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02 April 2007 | Site reports
WBB Minerals optimize the utilization of their ball clay resourcesBy Ray Bovey, engineering manager, WBB Minerals UKThis paper explains how WBB Minerals – part of the S.C.R. – Sibelco NV...
Tagged in: WBB Mineralsball clay
02 April 2007 | Site reports
DUO Equipment install largest washing and water-management plant in Europe
Torr Works limestone quarry in Somerset, located approximately mid-way between Frome and Shepton Mallet, covers an area...
01 February 2007 | Site reports
Tarmac invest in state-of-the-art processing technology at key East Anglian sand and gravel operationLocated on the outskirts of the Essex county town from which it takes its name, Colchester Quarry...
Tagged in: Tarmacsand and gravelDUO
01 January 2007 | Site reports
Ringway adopt German drum-screen technology at key East Anglian siteSince their formation over 30 years ago, Horsham-based Ringway Group have charted a successful course that has seen them develop...
Tagged in: Ringway
01 January 2007 | Site reports
New Benninghoven coating plant for Moons Hill QuarryMoons Hill Quarry, located on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, has been operated by John Wainwright since 1897 and is the only operational basalt...
01 December 2006 | Site reports
Lafarge Readymix upgrade their Nottingham facility Responding to the technical challenges and demands of the fast-moving construction industry, in recent years Lafarge Readymix have invested heavily...
Tagged in: Lafargeready-mixed concrete
02 October 2006 | Site reports
Major redevelopment scheme safeguards limestone production at North Wales site for the next 30 years
CEMEX have recently completed the largest single investment project in their UK aggregates...
01 September 2006 | Site reports
New coating and concrete plants deliver added value for Ennstone Johnston
Cost saving and adding value are fundamental problems facing many quarrying companies today as they strive to achieve...
01 August 2006 | Site reports
Despite difficult geological conditions, Potgate Quarry maintains its viability by changing extraction methods. Roger Lindley investigates.
In the 1980s, the Staveley family, large landowners in...
03 July 2006 | Site reports
CDE supply advanced recycling system to the North-West
Gaskell Bros, based at Winwick near Warrington, have experience in both the quarrying and recycling sectors. Their site, originally a...
01 June 2006 | Site reports
New jet washer system transforms waste fines into added-value product
Today virtually all quarry operators are seeking to reduce their waste stockpiles and increase their added-value product sales....
01 May 2006 | Site reports
Rotherham Sand & Gravel invest £2.5 million in new plant for flagship siteRotherham Sand & Gravel Co. Ltd, an independent, privately owned company, were founded in 1930 when farmer...
Tagged in: sand and gravelRotherham Sand and Gravel
03 April 2006 | Site reports
Day Aggregates invest £3.6 million in new unloading and storage system at key south London rail depotDay Aggregates, a division of Day Group Ltd, handle nearly 3 million tonnes of construction...
Tagged in: LJH DUO ManufacturingDay Aggregates
02 January 2006 | Site reports
Lafarge/Tarmac joint venture chooses TBA240 coating plantWith an investment of over £2million at an existing asphalt facility, a Lafarge/Tarmac joint venture has created Elstow Asphalt Ltd, a...
Tagged in: LafargeTarmacBenninghovencoating plant
02 January 2006 | Site reports
New 240 tonnes/h StarMix asphalt plant for Edentrillick QuarriesNestling on the side of a hill close to Dundrod and with a clear view of Belfast International Airport just a few miles away is the...
Tagged in: Phoenix TransworldEdentrillick Quarries