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Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe and Hasel İstif Makineleri have signed an official dealership agreement, under which Hasel will be responsible for the sales and service of Kobelco excavators throughout Turkey.

Based in Istanbul, Hasel has several branches and service/parts facilities throughout Turkey for a complete sales and after-care service. Makoto Kato, managing director of Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe said: “Customers in Turkey look for high quality, robust equipment that will work a

It is now 50 years since the first hydraulic breakers were manufactured. Atlas Copco Construction Tools, based at Essen in Germany, is celebrating the 50th anniversary since it launched its very first hydraulic breaker. Meanwhile similar celebrations are being held in France by Montabert, writes Mike Woof.
Atlas Copco bought the Krupp Berco Bautechnik business that developed the hydraulic breaker range in 2002 and along with Montabert, both firms claim to have developed the first hydraulic breaker. Exactly

Despite recent economic uncertainties and governments’ efforts to reduce costs, road construction in Europe is still big business writes Patrick Smith.
While new road construction in certain countries may have been reduced, work is still being carried out as are repairs and upgrades.
Scheduled for completion in the summer of 2014 is a Norwegian project where contractor, Carl C Fon, has secured its largest-ever road construction contract to complete a 4.6km section of the E18 in the Mysen region.(The E18 E

Case Construction Equipment unveiled its most advanced waste and compost recycling wheeled loaders at the Ecomondo Fair in Rimini, Italy.
The 721F Waste Handler and 621F Waste Handler are now available to European customers.
The 721F features an in-house designed engine and incorporates heavy-duty axles. The rear-mounted engine is said to increase bucket payload and ease of maintenance from ground level while Case’s Tier 4i technology eliminates the need for a particulate filter. Five-speed transmission a

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has relaunched its successful Safequarry website, emphasising it is an international facility.
The updated safequarry.com, the health and safety hub for the mineral products industries, was launched at the MPA’s Health and Safety Conference and Awards 2013 by Martin Isles, chairman of the UEPG Health and Safety Committee and a special health and safety advisor to MPA.
“Since it was launched the site has grown considerably and is used by organisations worldwide. It ha

Crushing plants from Northern Ireland-based Powerscreen are being used by Demolition Services (DSI) to demolition and recycle the historic 193,000m² Navy Annex seven-building complex, to expand the Arlington National Cemetery in the USA.
The 17 hectare site, built in 1941 as a temporary warehouse, was converted to federal office use after Pearl Harbour, and served as Marine Corps headquarters for over 50 years as well as providing office space for US Navy personnel. It also was used extensively during th

Crushing plants from Northern Ireland-based Powerscreen are being used by Demolition Services (DSI) to demolition and recycle the historic 193,000m² Navy Annex seven-building complex, to expand the Arlington National Cemetery in the USA.
The 17 hectare site, built in 1941 as a temporary warehouse, was converted to federal office use after Pearl Harbour, and served as Marine Corps headquarters for over 50 years as well as providing office space for US Navy personnel. It also was used extensively during th

A selection of Sandvik drilling, crushing and screening equipment is helping to produce high quality aggregates in Panama.

Panama Development of Infrastructure (PDI), located 40km north of Panama City, is currently assisting the Petaquilla Gold Mine, part of Petaquilla Minerals, in producing the aggregates from excavated materials at the mine.

In order to support the activities of Petaquilla Minerals, the only mining company currently operating in Panama, PDI is using the Sandvik equipment, which has

Located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, Regensburg is a Bavarian city in Southern Germany.
In nearby Painten, the Rygol quarry has been a family business since 1947.
After a period of rain, the surface can become waterlogged on the site, and when stockpiling clay it is often barely possible to get through.
A year ago, Rygol bought a Caterpillar 740B articulated truck that replaces the Cat 769C truck that had clocked 20,000 hours and had been on site for over 20 years.
Operators Johann

