Metso dealer welcomes commitment to digitalisation
UK and Ireland dealer McHale Plant Sales has welcomed the announcement by Metso that it is to continue its investment in digitalisation with the...
Sandvik and Finning team up in support of HVO solution
SANDVIK has revealed it is investing in renewable fuel to power large mobile crushing and screening equipment, after working with Finning to successfully use...
Scrap laws down south to banish Steptoe image
NEW legislation in England and Wales will help the metals recycling industry shed its outdated image and help foster a positive new era for...
CDE earns a place on Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100
CDE has revealed that profit growth has resulted in the wet processing equipment firm being ranked one of the top performing private companies in...
Compact crusher helps Eagle Recycling to soar
DENNY-based Eagle Recycling has taken delivery of a new McCloskey J40 compact jaw crusher following a successful demo.
The firm, part of the Purvis Group,...
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...
Worsley Plant increases Scottish focus
WORSLEY Plant has announced plans to increase the firm's focus in Scotland this summer ahead of appearances at both the Turriff Show and Black Isle...
Aggregates Levy must be a springboard for the resource management sector
By Scott Brewster, MD, Brewster Brothers
ONE of the aims of the Scottish Government’s proposed Aggregates Levy is that the new tax should support the...
Portafill helps Mills move the hills
PERTH-based family business Mills Contractors hadn’t heard of Portafill or their UK distributor SCG Supplies Ltd until a couple of months ago - but...
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...
Atlas Copco to capitalise on success
ATLAS Copco will be exhibiting their versatile MG1500 multi grapple at this year's RWM show in Birmingham.
The grapple, with 360° hydraulic rotation as standard,...
First Liebherr new generation concrete batching plant goes into operation
LIEBHERR has launched its latest batching plant generation after a mobile version went into operation for a+b Asphalt- und Betonmischwerke in southern Germany.
The new...
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...
New materials handler boosts productivity at Renfrewshire recycling plant
WRC Recycling has snapped up a new JCB JS20MH materials handler to process construction and demolition waste as part of a major investment in...
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...
Blue sky thinking
BLUE Scotland has recently made a "game-changing" move to much larger premises in Stirling.
The company has taken over a three-and-a-half acre site at Broadleys...
CRJ becomes sole UK dealer for German machinery manufacturer
CRJ Services has announced an exclusive dealership agreement with German high-speed shredder and chipper manufacturer JENZ GmbH Maschinen- und Fahrzeugbau, for the UK and...
New distributor expands Red Rhino’s presence in mainland Europe
CRUSHER and screener manufacturer Red Rhino is strengthening its presence in Europe after signing an agreement with French plant and construction equipment distributor, LOMATER.
Lincolnshire-based...
Looking to handle anything
Sandvik Construction explains how mobile crushing and screening equipment is helping facilitate the "total soltions provider" ambitions of one waste management company in the...
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...
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...
IQ 2019 webinars to focus on health and safety
THE Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Academy is to kick off its 2019 series of ‘Lunch and Learn’ webinars this month, with a focus on...
Dow Waste Management cleans up with new machine
CUMBERNAULD-based Dow Waste Management purchased an F Series 721FXR waste wheel loader from Case, through their Scottish dealer Hodge Plant, at this year's ScotPlant...
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...
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...
It’s all material: new Doosan material handler launched
Doosan's 25-tonne DX250WMH-5 has been designed specifically for a range of material sorting and handling applications, including those in the scrap metal and other solid waste and recycling industries.
Brammer to sponsor Hillhead 2014
BRAMMER, a supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, has confirmed that it will once again sponsor Hillhead 2014 – the world’s...
Milestone Liebherr buy for Ayr facility
LOWMAC Waste and Recycling has become the first UK operator to bring the new Liebherr 19-tonne A 914 material handler into service at its...
Brewster Brothers secures landmark EPD for recycled aggregates
RESOURCE management specialist Brewster Brothers has become the first in the UK to achieve an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for recycled aggregates.
The intention is...
MV Commercial ramps up provision of remote controlled skip loaders
MV Commercial has announced it is expanding its build and refurbishment programme to satisfy the demand for skip loaders from the recycling industry.
The commercial...
