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Terex Washing Systems strengthens senior team

TEREX Washing Systems has introduced new business line director Mark Fisher at Hillhead 2024. With the need for sustainable solutions, Mark will lead the manufacturer...

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...

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...

Metso dealer plans ‘top team’ presence at ScotPlant 2024

METSO UK dealer McHale Plant Sales has announced it is planning a ‘top team’ presence to mark the firm’s ScotPlant debut in April. The business...
Shotton surface mine

Behind the lens: stunning new book charts huge shift in mineral extraction

SCOTTISH photo-journalist David Wylie has released the fourth book in his acclaimed ‘Earthmovers in’ series, looking at some of the most incredible mining machines...

New Doosan machine proves its worth in Lerwick

A new Doosan DL450-5 wheel loader has been purchased by Tulloch Developments and is proving its worth loading and stockpiling materials at the Staney Hill quarry...
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Doosan DL580-5 ups production for quarry

A new Doosan DL580-5 wheel loader is helping a quarry meet demand for ironstone in North Oxfordshire. Great Tew Quarry opted for the ‘top-of-the-range’ 36-tonner...
Burrowine Moor Quarry. CDE plant silica sand

CDE to host virtual tour of Fife Silica Sands wash plant

CDE, alongside Fife Silica Sands, will host a virtual tour of its silica sand washing technologies later this month. The two organisations have worked together...
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CRJ Services retains Investors in People Silver accreditation

WASTE, recycling, and material processing equipment specialist CRJ Services has announced it has successfully retained its Investors in People Silver accreditation. The accreditation reflects the company's...

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...

Equipment specialist transitions to employee-owned business

MACHINERY specialist Warwick Ward has become an employee-owned business. The company was founded in 1970 by Warwick Ward and has grown into a major stockist...

Tracked conveyor is the ‘missing link’ for Breedon

BREEDON Northern has invested in the largest Terex Finlay tracked conveyor currently available from Finlay Scotland. The TC-100 is being used as a link...

Sandvik appoints new president for mobile crushing and screening

SANDVIK has appointed Peter Unelind as president of the firm's Mobile Crushers and Screens division. Peter joined Sandvik in 2013 and was formerly VP, operations...

Powering ahead in mobile crushing

POWERSCREEN has recently added two new crushers to their extensive product range. The mobile crushing and screening equipment provider launched the Powerscreen 1150 Maxtrak...
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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...

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.

Updated scalper aims to boost productivity

SANDVIK has launched its new QE342 heavy duty scalper, which is an upgrade of the manufacturer’s best-selling QE341 machine. The firm explained that the model’s...

Finlay launches new TR-80 Radial Conveyor

FINLAY has launched the new TR-80 Radial Conveyor, which can be integrated into static operations or as part of a mobile crushing and screening...

Addressing net zero

Ross Hayward, head of assets and commercial at Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses how the quarrying and aggregates sector can address the climate emergency,...
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CDE’s ProPress delivers for Fife quarrying and recycling firm

A ProPress high-performance filter press commissioned by wet processing specialist, CDE, has exceeded processing targets and 'significantly' reduced reliance on costly settling ponds, Collier...

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...

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...
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Tillicoultry Quarries celebrates ISO 14001 and 45001 certification

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has announced it has achieved ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications, reinforcing the firm's commitment to health, safety, and environmental management. The certifications...

Used Cat machines rise to the challenge at Glensanda

FINNING has provided details of its landmark project to supply a fleet of Cat machines to help building materials supplier Aggregate Industries bring operations...

ScotPlant 2022 countdown: Hodge to showcase mobile crushing ‘breakthrough’

HODGE Plant has revealed that the business will showcase ‘the biggest breakthrough in mobile crushing’ at ScotPlant 2022. It comes after Alistair Hodge, MD of...

Cone crusher put through its paces

SCG Supplies, the Scottish dealer for Portafill International, has introduced the manufacturer’s new tracked cone crusher to the market. The MC-8 is described as boasting...
Telehandlers operating at recycling centre

Liebherr has a handle on Fife double trouble

TWO Liebherr telehandlers have been proving their worth for Purvis Group at the firm’s recycling park close to its headquarters in Lochgelly, Fife. Purvis recycles...

Powerscreen family honoured at global dealer conference

POWERSCREEN recently welcomed almost 400 guests to its global dealer conference in Italy. Attendees were treated to a series of presentations and new product launches....

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,...

Marriot joins executive committee of Aggregate Industries

SIMON Marriott has been appointed MD of concrete products at Aggregate Industries in a move the firm described as a ‘strategic decision’ to bring...