Quarry Profiles & Reports

Bobcat Telescopic Gives Farmington A Lift A limestone quarry has been producing its material since Roman times. A quarry company which says it has trebled it sales in the past year has invested in a new telehandler Farmington Natural Stone at Northleach, outside the town of Cheltenham in County Gloucestershire, south-west England, is based in an area that has been producing natural Cotswold limestone since Roman times. It is an...

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Breedon buys Volvo long reachThe sand and gravel pit and concrete batching and distribution business of C&G Concrete as acquired by new owners Breedon Aggregates in July 2011 Having acquired the...
Change of technique for German quarryIn an historic and sensitive area of Germany, drill and blast in a local quarry became a no-go. A new system had to be found as Patrick Smith reports Quarry operator Rainer...
Excavator easily extracts sand and gravel from lakeIn the famous French wine-growing region of Bordeaux, the Colas Sud Ouest-owned company, Sarrazy, is using a Hitachi super-long front ZX350LC-3 excavator on two different...

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Miller launches safety device at Plantworx ShowA new device that promises to enhance safety and reliability for the earthmoving industry has been launched by Miller International. The Cramlington, Newcastle, north-east...
Bell loader for Barton PlantBarton Plant's first wheeled loader from Bell Equipment has been delivered following an on-site demonstration. The loaders have been available in the UK for only four years,...
New Lokotrack ST2.4 mobile screenMetso 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...
Inaugural Plantworx deemed a success despite the weatherThe first Plantworx equipment exhibition, which was held in Stoneleigh, near Coventry, UK, from 1416 May, had a total attendance of 11,696 people. The number of unique...

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Competition Commission looks to open up UK cement marketCo-ordination between Lafarge Tarmac, CEMEX and Hanson, the UK's three major cement producers, in the cement market is likely to be resulting in...
Holcim Romania record loss of €8.67mn in 2012Holcim 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)...
Cemex's 82.6% April substitution rate for alternative fuels in GermanyCemex's strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions has seen its plants in Germany achieve a substitution rate for alternative fuels of 82.6% in...
Armaton building reinforced concrete plant in NovosibirskArmaton, 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...
Italcementi extends five-year bond by €150mnItalian cement manufacturer Italcementi has reopened the five-year senior bond originally launched on 21 February 2013. While the bond was originally...

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