QMS stand at Hillhead

QMS to showcase crusher innovation at Hillhead 2026

QUARRY Manufacturing & Supplies (QMS) has announced plans to display a selection of minerals processing equipment and a variety of spare and wear parts...

Brewster Brothers invests £6m in second recycling plant

BREWSTER Brothers is investing £6 million in a second recycling plant near Cumbernauld. The firm's Livingston site has diverted over one million tonnes of construction,...

CDE investment results in major jobs boost

MATERIALS washing company CDE has revealed details of a £6.8 million investment that will create over 100 jobs in the next six years. CDE described...

Warwick Ward the ‘obvious choice’ for Keestrack dealership

WARWICK Ward has been appointed Scottish dealer for crushing and screening specialist Keestrack. The firm has been the distributor for Keestrack in England and Wales...

CRJ completes the perfect hat-trick

MATERIAL processing equipment solutions specialist CRJ will be at ScotPlant 2020. The firm recently divulged details of its work to help a Lancashire-based renewables...

Material handler shows its metal in Grangemouth

EARLY indications suggest the first ever Liebherr-Great Britain machine purchased by a long-running Grangemouth scrap metal specialist has exceeded expectations. Foundry Steels, which has been in...

Reducing waste is vital for business efficiency

As efforts to combat climate change intensify, an emphasis on tackling the impact of waste on our environment has become a crucial factor. Here,...

RA30 proves to be a ‘strong asset’ for Skene Group

SKENE Group has hailed the impact made by a Rokbak RA30 hauler at its Soutra Mains Quarry in Pathhead, Midlothian. Skene Group is a family...
Peter Fitzpatrick CDE wash plant

Peter Fitzpatrick reaps benefits of CDE wash plant

PETER Fitzpatrick Ltd, a quarrying and contracting company based in County Down, Northern Ireland, has worked with CDE to implement a new wash plant...

SCG’s newest recruit hopes to make a Mark

SCG Supplies has appointed Mark Wemyss as the firm's new area sales manager for Scotland and the north of England. Mark, who spent over a...
illiam Thompson & Son Ltd

New Doosan machine is helping to take a load off

DUMBARTON-based William Thompson & Son Ltd has purchased the company’s first Doosan wheel loader and crawler excavator for work on a new soil and...
Rokbak West Africa dealership

Rokbak targets thriving West African mining sector after confirming new dealership

MOTHERWELL-based Rokbak is set to strengthen its presence in West Africa after teaming up with local dealer Heavy Machinery Dealership (HMD). HMD will help bring...

ProStack unveils new tracked conveyor at Molson Open Day

THE Molson 2023 Open Day provided an opportunity for material handling specialist ProStack to showcase the newest addition to its conveyor line-up - the...

Liebherr in double electric excavator launch

LIEBHERR has announced the launch of two new electric crawler excavators. The R 976-E and the R 980 SME-E replace the ER 974 B for...
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Second hand Cat crawler fills a gap

EXPANSION at regional waste and quarry management company WCL Quarries has led to the purchase of a used Finning Fair Buy Cat® D6R to...

Quarry specialist steps up to support community woodland project

TILLICOULTRY Quarries is supporting the development of a local environmental project. Neville Kilkenny, project manager at Gifford Community Woodland, contacted Tillicoultry director Wallace Menzies in the...

No shred of doubt: Angus Council invests in Haas Tyron

Angus Council has purchased a Haas Tyron 2000XL 2.0 shredder for its busy green waste recycling facility in Forfar.  

Liebherr loader proves to be good with wood at processing site

A specialist producer of wood-based panel products has added a Liebherr wheeled loader to its UK fleet. Egger UK makes chipboard for use in homes,...

Making an impact: Sandvik model boasts number of enhancements

Sandvik has unveiled its next generation 2 Series QI442 track mobile impact crusher.

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...

Powering through: hat-trick of new machines deployed at Malcolm sites

THE Malcolm Group has snapped up three Powerscreen machines from Blue Machinery Scotland, including two new Premiertrak 400X jaw crushers. The jaw crushers will be...

Optimum bearing selection for mines and quarries

Mining and quarrying are among the toughest of industrial environments, with dust contamination posing a real threat to plant and machinery. David Oliver, channel...

Versatility is key for new Finlay scalping screen

MOBILE crushing and screening specialist Finlay has announced the launch of the new 890 heavy duty two-deck scalping screener. The model boasts a variety of...

Landfill compactor ‘transformed’ in 12-week rebuild project

A team of rebuild engineers at Finning UK & Ireland have transformed a 15-year-old Cat landfill compactor for FCC Environment in just 12 weeks. The machine...
Tracked excavator working in hard rock quarry

Historic Campbeltown firm makes landmark tracked excavator purchase

ONE of the first new JCB 370X tracked excavators in Scotland has been snapped up by long-standing Campbeltown-based civil engineering specialist McFadyens Contractors. The model...

McCloskey eyes “rapid growth” in Scotland

MOBILE crushing and screening equipment specialist McCloskey has revealed it is making headway in the Scottish market. Despite admitting to being seen as “new kids...

The million tonne crusher

McCloskey Equipment’s Tim Watson tells Project Plant of the impact the firm’s J50 has had at a quarry in Cowdenbeath, Fife. THAT isn’t a typo....
Hitachi 90-tonne excavator in quarry

Expanding quarry group invests in 90-tonne Hitachi excavator

HERITAGE Quarry Group (North) has invested in a new 90-tonne Hitachi excavator to support the firm's growth plans. The supplier of natural British stone products...

Edinburgh event is seventh heaven for Terex Finlay

Terex Finlay will be demonstrating seven new machines in Edinburgh in June as part of the manufacturer's international open days. The crushing, screening and conveying models have...
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...