Batching plant supplier Rapid International has supplied the Scottish Collier Group with its first batching plant as it enters the ready-mix and precast concrete market.
The plant was installed at Collier’s Goathill Quarry in Fife.
Collier Group’s activities have included processing of inert rubble, muck and soil from building sites, transportation of ash from power stations, production of type 1 sub-base, rock armour, single size aggregates including high PSV and manufactured concrete sand from the washi
A motorcyclist in India found out exactly why it is advisable not to use a cellphone while topping up fuel at a filling station. The man stopped to fill the tank of his motorcycle, then rested the phone on the bike. A huge flame suddenly appeared, setting the rider and his bike alight. Luckily however an attendant was near at hand, quickly coming to the aid of the rider. The motorcyclist also had the good sense to move his bike away from the pumps, preventing the fire from spreading.
Wirtgen is now offering a new version of its concrete slipformer control package. This new tool offers additional capabilities and improved performance over the earlier version.
The company claims that its upgraded Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 package can deliver a higher paving accuracy along with lower costs. Newly-developed, this package is said to produce a wide array of offset and inset profiles, while also delivering these more economically and precisely than with the previous version. The 3D system can eit
Mark Fisher, principal strategic consultant with Amey Consulting, explains how its data-led Smart Winter modelling improved a UK local government’s winter gritting efficiency by 18%
