2020 / 2021 Edition
Quarry News
Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries
Milltronics' IQ Radar 160 unit measures levels in extreme temperatures up to 200oC and in vaporous atmospheres.
LAST month saw further activity in the current trend towards consolidation and globalization of the UK building materials industry, with Lafarge launching a £3.4 billion hostile takeover bid for...
FINNING International Inc. have announced the appointment of Jack Carthy as managing director of Finning (UK) Ltd.
Masterhitch Europe Ltd have launched their new Millennium hitch, the latest generation of their excavator-mounted quick hitch.
HANSON have strengthened their presence in the concrete products sector by merging their UK blocks, pipes and precast operations into a new division - Hanson Concrete Products.
A quarry in Carnforth, Lancashire, operated by Tarmac Quarry Products, has found that changing to an ESAB welding wire has eliminated the wire-feed problems that were previously being experienced...
THE Construction Products Association has issued an 'Eight-Point Blueprint' for the construction industry as part of its Budget submission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Michelin XDR earthmover tyre range designed to give adhesion, long life and reduced operating costs for surface mine operations
MILIEUTECH plc, the Oxfordshire-based environmental consultancy, are to hold a series of seminars and workshops to explain the ramifications of the EU's Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control...
GSE Lining Technology have entered into an exclusive agreement to market the Lintobent range of geosynthetic clay liners throughout the UK and Ireland.
HANSON Quarry Products Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with English Nature which will protect and bring benefits to over 40 wildlife sites and Sites of Special Scientific Interest...
A new conveyor system from Portsdown Engineering features automatic load-cell weighing and sealing.
In line with their stated intention to expand their English aggregates business by acquisition, Ennstone are reported to be considering a bid for Breedon.
Elliott and Sons have taken delivery of a new Volvo FM truck, the first one in their fleet to be fitted with Hyva tipping gear.