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Komatsu Europe International has made the first worldwide sale of its new D61PXi-23 bulldozer equipped with Komatsu’s latest system for intelligent machine control, a technology developed jointly with Topcon Corporation. The medium-sized Komatsu dozer was sold by BIA, Komatsu’s distributor for Belgium, to the Verhelst Group, located in Oostende, Belgium. The intelligent machine control system featured on the D61PXi-23 is factory integrated and offers full auto-blade control and blade load control. It is des

Bell Equipment UK has appointed Andy Wilkinson as sales manager for the north-east of England, reinforcing the company’s team as its new E-series articulated dump trucks are launched into the UK. For the past two and a half years, he was territory manager for Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, giving him an insight into the current state of plant equipment in the UK. Prior to that he was regional sales manager for JCB Attachments. The north-east territory, extending from the Scottish borders to County Lincolnshire,

Lafarge has opened an R&D laboratory for new types of cements for use in oil and gas wells at the Port of Sagunto in Spain. It is the first laboratory of this kind the company has in Europe and only the second it has globally. The laboratory will carry out the tests needed to simulate pressure, temperature and chemical conditions which cement will be subjected to at depths of 3,000-5,000m. As well as developing new cements, the laboratory will also provide technical assistance and support to customer needs.

A UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) survey results shows a significant improvement in sales of aggregates, ready mixed concrete and asphalt in the second quarter. Following a poor first quarter, Q2 sales volumes increased by 14% for crushed rock aggregates; 9% for sand and gravel aggregates; 18% for ready-mixed concrete and 9% for asphalt, all compared with the same period of 2012. MPA says the figures represent welcome improvements but also reflect some carry-over of work from the first quarter due to

Lafarge’s second-quarter figures show a surge in profit in the absence of the Greek impairment charges of last year, although operating income and EBITDA were down on last year after a fall in sales and volumes were affected by adverse weather conditions. The company says it aims to achieve additional EBITDA of €650 million in the year through its performance and innovation measures, and it also expects to reduce net debt to below €10 billion in 2013, and below €9 billion in 2014. “Our results in the second

CDE Global has appointed Martin Jackson as global custom care manager to develop the suite of after-sales services offered by CDE through the custom care department for CDE Global, CDEnviro and CDE do Brasil. Having gained almost 16 years’ of experience in field-based services including the mechanical and electrical engineering industries, he joins the custom care team to take the lead in the strategic development of the Custom Care Department across all operations and throughout the company’s global partne

Italian company DF Ecology has completed building a new Dustfighter that will operate from nebulised sea water. On the dry and draught ridden Mediterranean island of Corsica, the lack of dust suppression on construction sites can be a major problem. Construction giant, Vinci, was working in a Corsican quarry reclaiming asbestos, making water-based dust suppression vital for its safe operations: as its water supply diminished work had to stop. With an ample supply of sea water, Vinci approached manufacturers

The Volvo Group showed off its range of products designed for working in the mining and quarrying segment, including Volvo Penta which demonstrated how its engines complement a range of equipment, from crushers to generators. “There has never been a more challenging time to work in the mining and quarrying industries. Safety and environmental concerns are paramount, and mining operations are having to deal with ore deposits that are both lower grade and harder to extract. In many quarry operations, more th

The aerated concrete block plant, controlled by Denmark's H+H, located in the Volosovo district of the Leningrad region of Russia, accounts for 30% of the market in north-west. The enterprise manufactured over 330,000tonnes of products in 2012. The designed capacity is 400,000m3/year.

