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LafargeHolcim has announced changes to its Executive Committee reflecting the evolution of the portfolio following recent divestments and a transition to the next phase for the company as it closes the integration phase.

Pascal Casanova, currently responsible for the Latin America Region, will take responsibility for North America, including Mexico.

Roland Köhler, currently responsible for the Europe Region will add Australia, New Zealand and Trading to his responsibilities.

Martin Kriegner, curren

In a comment piece for Aggregates Business Europe and Aggregates Business International, Duncan High, processing equipment technology division manager at Haver & Boecker, examines the lifetime costs of fabricated parts for vibrating screens

Operation managers often look to increase profits in a mining or aggregates operation by cutting costs. Parts are often looked at as part of a savings plan, but it’s important to look beyond the price and understand the part that a component is playing in the performa

Caterpillar is forming a single research, technology and product development division to deliver ‘high-quality product differentiation and system integration’.

Effective on 1 September 2016, the U.S. quarrying and construction equipment giant will make the key R&D move after Gwenne Henricks, currently vice president with responsibility for the Product Development & Global Technology Division (PD&GT), retires.

Current Advanced Component & System Division (ACSD) vice president Jean Savage will lead this

Superior Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has added Michael Dunne to its international sales team to develop business partnerships throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Dunne possesses over 20 years of experience in the construction aggregates and mining industries.

Dunne’s responsibilities will include working with the manufacturer’s product development team establishing and evolving Superior’s crushing, screeni

Metso has won the title of best service supplier of China's gold industry at the China International Gold Conference held in Beijing.

The award of ‘Excellent Service Supplier of China's Gold Industry’ is sponsored by China Gold Newspaper under the supervision of the China Gold Association. The final result is determined based on a process of recommendation by user enterprises, a supplier application and a comprehensive evaluation by the Committee of Experts. The more than 1,400 participating candidate en

A leading South-West England mining lawyer has issued a warning to mine owners following an incident where a group of teenagers had to be rescued from a disused mine in County Wiltshire after playing Pokemon Go.

Mine rescue experts and firefighters had to rescue the four teenagers after they became lost in a network of underground mine tunnels in Box, Wiltshire in July.

The teenagers were playing the augmented reality game Pokemon Go and were searching for Pokemon deep underground.

Simon Trahair-D

HeidelbergCement, through its subsidiaries Essroc Corp. and Lehigh Hanson, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement with Argos USA LLC, a subsidiary of Cementos Argos, to sell its Martinsburg, West Virginia cement plant and eight related terminals.

The U.S. disposal was required by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Decision and Order to address competition concerns arising from the Italcementi acquisition. The agreement is subject to the approval of the FTC and other customary closing conditions. The

Carl Slotte has been appointed the new president of sales region EMEA (Europe – Middle East – Africa) at Volvo Construction Equipment. Officially taking up his new role on 1 October 2016, Slotte will be responsible for meeting the diverse needs of customers in the strategically important EMEA region and strengthening Volvo CE’s market position.

The first units of a substantial 58-machine order from Saudi Arabian contractor Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Company have been delivered by SDLG regional dealer FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto and Machinery Company).

The order – consisting of 30 SDLG LG958 wheeled loaders and 28 SDLG G9220 motor graders – was signed earlier in the year, amid fierce competition from Chinese and Western equipment suppliers in Saudi Arabia.

“There are several reasons why we won this deal,” says Essam Al-Malik, central regional m

Haver & Boecker, a leading provider in processing, handling, mixing, packing, filling, palletising and loading systems, will soon unveil the Ty-Rail quick-tensioning system. The patented Ty-Rail system is said to solve an age-old problem of time intensive screen media change-outs. Replacing tension rails is typically time consuming and requires removing and replacing many pieces of hardware per screen section. Washers or bolts are often dropped or lost in the process, which adds to downtime and parts costs.

Cemex’s white cement is featured in the prefabricated elements and outdoor furniture of a public park as part of an exciting new urban port renovation project in Malaga, Southern Spain.

