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Zoomlion acquires dry-mixed mortar equipment manufacturer M-TEC
January 6, 2014
Zoomlion has announced the formal acquisition of dry-mixed mortar equipment manufacturer M-TEC. A spokesperson for Zoomlion said the move for Neuenbürg, Germany-based M-TEC strengthens the Chinese construction equipment manufacturing giant’s “top brand position” in the concrete machinery field. The latest concrete sector company acquisition by Zoomlion follows the group’s acquisition of leading Italian concrete machinery manufacturer CIFA in 2008.
Chinese quarry increasing size of Caterpillar fleet
December 10, 2013
Chinese quarry producer Beijing Xindadi Equipment Company is looking to increase the size of its Caterpillar machine fleet as part of its plan to increase output The company is based at Beijing Miyun Taishi Village and currently produces 1-1.5 million tonnes/year of limestone, which is used for general construction in the Beijing area. Zhang Guofeng is equipment manager for the firm and said, “Business is good because the market is not affected by the downturn.”
Amman restructures asphalt plant and compaction operations for UK, Ireland
December 5, 2013
The Ammann Group is changing its operations in the UK and Ireland. The firm is retaining sales and service support for its asphalt plant business within its existing subsidiary Ammann UK. However the firm is selling the compaction machine sales and support business to AY Equipment in a management buyout arrangement that involves a share deal. This move makes AY Equipment the Ammann dealer for the entire range of Ammann compaction products, including sales, maintenance and spare parts services, for the UK an
100th Warrior 2400 mobile screen delivered to Oman
December 3, 2013
Powerscreen has delivered its 100th Warrior 2400 mobile screen to its Oman distributor General Engineering Services (Genserv). One of Oman’s leading infrastructure companies, Galfar Engineering SAOG, originally requested a scalping plant from Genserv. Galfar required machines capable of providing output capacities ranging from 700-900tonnes/hour and, more importantly, that were mobile as they planned to use them for roads and building projects across Oman. Genserv recommended the Warrior 2400 scalping s
Volvo wins on aggregate
December 3, 2013
In the Canadian city of Coquitlam, 3,628tonnes of glacial clay is being excavated every day across a 90hectare aggregate open-pit mine. LaFarge in North America is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada. For the last decade the company has used Greater Vancouver-based contractor, Vertex Excavating, to work across its 90hectare aggregate open-pit mine, exposing and transporting some of the best concrete aggregate material available on the market. Th
Luck Stone targets success through multiple innovations
December 3, 2013
Luck Stone says it is the first company in the crushed stone and aggregate industry to launch a remote control pit loader. Based in Richmond, in the US state of Virginia, the firm collaborated with several partners, including experts from MIT, to develop the remote control tool. It is already being put to use extracting stone from Luke Stone’s Bull Run Plant in Chantilly, Virginia. “This tool gives us options that we’ve never had before and allows us to optimise resources at our plants while creating
Production boost for Papua New Guinea quarry
December 2, 2013
New crushing and screening equipment will boost capacity at Monier's quarry in Papua New Guinea. This new package of machinery will enable Papua New Guinean firm Monier to manufacture customised products, without compromising production rates. Monier is increasing the capacity of its Nebiri quarry in Papua New Guinea to meet long term growth targets. This is being achieved with help from a partnership with Metso and the upgrade will include the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of a new c
Quality granite from Rajasthan quarry
November 29, 2013
High quality Desert Cream Granite is being extracted from a sprawling 300ha site in Mungeria, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Barmer district in West India spreads forms part of the Great Indian Desert, also known as the Thar Desert. In summer months temperatures can soar to 51°C and drop to freezing point in winter, while Barmer is also home to a specialty stone, the durable Desert Cream Granite.
COLAS is offering innovative infrastructure solutions
November 15, 2013
As a leader in the construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure, COLAS has long prioritised research and development. The company is a leader in the field of new solutions for road surfacing systems. Its research and development teams now offer a vast global technical network of 2000 research specialists, engineers and technicians. These teams continue to focus on areas such as environmental protection issues, and in particular saving energy and materials and reducing carbon impact. They also f
Clever approach to reducing bridge vibrations
November 14, 2013
Reducing vibrations on a bridge, supplying high-quality binders to emerging countries and helping small and medium players with warm mix, this month’s stories showcase some innovative bitumen technology solutions - Kristina Smith reports The Kessock Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland has become the third bridge in the UK to be resurfaced with Gussasphalt. A dense mastic asphalt containing Nynas Endura N5, a polymer modified binder, Gussasphalt has been designed to have a longer life than standard mastic as