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Next year’s Hillhead is on target to have more exhibitors and demonstrations than at any previous staging of the globally renowned quarrying and construction equipment event. And with seven months still to go before Hillhead 2016 opens its doors, exhibition organisers say it’s already heading towards being another sell out.

Major players including Terex Group, Volvo, JCB, Komatsu, Case, Sandvik, Hyundai, Bell, Liebherr, Doosan, Bell, Atlas Copco, Bomag, Wirtgen and McCloskey are all rebooked for the even

CIFA says 2014 saw record annual production of its truck-mounted concrete pumps with the near-130 models produced catering for growing, mainly domestic, demand.

The Senago, near Milan, Italy-headquartered company produces 20 different truck-mounted concrete pump models across its Carbotech (Europe market only) and Steeltech and Classic (Chinese market) ranges.

The Carbotech range includes models featuring two boom sections made of patented carbon composite material that are said to be lighter but at t

LiuGong was showcasing some of its latest range of wheeled loaders, excavators, pavers, and cranes at the 13th Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES) from 22-25 September 2015.

Among the models on show, LiuGong’s 890H wheeled loader is said to give its operator maximum control over the equipment. The machine’s engine perfectly matches its multiple working and gear shifting modes, providing maximum traction and speed. The electronic fuel injection system offers a wide r

Chicago Pneumatic has unveiled its Red Hawk range of motor drills and breakers. With three options available, the new range is suitable for roads, railways and drilling applications, providing users with a range of rugged and reliable tools. “The Red Hawk range introduces new compact and portable solutions to CP’s portfolio of handheld pneumatic equipment, which are suitable for applications where users change location frequently,” said Gus Armbruster, spokesperson for handheld tools at Chicago Pneumatic. “

Martin Engineering, the US-headquartered belt conveyor technology specialist, has taken exclusive responsibility for sales of the CleanScrape Cleaner in all of Europe as well as in Russia, North Africa and the Middle East.

The innovative belt cleaning system received the Australian Bulk Handling Award in the Innovative Technology category in 2013 for its claimed design and potential benefits, which include low belt wear, extended service life, reduced maintenance and improved safety, said to ultimately

To allow customers to resell Stage IIIB-compliant machines into less regulated markets, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) now offers a kit for converting medium-duty engines for use with fuels that contain a higher level of sulphur.

When the high sulphur conversion kit has been used, the engines are able to run on high sulphur content fuel widely used in countries with lower emissions regulations for off-road vehicles. “The high sulphur conversion kit is a robust solution that allows customers to

Shantui showcased its newest product innovations at the BICES 2015 exhibition in Beijing, China held on 22-25 September. Renowned globally for high-performance yet low-cost machines, taking centre stage at Shantui’s 1,000m² indoor booth at BICES 2015 were six new machines: the 119kW and fully hydraulic SD16YS bulldozer, the 127kW hydrostatic DH17 bulldozer and remote controlled DE17R bulldozer, the natural gas powered SD20-5LNG bulldozer, the six tonne-lift natural gas powered SL60WN wheeled loader, and the

David Beatenbough, LiuGong Machinery’s vice president R&D, has been chosen as a 2015 China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) ‘Friendship Award’ recipient.

The Friendship Award is the Chinese government’s highest honour to foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to their industry and to China.

A senior executive at LiuGong for the past eight years, US national Beatenbough has been dedicated to improving LiuGong’s Research & Development work. Under his guidance, Li

Caterpillar can now provide customers with machine and operator information through in-cab and wearable safety technologies. Caterpillar has a 24/7 equipment operator monitoring service to provide customers the power to see, mitigate and manage the primary variable impacting their operations - the human factor. Through in-cab and wearable safety technologies, Caterpillar now can provide customers with visibility to both machine and operator information. Inside Caterpillar’s 24/7 monitoring centre, analysts

Effective water recycling saves quarry bosses money and enables them to meet increasingly tough environmental regulations. Guy Woodford reports.

