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For the first half of 2012, Vicat posted turnover down 1.5% to €1.13 billion. Ebitda fell 20.8% to €201 million after a slight increase in the second quarter of 2012. Group net profit dropped 43.8% to €51 million. This was partially due to poor weather conditions affecting profitability and to political unrest in Egypt.

Metso’s Mining and Construction segment is buying technology and know-how from Jacobs Engineering Group for its Straight Grate Iron Ore Pelletising technology. In addition, key Jacobs technical staff related to the technology will become Metso employees as part of the deal. The purchase price will not be disclosed.

Komatsu UK, described as one of the major production facilities for construction and mining equipment in the Komatsu group, has celebrated its 25th anniversary. Established in 1985, Komatsu UK was officially opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in 1987 and is located in Birtley, Gateshead, near Newcastle, north-east England.
Over the last 25 years, the company has produced more than 59,000 machines and achieved a cumulative turnover of over €4.8 billion, “making an enormous contribution to the

Recipes from Olympic Games’ heroes and Euro football stars are being used as part of a novel way to raise money for The Prince’s Trust charity. With the European Championships behind us and the Olympics nearly over, food fans can emulate their sporting favourites in the kitchen thanks to the Big Sports Recipe Book. Steven Gerrard’s (Liverpool Football Club) chicken and broccoli fusili and Rebecca Adlington’s (Team GB bronze medallist, swimming) banana and chocolate cake are just two of the dishes featured

Kornelius Thimm, 35, and a colleague from Aarhus, Denmark, now comprise the team for the Customer Support Competence Centre for the Beumer Group’s 20 regional companies around the world.
Thimm also heads customer support at headquarters in Beckum, Germany, where he is backed by a team of over 50 employees laying the technical and organisational foundation for services for Beumer products.

The Cyprus-based company Momenal Management has acquired 78.63% in the Crimea, Ukraine-based Saksky Building Materials Plant, with anti-monopoly authorities issuing the permit. The plant, belonging to Vadim Novatsky's Smart-Holding, manufactures limestone, sand and face stone. In 2011, the plant gained UAH €448,089 in the net income. In spring 2012, Momenal Management also bought 95.05% in Yevpatoria Building Materials Plant from Smart-Holding. The holding company reported that the plant's ultimate owner w

Dyckerhoff, the German construction material producer which is controlled by Italy's Buzzi Unichem, confirmed that both sales revenues and earnings are to remain unchanged in 2012 compared to 2011.
In the first half of 2012, Dyckerhoff saw a slight increase in sales revenues to €752 million, driven by higher prices and consolidation and currency effects.

Bosnia's unit of the multi-national cement, aggregates and concrete producer, HeidelbergCement, Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK), has reported that its sales of cement is expected to decreased between 10-14% in 2012, mainly due to crisis in the Eurozone and unfavourable market conditions. In 2012, its sales are expected to reach €32.72 million.

Despite a slight improvement in 2010 and 2011, UK aggregates markets are going lower in the current year.
Last year, the production of sand and gravel and crushed rock was around 160 million tonnes. In 2012, production is likely to fall to around 145 million tonnes. This is a level not seen since the early 1960s, says industry marketing consultant, BDS Marketing Research, which reckons this is just half that the market achieved at the height of the boom in 1989.

Tarmac’s National Contracting division, one of the UK’s largest maintenance and highways services companies, has secured the prestigious Investors in People (IiP) Gold Award across its whole business. Tarmac received the award across all of its 19 UK contracting operations in recognition of its approach to people development and the way it has communicated to its 1,100 employees, on how they can individually support Tarmac’s business strategy and ongoing success.

Materials that were once considered waste are now becoming more accepted as secondary aggregates. ABE looks at the growing value of slags as a construction material Growing environmental awareness and lack of new landfill space means that materials that were once considered waste are now being looked at in a new light. However, slags produced as a by-product of iron and steel production have long been used as secondary aggregates but greater acceptance is still needed to maximise their use. "The markets ar

In terms of aggregate resources, marine aggregates are relatively new for many countries in Europe but this relatively untapped resource offers an alternative approach to meeting demand. Land-based materials have been extracted by man for millennia but the potential for ocean-based materials has only started to be recognised in the last 50 years. Further adding to the benefit of marine materials is the ability to map and selectively extract aggregates to minimise environmental impact and move production awa

Ireland-based Telestack is celebrating the sale of 12 new mobile conveyors before the new units have gone into full production. Telestack director Malachy Gribben said that the company did not take the new TC421 and TC621 to Intermat as it concentrated on building its dealer network, but he has been inundated with enquiries about the new models. The TC421 has capacity to handle 400tonnes per hour with a discharge height of 21m, while the TC621 offers a 600tonne per hour capability. "The new conveyors are th

Sandvik has announced that it has added the CJ208 jaw crusher to its CJ200 range and, although it is the smallest model in the line-up, the company has said that it can be used in both mobile and stationary applications. According to Sandvik, the all-welded frame for the new model means that although it is lightweight it still offers good performance levels. The unit can be bolted upright for stationary applications or at for mobile crushers. The jaw weighs 7.1tonnes and has a feed opening of 770mm by 510mm

Higher productivity and performance are claimed for the new 70 and 80tonne class excavators from Case. The revised CX700B and CX800B are said to offer high output, combined with precise control and low engine exhaust emission levels. Power comes from the proven Isuzu AH-6WG1XYSS diesel, rated at 345kW in the CX800B and 397kW in the top-of-the-line CX800B. The sophisticated hydraulics feature twin hydraulic pumps controlled by an advanced electronic system that optimises speed, power and fuel consumption to

Ireland-based Terex Finlay has unveiled its latest cone crusher innovation with the C-1540RS, which is based on the C1540 machine but adds the benefits of a recirculation conveyor and three-deck screen. A spokesman for the company said that the new model is "effectively two machines in one". The standard C-1540 crusher features a pre-screen to remove fine material before it enters the cone and prevent wear, but the RS model has a detachable screen with a recirculation conveyor to return over-sized material

Inspiration for a remote control system for crusher operation came to Keestrack president Kees Hoogendoorn when he worked as an excavator operator as a student. Technology took a few years to catch up, but the company has now unveiled its GPS-based system, which has won a silver award in the services category of the Intermat Innovations Award. "When I was working with the machines I realised there was a real need to have an emergency cut-off for the crusher available from the cab of the loading machine," sa

Frutiger has unveiled a new wheel washing system. The MobyDick is designed to automatically clean the wheels and tyres of earthmoving and mining equipment and is based on a patented concept consisting of a wash area and integrated water treatment with automatic sludge excavation. Water treatment plays a vital role with all wash water re-circulated for further use, either through the addition of a flocculent and automatic sludge-evacuation with a scraper-conveyor, or with large settlement tanks which may be

New heavy breaker Italy-based Promove has added the range topping 7tonne XP7000 hydraulic breaker to its line-up. "The new model is the largest in our hydraulic breaker range and designed for use with 50tonne carriers," said Promove commercial director Antonio Cannao. "The unit is aimed at the primary breaking market in quarries, which we think is a growing market with the increasing environmental challenges that are affecting aggregate activities.The new model shares features with the rest of the XP range,

Indeco has announced that all of its medium and large sized hydraulic breakers will now feature its new Anti Blank Firing (ABF) system. "The system will be available on all breakers from the HP 2500 upwards," said Indeco's Michele Vitulano. "The new concept will prevent damage to the cylinder when the tool is not in contact with the rock. It will help prevent premature failure and break down, especially in applications like secondary breaking when the operator may not always have a clear view of the materia