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Mineral Products 2019: MPA members praised for resilience amid great Brexit uncertaintyMineral Products Association (MPA) chief executive Nigel Jackson has praised major and small and medium-sized UK mineral products sector MPA... 26 June 2019
Ready mix concrete recovery hit by construction slowdownThe post-2007 recovery in the ready mix concrete market has started to erode over the last two years, as the impact of Brexit and a general... 26 June 2019
ATG launches crawler track subsidiaryGlobal sourcing company ATG has recently launched the A-Trax subsidiary to supply undercarriage crawler track systems. The systems are for use... 26 June 2019
Drones saving aggregates and mining companies up to 2,400 hours a yearFifteen per cent of aggregates and mining companies are saving between 600 to 2,400 hours in employee time a year by using aerial drones,... 26 June 2019
Green focus at British Aggregates Association 2019 AGMThere were strong environmental and health and safety themes at this year's British Aggregates Association AGM. More than 100 delegates... 26 June 2019
Aggregate Industries and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust create 'nature reserve in the making'A Staffordshire, England-based quarry formerly operated by Aggregate Industries has been restored to a wetland habitat in conjunction with the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Tucklesholme quarry ... 25 June 2019
Exchange of experiences at the Freiberg quarry daysNaundorfer Naturstein's granite quarry in Freiberg, central Saxony, Germany, recently hosted a quarry days event organised by construction equipment dealer Fischer-Jung. Part of road and civil... 25 June 2019
Mineral Products 2019 gets underway in LondonLeading UK mineral products sector figures were gathering today at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London, England, for Mineral Products 2019. Hosted by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) and... 24 June 2019
Orders being taken for new Perkins EU Stage V 18 litre series twin turbo engineOff-highway diesel engine giant Perkins is now accepting orders from original equipment manufacturers for its new EU Stage V 18 litre series twin turbo engine, the 2806J-E18TTA. Having a... 24 June 2019
Duo, NRS and Terex WS hold first quarry equipment open dayDuo Group, NRS Woodcote Aggregates and Terex Washing Systems are holding the first of a series of open days showcasing quarrying equipment on-site. The initial event will be held at the NRS Woodcote... 24 June 2019