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30/08/2024 16:20 | Plant & Equipment

Call for increased full expensing allowance

Trade associations call for increased full expensing allowance for short-term rented construction plant
30/08/2024 15:45 | Plant & Equipment

New MetAlarm metal detector for Craig yr Hesg Quarry

Eriez help boost process efficiency for Heidelberg Materials with advanced metal-detection technology
30/08/2024 15:26 | Plant & Equipment

Lekatech acquired by Normet

Normet acquire full ownership of Finnish start-up company pioneering linear electric hammer technology
30/08/2024 09:53 | Education & Training

JCB celebrate 60 years of apprenticeships with special reunion

Four of the company’s first apprentices return to the factory for diamond anniversary celebration
29/08/2024 15:55 | Mineral Planning

New appointments to BGS Science Advisory Committee

Appointments mark latest step in ongoing delivery of BGS’s essential geological expertise
29/08/2024 15:04 | Plant & Equipment

A custom-engineered approach to lightweight mining bodies

Philippi-Hagenbuch increase payload capacity with lightweight mining-class bodies manufactured using durable steel
29/08/2024 14:59 | Concrete

BCTA: a new industry association for concrete transport

British Concrete Transport Association to bring together industry experts to address crucial issues
29/08/2024 10:29 | Concrete

Cimsa sign agreement to acquire Mannok

Turkish-listed global building materials company strengthens focus on UK and Irish markets
28/08/2024 16:48 | Education & Training

Finning Apprenticeship Academy scores ‘good’ Ofsted rating

Caterpillar dealers Finning avoid engineering skills shortages by successfully developing their own talent
28/08/2024 15:38 | Aggregate Recycling

Waste clay and bricks cut carbon in cement and concrete

New research confirms UK reclaimed clay and bricks cut carbon emissions in cement and concrete
28/08/2024 15:33 | Aggregate Recycling

Veolia introduce Pro-Grow Rockdust

Innovative new quarry waste product for plant growers absorbs carbon dioxide and boosts soil health
28/08/2024 10:55 | Plant & Equipment

Develon delighted to hold first customer Demo Days

Company to hold first Demo Days event in September at new site in Milovice, near Prague
27/08/2024 15:22 | Plant & Equipment

Another Kiverco plant for Britaniacrest

Kiverco celebrate 16 years of partnership with customer with new C&D waste plant installation
27/08/2024 15:19 | SHE

Tarmac share 2023 sustainability successes in new report

Company publishes annual sustainability report for 2023; performing against targets and CRH objectives
26/08/2024 11:58 | Plant & Equipment

Metso to start negotiations on possible temporary layoffs

Possible temporary layoffs of up to 90 days in the Aggregates business area in Finland
26/08/2024 11:54 | Quarrying

Boral acquire Culcairn Quarry in New South Wales

Strategic land acquisition will extend rock resources in the region by more than 20 years
22/08/2024 16:40 | Plant & Equipment

Cemex prepare to renew commitment to FRET21

Company advances CO2 reduction in aggregates and concrete transportation in France
22/08/2024 11:06 | Concrete

Material Evolution set to roll out ultra-low-carbon cement

Groundbreaking ultra-low-carbon cement operation aims to accelerate construction’s journey to net zero
22/08/2024 09:51 | Plant & Equipment

ACMOC members made welcome by Finning

Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club impressed with rebuild work on tour of Finning headquarters
22/08/2024 08:47 | Plant & Equipment

Midsummer success for Euro Auctions

Euro Auctions’ Midsummer Auction in Leeds sells 7,500 lots for a hammer total of £41.2 million
21/08/2024 10:41 | SHE

Aggregate Industries UK to become nature positive by 2030

Company demonstrates further commitment to a sustainable future with publication of new nature strategy
20/08/2024 15:34 | Asphalt & Surfacing

Tytherington Quarry donates asphalt for village hall car park

Heidelberg Materials supply 40 tonnes of asphalt and contracting team to resurface much-used facility
20/08/2024 15:10 | SHE

Arco launch working at height equipment range

Company’s safety services experts help design and develop Arco’s new own-brand offering
20/08/2024 15:08 | Plant & Equipment

Tsurumi launch improved KRD series

Upgraded and renamed dewatering pump sets new standards in terms of performance and reliability

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