McLanahan, the US-based water recycling solution specialists, believes that restrictions on extraction, ever increasing costs, and environmental factors related to extraction of water from ground sources and rivers have made recycling and reusing process water vital in aggregate processing. The firm points to the fact that many plants have space constraints, lim

Leading new and retread tyre producers for construction and quarrying machinery are investing heavily in new production techniques and tyre ranges. Guy Woodford reports

Marangoni’s recent €8 million investment in modernising its plant in Rovereto, near Trentino, Italy, shows the off-highway retread tyre manufacturer’s confidence and ambition in the marketplace.

The multimillion euro project includes the installation of the latest generation of Banbury mixer that features rotors with variable interme

Ash Grove Cement Company has again confirmed its commitment to Nebraska conservation with a $20,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy of Nebraska’s Niobrara Valley Preserve, located in the north central region of the state. The Ash Grove Charitable Foundation donation will be used to help fund construction of a workshop/laboratory that will house a research facility and support conservation and ranching operations.

“Ash Grove Cement Company is delighted to support The Nature Conservancy of Nebraska and

Net consolidated profits of Spanish cement firm Cementos Molins increased by 37.6% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2015 to €41.9 million due to the good trading of its international operations, especially in Mexico and Argentina.

Although the Spanish subsidiary has registered an improvement in results, it is still posting negative net profits, while profits of the international divisions increased by 7.5% to €51 million. At the same time, net consolidated revenues went up by 21.8% to €473 mill

South Africa’s Sephaku Holdings recorded a revenue of ZAR 461.4 million (US$32.4 million) in H1 2015 (April 1 – September 30), up from ZAR 404.2 million ($28.25 million) in the year-ago period. The group attributed the improved revenue to increased output from ready-mixed concrete products at its subsidiary Metier's eleventh plant, which began operations in September 2014. The review period saw Sephaku generate a net profit of ZAR 18.5 million ($1.34 million), up from a loss of ZAR 3.74 million ($262,705) i

Cypriot cement exports increased by 17.6%, to 256,922tonnes, in the first 10 months of this year, while productivity remained almost unchanged, up by just 2.65%, to 613,140 tonnes, compared with the same period of 2014. Domestic sales shrank by 1.3%, to 369,467tonnes, compared with the first 10 months of last year.

Egypt-based Alexandria Portland Cement Company's net loss widened to EGP 116 million (US$ 14.45 million) in the first nine months of 2015 from EGP 67.7mn ($8.36 million) in the first six months of this year. The company registered a profit of EGP 71 million ($8.77 million) in the first nine months of 2014.

Mexican cement sector giant Cemex has confirmed the option of selling assets in US to reduce its debt level, Forbes magazine reports. These operations would not affect projects related to cement or concrete sales, although assets involving aggregates could be considered.

Since 2013, Cemex remains focused on disinvesting US$1 billion-$1.5 billion by selling assets. During the January-September 2015 period, the firm reduced its liabilities by $620 million and expects to reach its target in the short-term.

Turkish cement producer Cimsa’s profit soared by 25% year-on-year to TRY 199 million (€62 million) in the first nine months of 2015, while sales revenue amounted to TRY 865 million (€275.28 million). Cimsa's profit was TRY 70 million (€22.27 million) in the third quarter of 2015. The firm has been active in the sector for more than 40 years.

India-based Reliance Infrastructure is looking to sell its cement and roads businesses by March 2016, to focus on future defence sector opportunities. CEO MS Mehta said due diligence has already started on both units, and the company expects valuations in line with the last few cement industry transactions. The roads business may be sold to a foreign fund that has liquidity and plans long haul investment in India’s infrastructure.

Mehta said Reliance has received 15 preliminary expressions of interest a

Chinese firm Gejuba Group Cement will build a cement plant with a capacity of up to 1 million tonnes/year in the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan. The joint venture Gejuba - Shieli Cement has been established with the Kazakhstan corporation Dan Ake. Construction of the plant will start in February 2016, and as many as 400 jobs will be created by the project.