Crushing and screening outlay pays off for AMD

DUMFRIES-based AMD Contract Services Ltd is reaping the benefits of investing in its crushing and screening operations and taking out a lease of a...

Finlay appoints new global sales and marketing director

FINLAY has appointed Martin Conway as its new global sales and marketing director. He will be tasked with spearheading the development and execution of the...

Recycling specialist’s expansion plans gather pace with £450,000 ‘green jobs’ funding

BREWSTER Brothers has secured more than £450,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to create 22 new 'green jobs'. The Livingston-based company recycles 99% of all...

Glasgow waste management firm snaps up JCB Wastemaster telehandler

GLASGOW-based J & M Murdoch has snapped up a new JCB Stage V 560-80 Wastemaster telehandler for loading and distributing paper, cardboard, plastic and...
Quvo team

Quvo looks to push the boundaries of tech innovation

Quvo Ltd is the exclusive partner for OwlEye LiDAR technologies in the waste, recycling and aggregates industries in the UK and Ireland. The tech...

NWH Group buys brace of Liebherr machines to help transform Blaydon site

A Scottish-based waste management and recycling business has bought two new Liebherr material handlers to strengthen a recently acquired firm in the north east of...
Bison 170

EvoQuip expands jaw crusher portfolio

COMPACT crushing and screening equipment manufacturer EvoQuip has launched the Bison 170, the latest addition to its jaw crusher range. Boasting a 700x500mm jaw chamber...

Tillicoultry Quarries completes purchase of four new sites from CEMEX

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has confirmed it has finalised the purchase of four new concrete plant site locations from CEMEX, located at Perth, Dundee, Cardenden and...

Terex MP acquires smart robotic recycling specialist

TEREX Materials Processing (MP) has bought the assets of ZenRobotics Ltd, a company that designs and creates robots that pick, sort, and recycle waste...

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...

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.

It’s all material for CRJ Services at ScotPlant 2024

CRJ Services Ltd will be showcasing material processing equipment from world-renowned OEM brands at ScotPlant 2024. Highlights will include the Pronar MPB 20.55 GH trommel,...

Komatsu unveils ‘revolutionary’ tool to optimise dump truck fleet efficiency

KOMATSU has announced the launch of a 'revolutionary' tool designed to optimise the efficiency of rigid dump truck fleets on mining and quarry sites...

Bedrock of success: plant opens new revenue streams for Glasgow firm

GLASGOW-based Bedrock Plant is reportedly processing 1,000 tonnes per day after investing in a new CDE plant. The business, which was founded in 2022, originally...

MDS ramps up expansion plans with first Far East distributor

MDS, a manufacturer of heavy-duty rock trommels and conveyors, has confirmed the appointment of Kurimoto as its first distributor in the Far East as...

Liebherr machine drafted in for tyre recycling application

A Liebherr material handler has been bought to help a biotech company handle a crucial aspect of its tyre recycling process in Motherwell. UKR specialises...

New Hitachi loader tipped to boost productivity on quarries and recycling plants

HITACHI has announced it is launching a larger next-generation model from its Stage V-compliant wheel loader range. The ZW310-7 is described as providing operators with...

Something’s Brewing: new recycling plant supports construction sector’s green aims

SCOTLAND’S construction industry has been praised for its progress towards embracing a more sustainable future by one of the country’s leading resource management businesses. Brewster...

Brewster Brothers’ second recycling plant opens near Cumbernauld

BREWSTER Brothers has fully opened the company's second recycling plant as part of a £7 million expansion. The firm's wash plants transform excavated soils and...
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...

Tillicoultry Quarries goes large with latest loading shovel

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has snapped up its largest ever Volvo loading shovel after opting against models from other manufacturers. The 35-tonne L250H has been put to work...

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...

Latest Cat wheel loader aims to deliver fuel savings

CATERPILLAR has announced that its new 988 GC wheel loader offers up to 5% less fuel consumption and up to 15% lower maintenance costs than...
O’Kane Equipment Solutions and Astec partnership

O’Kane Equipment Solutions appointed Frontier dealer for Scotland and northern England

ASTEC Europe has appointed Alloa-based O’Kane Equipment Solutions as its official dealer for the Frontier track crushing and screening product line across Scotland and...

Metso Outotec confirms name change

METSO Outotec’s AGM has approved the board’s proposal to change the company name to Metso Corporation. “After the successful integration of Metso and Outotec, we...
Mineral products being loaded into construction equipment

Falling demand for mineral products ‘threatens jobs and capacity’

NEW figures released by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) shows that demand for core construction materials remains stuck at 'alarmingly weak levels'. While sales of...

Rokbak haulers hailed for positive impact at award-winning quarry

SMITH & Sons (Bletchington) has paid tribute to two Rokbak RA30 articulated haulers operating at its award-winning Gill Mill Quarry in Oxfordshire. Since October 2022,...

Rokbak operators have ‘yabba-dabba do’ time in Canada!

A trio of Rokbak articulated haulers - named after Flintstones characters - have journeyed from Scotland to western Canada to move aggregates, stone and...
Liebherr telehandler

New Liebherr telehandlers offer extended reach and lift capacity

THE first new Liebherr T48-8s telehandlers are rolling off the production line. The model is said to provide the performance and comfort of the T55-7s with...
Finlay C-1550+ tracked cone crusher

New Finlay tracked cone crusher vows to increase production capacity

MOBILE crushing, screening, and conveying equipment specialist Finlay has launched the C-1550+ tracked cone crusher. Building on the strengths of its C-1550 predecessor, the new...