The UK output of construction equipment and parts has continued on an encouraging upward trend in February. This is according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, with the information being released by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA). Output in February was 1.2% higher than January, and 9.7% up on February 2016 levels, which was the weakest month last year. Output levels in February were the highest for nearly two years (since April 2015), and the 6 month moving average has
Core values, constant innovation and looking after the customer are the key drivers for Ben Brock, chief executive officer and president of Astec Industries. How does he keep his company ahead of the pack and what does he think that the future holds?
if you ask Ben Brock to explain how his Astec Industries group has managed to do so well for so long, he doesn’t even pause for breath. “That’s easy, I thank the good doctor. He always told me: do good work and take care of the customer ... which is exactl
Highly innovative, LINTEC’s new LEP 95 system is a new, patented warm mix asphalt solution. This can be configured to produce both hot and warm mix asphalt depending on demand at the job site. A major reduction in energy consumption and emissions can be achieved by the LINTEC system working in a temperature range of 95°C-100°C. This unitcan be fitted to new or existing plants and is said to produce a smooth and stable foam for an optimum mixing result at low temperatures, while it is reliable and has low ma
It’s big, bold and bronze, the new 1tonne spider replacement bushing made by CMS Cepcor, one of Europe’s largest aftermarket manufacturer and supplier of crusher spares and services.
CMS, which caters to the global quarrying, mining, demolition and recycling industries, made the bushing for use in gyratory crushers, for client FLSmidth, a Danish supplier of systems, machinery, processes, spare parts and services to the worldwide mineral industry.
“The bushing is an example of what CMS’s recently opene
