Tillicoultry Quarries adds to fleet with Volvo package

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has added to its fleet with three new Volvo loading shovels and another A30G articulated hauler. The package includes two L120H loading shovels...

Screening bucket saves time and money in the Highlands

A REMU screening bucket from Worsley Plant has helped Wyvis Plant & Power Ltd to save time, money and the environment in the hydroelectric...

Equipment manufacturer makes RNLI donation

MCCLOSKEY Equipment has made a £500 donation to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) following a competition on its Facebook page. On Friday 11 December...

Sound pedigree: Volvos put to work at Fife quarry

Patersons purchases trio of new articulated haulers PATERSONS Quarries has snapped up three new Volvo articulated haulers thanks to positive experiences in the past and...
Mineral Products Association

Investment uncertainty ‘hurting’ mineral products sector

NEW figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show a 'modest' improvement in sales of construction aggregates and asphalt for Q2, 2024. However, the MPA’s...
Vulture Recycling's Develon X235LCR-7

Develon crawler sets standard for Dumfries recycling specialist

DUMFRIES-based Vulture Recycling Equipment has standardised on the DX235LCR-7 reduced radius crawler excavator from Develon, for use with the company’s new Vulture 25 vehicle...

Terex Finlay announces global rebrand to ‘update and refresh’ its image

TEREX Finlay has announced a rebrand of the business to 'update and refresh its image based on its traditional core values and future strategies'. The...

Material matters: Doosan introduces 23-tonner

DOOSAN has added to its material handler range with the launch of the 23-tonne DX230WMH-5. The machine joins the recently introduced DX250WMH-5 25-tonne model and is...

Open days provide showcase for Beith waste recycling plant

MORE than 150 guests from across the UK and Ireland attended a recent open day event at Malcolm Group’s Loanhead Quarry site in Beith,...

Brewster Brothers on course to hit recycling landmark

BREWSTER Brothers is projecting that by the end of this year the business will have diverted almost 1.35 million tonnes from landfill. The firm recycles the...

CDE unveils new filter press innovation at Hillhead

CDE has added to its water management and recycling systems offering by unveiling its new ProPress high-performance filter press at Hillhead. Developed to meet the...

Hail to the Chieftain: firm sees benefit of new mobile screen

A Lincolnshire-based quarrying firm has purchased a new Powerscreen Chieftain 2200 from Blue Group, which is allowing it to work “faster and harder” processing...

First Metso Truck Bodies put to work in central Europe

THE first two Komatsu HD605-8 dump trucks equipped with Metso Truck Bodies have been delivered to a porphyry quarry in Brabant Wallon, Belgium, by...

Breedon given the all-clear over Hope takeover

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Breedon Aggregates’ £336 million acquisition of Hope Construction Materials. The takeover had been delayed after the CMA...

Driving up standards

Rubble Master has selected the VACON 100 X AC drive from Danfoss Drives to control its new mobile crusher, called RM V550GO! 

West Calder firm has huge crush on new investment

PATON Construction has become the first company in the UK to have an MB BF60 crushing bucket fitted onto a Manitou telehandler.    The investment...

Sandvik shows off new mobile impactor

SANDVIK is launching the firm's QI353 mid-size impactor - the first of its new 3rd generation 3-Series products. The model features a ground-up new mid-size...

Loading shovel shows a touch of glass in Alloa

A new Volvo loading shovel has made its way to O-I Manufacturing's Devilla silica sand quarry, based at Bogside near Alloa. O-I is a giant in...

Molson ‘formalises’ partnership with waste management specialist Turmec

MOLSON Green has announced it has become a dealer for Ireland-based waste management solutions specialist Turmec. Molson said the deal sees the "formalisation" of a...
Rokbak haulers

Rokbak haulers to be showcased at Mining Indaba 2025

SCOTTISH hauler manufacturer Rokbak will join West African equipment dealer HMD and its subsidiary Equipment Hub Ltd at Mining Indaba 2025. Held from February 3-6...

New devolved tax aims to promote circular construction practices

A new devolved tax is to be launched by the Scottish Government aimed at promoting circular construction practices. The Scottish Aggregates Tax will replace the...
Transparent Bucket 2.0 system

Transparent Bucket 2.0 offers ‘next level’ safety

DEVELON has launched the Transparent Bucket 2.0 system, designed to eliminate blind spots when operating the company’s wheel loaders. The manufacturer said traditional wheel loaders...

UK’s first Volvo EC550E excavators deliver fuel and productivity gains

YORKSHIRE-based Ashcourt Group has taken delivery of the first two Volvo EC550E excavators in the UK. Supplied by SMT GB, the machines vow to deliver 20%...

New report highlights ‘essential’ role of UK mineral products sector

NEW figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that the UK mineral products sector is the country’s biggest industry by volume and making...

Breedon still Hope-ful over acquisition

Breedon Aggregates remain confident of completing the acquisition of Hope Materials despite concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority in relation to 27...
Terex Ecotec machines

Blue Machinery to become Terex Ecotec distributor from 2026

BLUE Machinery will become the official distributor for Terex Ecotec across Scotland, England, and Wales from 2026. Terex Ecotec specialises in the environmental sector, offering a...

Skene Group in triple loading shovel purchase

SKENE Group Construction Services has purchased three Volvo L220H loading shovels for use at its Soutra Mains and Lomond quarries.
WV1400E Portable Vertical Shaft Impact Crusher

Terex MPS to debut two new portable crushers at Hillhead 2024

TEREX MPS will launch two new products at Hillhead 2024 — the WG220E Portable Cone Crusher and the WV1400E Portable Vertical Shaft Impact Crusher. Both...

Technology bears fruit for growing business

ORBA Group founder Barry O’Regan is targeting further growth in the Scottish market with the firm’s range of wash-bear products, described as a ‘highly...

Hyundai A Series model ‘truly exceptional’ at waste management site

HD Hyundai has revealed how a HW210A A Series wheeled excavator is excelling at an Essex-based waste management facility. In 2022, Lunnon Waste added a...