential for productivity and profitability. Patrick Smith reports.

Quarries are tough places for tyres, representing a major investment for machine operators who can spend thousands on the correct product.

In Germany, Cemex has been testing BKT tyres from Bohnenkamp, BKT’s exclusive sales partner from Osnabrück, on its Caterpillar 775E dump trucks for over a year.

With the trucks having a gross laden weight of up to 100tonnes, Ralf Schmidt, purchasing ma

After a highly successful time as Powerscreen’s product line manager, Oliver Donnelly has become Terex Washing Systems’ new global business line director. Here, he tells Aggregates Business Europe Editor Guy Woodford it was the growing worldwide market for advanced washing and recycling equipment solutions that attracted him to his new senior role.

Oliver Donnelly is the former lead engineer for Powerscreen and Terex Mobile branded heavy duty screens, and was, until four months ago, Powerscreen’s product

Following a prolonged upturn in sales, Eriez says it is investing US$425,000 (£340,000/€400,00) in a new rotor manufacturing facility to expand the existing extensive European manufacturing headquarters in South Wales, UK, which supplies magnetic separation and metal detection equipment to customers across the UK and Europe.

Complementing Eriez’ Eddy Current manufacturing sites in North America and Asia, the expansion of the well-established Welsh facility adds a third rotor manufacturing site to the com

Hyundai Construction Equipment is immediately making available de-tiering kits that allow Hyundai dealers to adjust their machines for markets with less stringent emission regulations and high-sulphur fuel restrictions.

The company recently launched its all-new Stage IV excavator and wheeled loader line-up that comply with the latest emission regulations and are said to be up to 10% more fuel efficient.

Preceding the new HX excavators and HL wheeled loaders were the Stage III B Hyundai 9A-series. For

Members of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) have welcomed the Paris Agreement entering into force as a key milestone in establishing a stable regulatory framework to enable the business community to scale up the implementation of low-carbon solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The Paris Agreement, adopted on 12 December 2015, entered into force after the date on which at least 55 parties to the Convention (UNFCCC), accounting in total for at least an estimated 55% of the tota

Eriez says its continuous commitment to customer satisfaction has been strengthened with the

upgrade of its ISO 9001:2008 certification to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard for its business and quality management systems.

Eriez, which designs and manufacture magnetic separators, metal detectors, vibratory, fluid filtration and sampling equipment from its facility in Caerphilly, South Wales, UK, undertook an external audit by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) involving all processes and departments within the busi

Weir Minerals Poland has won the Polish Award of Innovation 2016.

It was one of the 12 companies from a pool of 300 from various industry sectors to have been short-listed for the award.

The Polish Agency for Entrepreneurship for Innovative Technology and Research nominated Weir Minerals for the R&D that has led to the development of the Warman WBH pump range.

Jaroslaw Kukawski, territory manager Poland, attended the presentation ceremony where Wojciech Pomarański, president of the Polish Agency f

LafargeHolcim subsidiary Holderind Investments has increased its shareholding in Ambuja Cement to 63.11% of total Ambuja shares; and in ACC, a subsidiary of Ambuja, to 4.48%% of total ACC shares.

India has long been one of LafargeHolcim’s major markets with “long term fundamentals and a clear potential for further improvement in business performance”, the company says.

“These share purchases further increase the group’s interest in its two strong companies which constitute a solid platform from which

Terex Trucks has appointed Volvo Malaysia as its official Malaysia dealer, part of the firm’s ongoing investments to strengthen its dealer footprint and support APAC region customers.

Volvo Malaysia is a leader in the distribution, sale, and support of construction equipment for mining and quarrying throughout East and Peninsular Malaysia. To boost its offering to customers in these segments, the company will add all four of Terex Trucks' rigid haulers – the TR45, TR60, TR70, and TR100 – to its portfolio

The parched land of central New Mexico once yielded uranium, a heavy metal that fuelled the U.S.’s nuclear power program. However, mining the material has lain dormant for decades and limestone, a more common, useful and less volatile mineral, is the new mining mineral of choice.

C&E Concrete is a leading producer of milled limestone for use in coal mines and power plants. The company is extracting a pure form of limestone from its Tinaja pit, a stone’s throw from Albuquerque. Established in 1974 by Wal

Preparations for the bauma Conexpo Africa exhibition, being held from March 13–16, 2018 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, have begun.

Interested companies can download the application documents from www.bcafrica.com/trade-fair/exhibitors/booking-stands/application-documents/index.html. The priority deadline for the third International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles is September 25, 2017.

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McCloskey Washing Systems (MWS) recently held its first open event, at Readymix Concrete Ltd, Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland highlighting its exciting new Washing and Classifying equipment for both quarrying and construction applications.

The presence of more than 100 customers and dealers from Europe and North America made the landmark event on Thursday 3 November 2016 a truly international affair. The S190 Mobile Rinser and CSP150 Sand Classifying plant were demonstrated and previewed in quarry, at Br

3702 CDE Global has released a video tour of its recently commissioned sand & aggregates washing plant for Léman Granulats in Switzerland. The large scale plant solution from the Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland headquartered firm comprises a M4500 mobile washing plant, an AggMax logwasher, 16 conveyors, Infinity sizing and grizzly screens, an AquaCycle thickener and a Filter Press.

Topcon Positioning Group has won the Wichmann Innovations Award in the prestigious competition’s hardware category.

The construction and quarrying sector technology solutions company’s representatives accepted the Award for its Falcon 8 (powered by Ascending Technologies, a part of Intel) rotary-wing UAS (unmanned aerial system). The Wichmann Award is bestowed annually at the INTERGEO trade fair in Germany. The Falcon 8 was judged the winner based on the criteria of innovation, user-friendliness and prac

Cemex, one of the world’s leading building materials companies, and IBM has announced that that Cemex will undertake a sweeping digital transformation designed to improve its operational efficiencies and customer experience.

The Mexican-headquartered sector giant’s digital transformation will enable real-time, mobile engagement with its building materials customers and distributors—companies that build everything from sports complexes and skyscrapers to houses and high-scale infrastructure around the wor