Loading, Hauling & Excavation

Lafarge has celebrated the opening of a new quarry in Var, France this week. The new installation at the sand and gravel site represents an…
The drill and blast method is used in many quarries to win stone for crushing, but there are alternatives. Patrick Smith reports. European…
Delivery truck restrictions, combined with current high demand for aggregates in the Middle East, places quarry operators under pressure. ABE takes a…
Terex claims to have created the ultimate smooth riding articulated dump truck following the launch of its new full suspension. Claire Symes reports
Rapidly rising fuel prices across Europe over the last decade look set to continue, driving increased demand for new fuel efficient equipment. Claire…
Improving operator comfort is now a common theme on new quarry machines, but that wasn't always the case as Mike Woof explains. Cab design and…
Reducing operational costs was one of the main drivers to Hanson investing in a new wheeled loader for its Ribblehead Works site in Clitheroe, UK.…
Cemex’s Israeli subsidiary Lime & Stone Production Company Ltd/Ready Mix Industries has just taken delivery of a new prime mover in a bid to…
The largest aggregates quarry in Norway is going full speed ahead on expansion plans, with its owners investing 'a lot of money' to increase…
Cemex is aiming to improve delivery of aggregates in France by river with the launch of a new GPS-based monitoring system. The company operates 88…