March 28, 2012
Although it celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organisation is firmly looking to the future. Claire Symes…
March 28, 2012
A new Norwegian weighing system can help save time and reduce fuel consumption. Alan Peterson reports. Modern wheel loaders are well designed for…
March 28, 2012
Tarmac UK has announced plans to fit vehicles in its aggregates fleet with Masternaut satellite tracking to improve performance. Tarmac's UK…
March 28, 2012
Hydraulics lie at the heart of almost every item of modern construction equipment but these hi-tech reliable circuits were originally pioneered for…
March 28, 2012
The rivers and canals of Europe may provide an answer to the problems of moving aggregates greater distances. Paul Howard talks to GSM's Xavier…
March 28, 2012
Reprocessing overburden into a saleable product is helping to increase revenue and reduce storage issue in some European quarries. Many quarries have…
March 28, 2012
An Austrian system for accurate bench face surveying can help operators cut costs, reports Alan Peterson Substantial savings in drill and blast costs…
March 28, 2012
The latest fully automated concrete precasting plants are helping To deliver on site precision. ABE reports on a new facility in Saudi Arabia.…
March 27, 2012
Electric drives still provide worthy competition to mechanical drives in the rigid truck sector. ABE takes a look at the history In the rigid chassis…
March 27, 2012
Europe appears to be split east against west as to whether front shovel or backhoe excavators are best for quarry applications. Claire Symes takes a…