July 2, 2012
I was recently invited to talk about the image the aggregates industry presents to the outside world and look at how this could be improve One thing…
June 29, 2012
In researching and writing the aggregates pricing feature for this issue of ABE, I am forced to look back over the past year and how the market has…
June 29, 2012
Are we still in recession or already in recovery? That seems to be the question most people in Europe want to know right now, particularly a year on…
June 29, 2012
In preparing this issue of ABE, one message has been repeated to me several times over - companies that use this quieter time to look for technology…
June 29, 2012
Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) is to offer greater support to its authorised European dealers to help them offer an enhanced…
June 29, 2012
Caterpillar's new biodegradable, non-toxic hydraulic fluid Cat Bio HYDRO Advanced has been recognised for its green credentials under an independent…
June 29, 2012
Promove has announced that field testing of its new 6.9tonne XP7000 hydraulic breaker has now been completed. The trials have shown that during an…
June 29, 2012
Powerscreen has officially opened its new tracked and wheeled crushing and screening manufacturing facility in Hosur, India. The company has said…
June 29, 2012
Sandvik Mining and Construction has announced that it is to establish a global product development centre for screens and feeders in Ballygawley,…
June 29, 2012
Siemens is to offer the cement industry an integrated approach to equipment solutions under the new Sicement product family. The Siemens Industry…
June 29, 2012
Wheeled loaders provide an efficient loading solution both at the quarry face and in the loading yard. ABE takes a look at the changing technology…
June 28, 2012
Hydraulic breakers have become a key tool for secondary breaking and, in some quarries, are also gaining ground in primary breaking application…
June 28, 2012
Blast hole drilling is becoming more hi-tech in a bid to maximise productivity with greater focus on automation and drill bit selection. Claire Symes…
June 26, 2012
As you read through the magazine you will see the Quarry Profile report on the Mountsorrel granite quarrying operation near the city of Leicester, UK…
June 20, 2012
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment’s range of attachments for excavators has been extended with a new line of heavy-duty buckets and quick…