At an unreserved public auction in Donington Park, County Leicestershire, England, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers sold over 890 heavy plant equipment items, tractors and trucks, making it the largest sale to date at its UK auction site. The company’s fifth auction in Donington Park attracted more than 580 on-site and online bidders from 61 countries. All items were sold on auction day to the highest bidders without minimum bids or reserve prices. “We’ve seen the number of sellers double at our most recent Doningt

At an unreserved public auction in Donington Park, County Leicestershire, England, Ritchie Bros Auctioneers sold over 890 heavy plant equipment items, tractors and trucks, making it the largest sale to date at its UK auction site. The company’s fifth auction in Donington Park attracted more than 580 on-site and online bidders from 61 countries. All items were sold on auction day to the highest bidders without minimum bids or reserve prices. “We’ve seen the number of sellers double at our most recent Doningt

Spanish cement company , Cementos Portland, is reported to have made an agreement with workers’ unions on the labour force adjustment plan for its concrete, mortar, aggregates and transport division, which will now impact 294 workers, 8% fewer than the originally proposed 318. At the same time, the company reached a deal on the labour force adjustment plan which will affect administrative staff, impacting 166 employees, 27% fewer than initially proposed. In the past year, the company has made collective re

Cemex’s consolidated net sales reached US$4 billion during the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 4% versus the comparable period in 2012, and due mainly to higher prices of its products in local currency terms and higher volumes in most of our regions. Operating EBITDA increased by 4% during the quarter to US$730 million versus the same period in 2012. Adjusting for the higher number of business days in its operations during the quarter, consolidated net sales improved by 2% and operating EBITDA increa

The Association of British Mining Equipment Companies (ABMEC) has appointed Paul Briggs, business director of Davis Derby of Derby, England, as vice president, a role that demonstrates a large commitment to the association and its membership, with a two-year stint followed by election to the president’s position for a further two years. He will be supporting and working closely with the recently elected president, Martin Cain (chief executive officer at Dosco).

In France, Matière has acquired pre-stressed structures specialist Composants Précontraints (CPC) in Brive and its engineering department in Massy. CPC's products are complementary to those of Matière, which now has four pre-cast concrete sites in France and two metallic construction factories. The three engineering departments are split by speciality: reinforced concrete, metal and pre-stressed concrete. Present in 25 countries, Matière generates 50% of its turnover internationally. The group has 400 staff

Doosan has staged the company’s Quarry Days event near Prague in the Czech Republic, to demonstrate its range of heavy products, and offer customers from Europe, the Middle East and Africa the opportunity to drive and test products. Kámen Zbraslav, a company owning several quarries in the Czech Republic, opened the doors of its quarry at Bělice for the event, and many attendees visited the Bobcat factory at Dobris, near the quarry. Over 400 customers and prospects from more than ten countries participated i

Holcim intends to streamline the ownership structure of its operations in India in order to strengthen the existing platform and create value for all stakeholders. Through intragroup restructuring, Holcim will increase its shareholding in Ambuja Cements to 61.39% and Ambuja in turn will acquire Holcim’s 50.01% stake in ACC. Both Ambuja and ACC will continue to operate as separate entities with their own brands and go-to-market strategies. However, the restructuring will allow for closer back-end cooperation

Caterpillar has held a successful series of Quarry Days at its Malaga Demonstration and Learning Centre (MDLC) in Malaga, Spain, which were attended by customers from Europe and Russia. During the event the company displayed its latest models as they would work in a quarry, and introduced the new 988K wheeled loader, which has an operating weight of 51tonnes and a bucket capacity of 6.4-7.5m³. The seventh generation 988 wheeled loader is powered by a Tier 4 Final/Stage IV Cat C18 ACERT diesel engine, featur

Novosibirskoe Karyeroupravlenie has launched a new broken stone plant in the settlement Gorny, Toguchin District of the Novosibirsk region (Siberia). Equipment from Metso Minerals has been installed at the rock-crushing plant, which will have a capacity is 2.2 million tonnes of broken stone/year. Output is expected to reach 320-370tonnes/hour, and the enterprise will manufacture high quality broken stone of different fractions.

Energy-saving vertical grinding mills are gradually replacing ball mills in comminution processes, says Metso, which has signed its biggest ever order of this technology in China to Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) , one of the leading Chinese iron ore mining and steel making companies. The total value of the order exceeds €33 million. The Metso equipment will be installed to Ansteel's greenfield iron ore mining project, Anshan, Liaoning province in China.