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Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) /(HCME) has been issued with an authorised economic operator (AEO) licence.

The presentation officially recognises HCME as a company that is in complete control of its internal customs framework, and its adherence to strict import/export regulations. It is also a reflection of HCME’s vision to deliver products of the highest possible quality to its customers.

The company has been cooperating closely with the Dutch Customs authorities over the past few years to

The highly competitive screening bucket and attachments market is currently seeing an array of new products being made available to quarrying and construction customers. Guy Woodford looks at some of the best.
ALLU’s screener crusher bucket units can now be equipped with any drum option available. Their new frames can now be “tuned”, says the Finnish firm, to each customer’s specifications. This means one screener crusher unit can be used for multiple jobs, making each bucket more versatile and better util

Leading South-West England law firm Stephens Scown LLP has advised Canadian company Strongbow Exploration on the completion of the acquisition, from administration, of the South Crofty tin mine in county Cornwall.

The deal, which was completed on 11 July, gives Strongbow Exploration, a 100% interest in the South Crofty Tin Project and associated mineral rights.

The South Crofty Tin Project is located in the towns of Pool, Camborne and Redruth, and has an active mine permit valid until 2071, subject to

The demand for new crushing and screening equipment continues to rise in various parts of the world to cope with the need for aggregates. As with a variety of such equipment from various manufacturers, a reduction in fuel costs, and thus production costs, are a major factor.
In India, German manufacturer Kleemann, which unveiled its Mobicone MCO 11 Pro mobile cone crusher at bauma 2016, has proved a success with Sairaj Developers of Jalgaon, in the western India state of Maharashtra. Its new Kleemann Mobic

While the UK growth forecast for 2016 is down to 2% from 2.6% due to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) reducing its forecast of British productivity, and despite the UK economy’s growth over the next five years not expected to be as high as forecasted in November 2015, the British aggregates sector is in buoyant shape compared to just about anywhere else in Europe. Guy Woodford reports. According to the most recent UEPG estimates of aggregate production (2014), the UK produces 237 million tonnes/ y

Quarry operator and haulage provider, Smiths & Sons (Bletchington), has introduced Brigade safety systems as a part of its standard specification for all new vehicles.

Based in county Oxfordshire, England, the company has taken a proactive approach towards ensuring the safety of vulnerable road users.

Smiths’ has specified Brigade’s Backeye360, Sidescan systems and mobile digital recording devices for its entire tipper fleet going forward.

“‘In the past we have been actively involved in vehicle sa

The International Finance Corporation will grant Cemex a loan of approximately €106 million to support Cemex’s sustainable investment programmes in emerging markets.

After a thorough assessment of Cemex’s environmental, governance and social practices, the IFC has said it will grant Cemex funding for projects designed to enhance environmental performance that were completed in 2014-2015 as well as ongoing during 2016 which are part of the capital expenditure plan previously communicated by Cemex.

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Bell Equipment says that despite the wet weather it enjoyed one of its most successful Hillhead events, where it showed the company's new B60E articulated dump truck (ADT). The company says it made significant sales and attracted a large volume of visitors over the three-day show, which was held recently at the Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, county Derbyshire, England.

A Weidemann 2070CX50 compact wheeled loader has been delivered to the Purbeck, county Dorset, southern England-based Lovell Stone Group for use at its recently acquired Hartham Park underground quarry in Corsham, county Wiltshire.

UK specialist equipment and crane hirer, Hewden held its annual supplier golf day, raising more than £25,000 (€29,000) for UK construction and property industry charity for the homeless, CRASH. The one-day event brought together senior representatives from some of the industry’s leading companies for a golf day and gala dinner to raise money for the industry charity.

Quarry operators will be hoping to benefit from increased demand for construction materials after funds worth €12.8 billion have been invested in infrastructure and SME financing as part of the so-called EFSI scheme, the European investment plan launched by the Juncker Commission to stimulate economic growth in the EU.

Leading building materials supplier CEMEX UK was today handing over Lade Pits in county Kent, south England - a unique site equipped with three so-called Sound Mirrors - to the Royal Society for the protection of birds (RSPB).

The former Denge quarry site and its listening devices, which are located next to the existing RSPB Dungeness nature reserve near Lydd, have for many years been an iconic feature on the Kent coast and will now be one of nature’s homes in the region.

Lade Pits is a restored san

Simon Trahair-Davies, partner at Stephens Scown, considers a recent environmental case involving the Duchy of Cornwall in the UK.

Anyone operating in the mining sector knows full well how important environmental regulations can be, and the tricky compliance issues they can often throw up.

This was well illustrated recently in an interesting case which, though not directly relevant to mining, nevertheless highlights the extent to which environmental legislation can create challenges for organisations o

LafargeHolcim has entered into a letter agreement with Nirma subject to approval by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the divestment of its interest in Lafarge India for an enterprise value of approximately US$1.4 billion (approximately €1.3 billion).

Lafarge India operates three cement plants and two grinding stations with a total capacity of around 11 million tonnes/year. The company also markets aggregates and is one of India’s leading ready-mix concrete manufacturers. The proceeds from th

The UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has initiated a review of the implications and consequences for the mineral products sector of Britain’s ‘Brexit’ vote to leave the European Union.

MPA Chief Executive Nigel Jackson said “With a number of major and overdue decisions pending on high profile transport and energy projects, such as Hinkley Point, the 3rd runway in the SE and the Swansea Tidal Lagoon, and increasing concerns about the pace of delivery of planned infrastructure, this is no time t

A new short film from 473 Volvo Construction Equipment is said to open the door to the “world of opportunities” available at Volvo Construction Equipment – starting with customisation.
 
Telling the story through the eyes of an inquisitive young boy, the film’s ‘stars’ are Volvo CE’s real life A25F articulated hauler – and the popular quarrying truck’s diminutive little brother, the LEGO Technic A25F articulated hauler scale model – but this time it’s got four wheels instead of six.

Camso, formerly Camoplast Solideal, has strengthened its service offering in Europe and increased its construction and quarrying wheel manufacturing capacity with the acquisition of Eurowheel, a long-time supplier of tyre presses and small runs of wheels.

Located in Herenthout, Belgium, Eurowheel is an established manufacturer of wheels, presses and tools for European distributors as well as OEMs across Europe.

“This acquisition will allow Camso to produce a greater volume and a wider range of wheels

XCMG, the Chinese construction and quarrying equipment manufacturing giant, has become an honorary member of the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association (MCEA).

The honorary membership was finalised when an MCEA delegation consisting of its president, vice president, secretary general and executive president made a recent visit to XCMG’s HQ in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, eastern China.

Established in 1996, MCEA currently has more than 2,000 member units, covering almost all building enterprise and enginee

Organisers of BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA have revealed the dates of the next staging of the popular and globally important event.

The third BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA, an international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles, will be held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) in Johannesburg, South Africa from 13-16 March 2018.

Stefan Otto, chairman of the local industry association CONMESA, said the choice of venue and the new timing leaves ple

A Caterpillar 2010 966H wheeled loader and Volvo A40D articulated dump truck are among the 1,150 plus equipment models going under the hammer at Ritchie Bros. next unreserved auction at Donington Park, central England. Every item on sale during the unreserved auction starting at 9am on Tuesday 12 July 2016 will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day.

You can register at rbauction.co.uk to bid in person or online.