In the same port where container and cruise ships dock, The Palmeral de Las Sorpresas, literally ‘Palm Grove of Surprises,’ stands out as an example of how great public spaces, those that serve both practical and aesthetic goals, have to be constructed with the best materials.

The Palmeral is part of an ambitious proje

The EW160E wheeled excavator is the latest Volvo machine to get the LEGO Technic treatment. A replica in everything but size, the new model boasts 1,166 individual elements and a built in pneumatic drive system.

After almost two years in development, LEGO Technic has announced the launch of its latest model – an approximately 1:20 scale model of a Volvo EW160E wheeled excavator.

The latest model follows on from the runaway success of the remote-controlled Volvo L350F wheeled loader created by LEGO T

Hanson Cement has made two senior promotions; Mark Hickingbottom has been appointed national commercial director, bulk cement; and Andy Simpson becomes national commercial director – packed.

The newly appointed directors will work collaboratively to ensure products and services exceed customer requirements, reflecting Hanson’s aim always to be first choice by providing excellent service and solutions.

Hickingbottom has extensive sales and marketing experience within Hanson’s bulk cement team, as wel

Irish Salt Mining and Exploration’s Carrickfergus mine plays a vital part in keeping the UK’s road network open during winter, with 8080 Terex Trucks surefooted articulated dump trucks hauling extracted salt – whatever the weather.
 
Salt has been among the earth’s most abundant and essential minerals since the dawn of time. Composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), it is known as rock salt, or halite in its natural, crystalline form.

Xylem, a leading global water technology company whose product range includes Flygt wastewater pumps for quarry applications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for around US$1.7 billion (€1.52 billion).

Sensus, owned by investment funds affiliated with The Jordan Company and GS Capital Partners 2000, is a leading provider of smart meters, network technologies, and advanced data analytics services for the water, electric and gas industries. It has more than 80 million metering devices

Seven Tarmac employees have recently completed their final exams in the three-year Minerals Management foundation degree at the University of Derby, in central England, achieving six distinctions and one merit between them.

The successful seven, who are based across Tarmac’s UK operations, say completing the degree course has helped them progress their careers with the company. One of the students, Dannika Bannon, began her career working on a weighbridge, and is now Tarmac’s quarry manager for Bestwood

The British concrete products industry is estimated to be worth £1.84 billion (€2.15 billion), with around 500 companies operating in it. These are among the standout findings of a new report published by leading industry research consultancy, BDS Marketing Research (BDS).

The aggregate building blocks industry is the largest single market, valued at around £400 million, say BDS. “No other single sector represents more than 10% of the industry, but seven products are estimated to have a market value in e

IronPlanet has revealed that Bergerat Monnoyeur, an exclusive dealer of Caterpillar equipment in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania and Algeria, is to host the first Cat Auction Services sale to be held in Belgium. The landmark auction will be held on Thursday 6th October at Van der Vlist Belgium Bvba, Zeebrugge, and follows the success of IronPlanet’s Cat Auction Services April auction in Rockingham, UK. This will be the first time that Cat Auction Services has held an on-site auction in continen

JoinPoint, the leading Leicester, central England-based plant hire firm, has announced a significant purchase of 18 new Bell Equipment B30Es, as it responds to customer demand for new, reliable earthmoving equipment capable of delivering both performance and fuel efficiency.

The family-run company, owned by chairman Paul Finnegan, runs a comprehensive fleet of earthmoving equipment, specialising in high-capability excavators and articulated dump trucks.

Having established a reputation within the indus

With a partnership that dates back to the 1970s, Jordan’s largest phosphate mining contractor, COMEDAT, is using 90 Terex Trucks machines across three sites to mine phosphate in the north and south of the Middle Eastern country.

Used to help feed the world, the production of phosphate is generally consumed as fertiliser, and its annual demand is growing almost twice as fast as the human population. Although poor in water resources per capita, Jordan is rich in history and boasts plentiful supplies of pho