As part of the global drive towards transparency in the mining industry the EU has published new rules on the disclosure by mining companies of payments to governments. Simon Trahair-Davies of Stephen Scown LLP outlines the new requirements.
EU Directives standardising accounting rules are normally at the very dry and technical end of the legislative spectrum. However, the EU has recently published its latest accounting directive which has received considerable publicity due to the new rules upon companies

The IQ (Institute of Quarrying) says it is actively promoting all its courses on a global basis.
The international professional body for quarrying, mining and the related extractive and processing industries, has over 5,000 members in some 50 countries, with membership open to individuals rather than companies.
IQ’s long-term objective is to promote progressive improvements in all aspects of operational performance through the medium of education and training.
Originating from a meeting of The Associatio

José Antonio Vicente is an authority in trade show circles, and as well as chairing the Spanish trade show association (AFE) he has expertise in public works machinery thanks to his close ties with this sector.
He is also director of the Zaragoza Exhibition Centre, setting for the International Show of Public Works, Construction and Mining Machinery (SMOPYC).
With five months to go until SMOPYC 2014 (1-5 April) Vicente looks at the evolution of the sector in recent months and answers whether the last show

The aggregates industry certainly looks in better shape as 2013 draws to a close than it did a couple of years ago.
So it is a good time to reflect on the last 12 months and also look forward to 2014.
While earlier in the year aggregates companies reported varying figures, reflecting a harsh winter, they end 2013 with improved results and more optimism for 2014.

It has been reported that prices of construction materials in Poland noted an average fall of nearly 3% in the fourth-quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

Prices are expected to start rising again in the second-quarter of 2014.

The construction costs of bridges and roads fell by 3.4% and 4.5% respectively, and in addition, the costs of building detached homes and flats noted respective falls of 3.3% and 2.6%.

The construction materials were cheaper in the last three months of 2013

Cement manufacturers are launching projects to install new cement works in Morocco despite poor market conditions.

The CEO of Ciments du Maroc, Mohamed Chaibi, believes that improvements in current demand are temporary, while Dominique Drouet, chairman of the board of directors at Holcim is reprted as anticipating a 12% drop in activity in the cement industry at the end of 2013 and expecting the decline to continue in 2014.

A cement works with a production capacity of 1 million tonnes costs an average

In Russia, Lipetskcement (part of Eurocement Group) produced 1.398 million tonnes of cement and 1.046 million tonnes of clinker in 2013 (23.3% and 2.6%, respectively, up on 2012).

A total of 178,000tonnes of packaged cement was produced (+19%). Cement CEM I 42.5N accounted for 644,500tonnes (+82.5%) and 1.41 million tonnes of cement was shipped to customers (+23.7%), including 896,000tonnes shipped by train (+37.3%).

Titan Cement of Greece has confirmed that Mihalis Kolakidis will take on the role of Strategy Director for the group from 20 January, 2014.

CBR, the Belgian division of Germany's HeidelbergCement, has settled its dispute with the Belgian concrete manufacturer Cimescaut. This saw CBR buy 62.91% of the shares in Cimescaut, raising its stake from 34.2% to 96.93%. The purchased shares represent the entire stake of the Bertrand family.

HeidelbergCement said that an offer for buying the 3.07% float will also be made as soon as possible, subject to regulatory approval. CBR said that the entire transaction cost was €47.5 million.

Turkey's natural stones' export revenue increased by 17% from US$1.90 billion (€1.40 billion) to $2.2 billion in 2013, when compared to 2012.

A total of $981.8 million of this amount was made to China, which represents an increase of 25% in comparison to 2012. Turkey sold marble and travertine worth $978.88 million to China.

Global demand for mining machinery is forecast to expand 8.6%year through 2017 to US$135 billion (€100 billion) despite some sales weakness in the short term.

Freedonia Group analyst Matt Raskind, said: “Gains will be spurred by voracious demand for mined materials in China, India, and other developing nations as industrial output increases.”

Rapid gains in mining equipment demand will occur in large developing markets such as Brazil, China, and India, with China being the largest purchaser. These an