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12/04/2021 00:04 | Asphalt & Surfacing

Terms Contracts for Highways Maintenance

BDS Marketing Research annual register of UK highways maintenance contracts now available
11/04/2021 19:36 | Plant & Equipment

Zero-emission excavators from Liebherr

R 976-E and R 980 SME-E electric crawler excavators designed for robustness, reliability and cost-effectiveness
11/04/2021 19:30 | Plant & Equipment

New Cat 816 landfill compactor

Latest Caterpillar compaction machine improves uptime, reduces maintenance and increases operator productivity
11/04/2021 00:35 | Plant & Equipment

Gorrel show continued commitment to Volvo

Bristol-based plant hire firm takes delivery of 42 new Volvo wheel loaders ranging from 8 tonnes up to 34 tonnes
10/04/2021 13:45 | Plant & Equipment

Volvo and SSAB collaborate on fossil-free steel

Volvo Group and SSAB to work together on world’s first vehicles made from non-fossil fuel steel
10/04/2021 13:42 | Quarrying

Board changes at LafargeHolcim

Jan Jenisch nominated for appointment to the board of directors; proposed change of Group name
10/04/2021 13:39 | SHE

Contractor jailed for dumping toxic waste in old quarry

Jail sentence for rogue contractor who filled former quarry with thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste
09/04/2021 17:52 | Plant & Equipment

Sterling GP set to grow as recovery builds

Heavy-duty truck bodywork manufacturer looking to expand as economic recovery gathers momentum
09/04/2021 16:20 | Plant & Equipment

Flags fly at half-mast at JCB

JCB chairman Lord Bamford leads the company’s tributes following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh
08/04/2021 17:13 | Concrete

SigmaRoc acquire Belgian concrete assets

Group establishes second European heavy-side construction materials platform following latest acquisitions
08/04/2021 16:35 | Plant & Equipment

Epiroc HATCON makes April Fools of thieves

Police successfully recover stolen hydraulic breaker thanks to remote-monitoring device
08/04/2021 10:42 | Quarrying

UK construction surges ahead in March

Last month saw UK construction output expand at sharpest pace since September 2014
08/04/2021 10:38 | Mineral Planning

United Kingdom Minerals Yearbook 2020

UK mineral production, consumption and trade revealed in new report by British Geological Survey
08/04/2021 10:34 | Plant & Equipment

New Volvo FL sweeper for ISM Waste

Family firm replaces 18-year-old FL6 sweeper with brand-new FL250 with Johnston sweeper body
07/04/2021 11:21 | Asphalt & Surfacing

BBA HAPAS approval for ULTIPAVE R

Tarmac secure leading industry accreditation for use of innovative rubber asphalt on strategic road network
06/04/2021 19:53 | Plant & Equipment

CESAR ECV first for Sunbelt Rentals UK

Plant hire firm adopts Emissions Compliance Verification scheme across existing fleet
06/04/2021 19:47 | SHE

Tarmac grant helps Whisby Nature Park

Facilities upgrade goes ahead thanks to grant from Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund
06/04/2021 14:17 | Asphalt & Surfacing

Capital contract for Tarmac Kier JV

Tarmac Kier joint venture awarded highways contract by the London Borough of Barnet
06/04/2021 11:20 | Quarrying

Hillhead Digital platform open until end of May

Nearly 5,000 visitors attend first-ever Hillhead Digital conference and exhibition event
06/04/2021 00:15 | Plant & Equipment

Cumbrian demo success for JCB PotholePro

County Council says newly launched pothole fixing machine a great tool to have in armoury
01/04/2021 14:35 | Plant & Equipment

Doosan add power in Czech granite quarry

Increased performance of new Stage V DX350LC-7 tracked excavator key to heavy work with granite
01/04/2021 10:34 | Plant & Equipment

New appointment at Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks appoint Andrew Goodwin as director of service and retail, effective immediately
31/03/2021 23:39 | Plant & Equipment

Notts engineering firms join forces

Martin Engineering and Wright Engineering team up to support quarrying industry in East Midlands
31/03/2021 14:11 | Asphalt & Surfacing

Low-carbon cycle path success for O.C.O

O.C.O Technology’s Manufactured LimeStone helps cut carbon in Birmingham cycle path project

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