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Weir Minerals’ operation in Turkey has announced a strong performance at the start of 2013, securing £2.5 million (€2.9 million) in new orders since the opening of its first sales and service centre in the country. The company launched the 600m² facility in the south of Istanbul province in October last year to provide enhanced customer support and faster delivery of equipment, spare parts and maintenance services to its customers across the region.

Cemex UK won three major mining and quarries awards at this year’s prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards. The Mining and Quarries Sector winner was Readymix Southern. “It is an outstanding achievement to win these awards and to be recognised for our work in this area. This is the third consecutive year that our Readymix business has been a sector winner and all those involved should be congratulated,” says Andy Taylor, health and safety dire

CDE Mining has appointed Stephen McCartney to the role of business development manager to oversee the expansion of CDE Mining in the years ahead with a specific focus on the development of business in North and Latin America, Africa, Australia and Russia. He joins CDE Mining have gained almost 20 years’ experience in the construction and mining equipment industry throughout North America and Latin America.

Terex Finlay will be hosting a crushing and screening demonstration in Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland from 27-28 June, 2013. At the event Terex Finlay will preview its new 893 heavy duty screener and showcase the latest new product initiatives and the most recent new product launches from Terex Finlay. The event is open to end user customers. Click here for full information and the machine layout at the open event, and anyone wishing to attend should contact with Brian Pauley at: [email protected] or

The introduction of the seventh-generation Caterpillar 988 wheeled loader, the new 988K, marks the 50th anniversary of the 988. Designed as an optimum loading tool for Caterpillar construction and mining trucks the 988K features redesigned loader linkage; worldwide engine configurations; drive train modifications; redesigned cab and enhancements in safety and serviceability. The 988K, which will not be available commercially until August 2013, is powered by the CatC18 ACERT engine rated at 362kW net, and is

Keestrack has showcased its new Novum Eco Drive+ track mobile screen in the under 30tonne range. The machine, with diesel electric drive, can be powered by its own generator and diesel engine as well as by an external energy source such as mains electricity. Keestrack has also introduced two new impact crushers: the Destroyer 1011 in range under 30tonnes and the bigger Destroyer 1313 Eco Drive.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) has introduced a new camera monitoring system, SkyAngle. Developed in conjunction with Clarion, the system has been designed to enhance the safety features of the machines through facilitating multiple viewing options, one of which is a bird’s eye view of immediate surroundings. The new technology takes synthesised images from several wide-angle cameras mounted on the machine and displays them in the cab. The operator can choose from either wide-angle or close-up views t

Dinggui Gao has been appointed president of business area Sandvik Construction and a member of the company’s group executive management. He has experience from leading positions in global industrial companies. Sandvik Construction is specialised in equipment, tools and service for niche applications in the construction industries. In 2012 Sandvik Construction was designated a core business area within Sandvik. Sales reached 9.7 billion SEK []US$1.46 billion/€1.1 billion] and it introduced more than 30 new p

US company Rice Lake Weighing Systems’ Arnhem, Holland-based European division, Rice Lake Weighing Systems Europe, has acquired the Dutch belt-scale manufacturer Master Engineering of nearby Heteren. Rice Lake says that Throughout The Netherlands and Belgium, Master Engineering has grown to become a key systems and solutions provider of static and dynamic weighing, batching and dosing systems. Rice Lake plans to retain all existing Master Engineering employees and continue manufacturing as normal, while rel

Powerscreen has appointed Andrew Yeo as sales manager for Asia with responsibility for all sales and marketing activity for machines and parts in Asia. Based in Malaysia, Yeo will work closely with the Powerscreen global distributor network to meet customer needs within the region. Commenting on the appointment, Colin Clements, international sales director, said: “This is a key new appointment for Powerscreen. Asia is an important market for Powerscreen, Yeo’s experience and respect in the industry will be

Terex Finlay says its new 684 two-deck tracked mobile inclined screen is a highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications. “The Terex Finlay 684 is a compact easily transportable machine that offers operators rapid set up and tear down times. The new screenbox on the Finlay 684 features two full size 4.3m x 1.7m inclined decks providing efficient screening and

Every year, young people who venture into quarries unsupervised are killed or seriously injured. Last summer, four teenage boys drowned in disused quarries in separate incidents across the UK. The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) says that all too often these accidents occur because youngsters do not appreciate the potential hazards involved, and it is determined to keep safety in the spotlight with its annual Stay Safe campaign, which will continue over the summer with school presentations and organis

According to The Irish Times' list of the top 1,000 companies in Ireland, the company that garnered the top spot is Irish building materials group CRH with an annual turnover of €18.70 billion. Microsoft takes the second spot on the top five with an annual turnover of €13.7 billion followed by Google with a turnover of €12.5 billion. The remaining two companies on the top five ranking are DCC and Dell Ireland. A total of 47% of the 1,000 companies reported a growth in turnover, whereas the percentage of com

Unicem, the French cement industries' union, is to open up 150 sites (primarily quarries) to the public on 31 May and 1 June 2013 in a bid to improve the industry's image and show a more modern version of its activity. In 2009, the event attracted 53,000 visitors across 140 sites. The sector is worth some €10 billion and employs around 60,000 people

Lafarge Tarmac’s approach to procurement and sustainability has been recognised after the company scooped the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the Procurement Leaders Awards 2013 for its company-wide approach to asphalt recycling. The national awards, which are run in partnership with business-to-business title, Procurement Leaders, are one of the UK’s most high-profile and respected procurement events. It celebrates companies that are leading the way in procurement best practice.

British Precast welcomed over 400 delegates to PRECAST2103, the biggest event of the year for the manufactured concrete products industry, which was held at the popular King Power Stadium in the city of Leicester, England. Highlights included keynote speeches and award presentations by Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health & Safety Executive, and Patrick Declerck, president of BIBM, the European Precast Concrete Federation; the launch of the new Code of Practice for Safe Installation of Precast Concrete Floor

Co-ordination between Lafarge Tarmac, CEMEX and Hanson, the UK’s three major cement producers, in the cement market is likely to be resulting in higher prices for cement users, according to the provisional findings of the Competition Commission’s (CC) investigation into the supply of aggregates, cement and ready-mixed concrete in Great Britain. The CC’s findings do not relate to explicit collusion between the three heavyweight cement producers. But, as the cement market is highly concentrated with only four

Holcim Romania, a subsidiary of the Swiss group Holcim, recorded a loss in 2012 – its first annual loss in 10 years. The €8.67 million (RON 37.70mn) deficit is said to be due to a rise in costs. The company's turnover amounted to around €218.12 million (RON 948.70mn), similar to 2011.

Armaton, a part of First Construction Fund, is looking to build a reinforced concrete plant on a 12 ha plot in an industrial and logistics park in Novosibirsk, Siberia. The park management company will reportedly provide connection to utilities and transport infrastructure. The enterprise will cover over 50,000m², with full-scale operation of the plant earmarked to begin in 2018. The plant capacity will be around 300,000m² of housing per annum.

Metso has launched its newest mobile screen from the Lokotrack series, the Lokotrack ST2.4. The screen is said by the company to combine high screening capacity with low fuel consumption, which has been achieved through optimised hydraulic design and state-of-the-art process steering automatics. “Lokotrack ST2.4 is well suited for the accurate classifying of any feed materials, from the pre-screening of the coarsest gravel to the fine classifying and processing of natural sands or any demanding recycled mat