Construction recycling wash plant

Scottish Aggregates Tax could make recycled materials the default

Scott Brewster, MD of Brewster Brothers, a resource management company with wash plants near Livingston and Cumbernauld, answers Project Plant's questions about the Scottish...

40,000 hours and still going strong

LAND Engineering Services (LES) is a mining, earthmoving and remediation company that operates throughout the UK. The company won the tender in 2012 to 'clear'...

SCG looks to add value with latest partnership

AIRDRIE-headquartered SCG Supplies has announced a new cooperation agreement with Irish Manufacturing Services (IMS). The range produced by IMS augments SCG’s existing distribution agreements with...

CDE recruits for two new senior roles

WET processing specialist CDE has announced it is recruiting for two new senior roles. The head of business development and head of operations positions represent...
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...

The unsung heroes of the Covid pandemic

HOUSEHOLD waste has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Environmental Services Association (ESA), every household in the country produces an estimated one...
Binn Group Weima

Perth recycling firm is powering on through

A Perthshire provider of recycling and waste management services has chosen a Weima Powerline shredder to boost its operations. Binn Group operate a materials recycling facility...
TANA Shark

CRJ Services secures exclusive UK and Ireland dealership with Tana

CRJ has been announced as the exclusive dealer for the full range of TANA recycling machinery for the UK and Ireland. The move expands the...

Waste management firm invests in construction and demolition MRF in Renfrewshire

WRC Recycling, a waste management business based in Renfrewshire, has officially opened the doors to a new C&D material recycling facility (MRF) at its...

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...
Wheel loader at recycling facility

High-lift loader proves its worth at composting plant

RYEDALE Organics has snapped up a Hyundai HL960A XT wheel loader, equipped with a high-tip Ulrich bulk handling bucket. The loader joins two other HL960As...

Landmark recycling facility opens in Aberdeen

A "first of its kind" £27 million materials and recycling facility has opened in Aberdeen. The Altens East site will see mixed recyclables being sorted...

Hard work pays off for Institute of Quarrying’s Scottish branch

THE Institute of Quarrying’s (IQ) Scottish Branch has won the President’s Branch Trophy for the first time in its history. The accolade is awarded to...

Doosan launches company’s largest ever excavator

DOOSAN has launched the largest excavator ever manufactured by the company. The DX800LC-7 Stage V compliant 80-tonne crawler excavator is described as having the 'highest hydraulic flow...

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...

New recycling plant a ‘game-changer’ for sector in Scotland

THE largest recycling plant of its kind in the UK is being launched in Livingston by Brewster Bros, with the aim of "shaping the...
Develon material handler

Develon unveils latest wheeled material handler

DEVELON has introduced its new DX270WMH-7 wheeled material handler. The model is powered by a Develon six-cylinder, turbocharged DL06V water-cooled diesel engine, providing an output...

ScotPlant 2022 countdown: all systems go for Terex

TEREX Washing Systems will arrive at ScotPlant 2022 with a line-up which is expected to include a test filter press, a bucket wheel, and...

Having a blast: ADT hailed after quarry milestone

A Bell B40D ADT has chalked up a major milestone after hauling over one million tonnes of limestone in just over two years. Alf Kitching,...

Firms must consider a future of sustainable construction

David Kinloch, business development executive at CDE Global, discusses new ways to approach construction waste and recycling restrictions COUNCILS all over the UK are becoming...
Darren Forrester, new Head of Operations alongside Scott Brewster, Managing Director at Brewster Brothers.

Brewster Brothers appoints new head of operations

BREWSTER Brothers has announced the appointment of Darren Forrester as its new head of operations. With more than 35 years of experience spanning transport logistics,...

Tillicoultry Quarries director announces retirement

TILLICOULTRY Quarries director Joe Hadnum has retired after 28 years with the business and over five decades in the quarrying sector. The firm said Joe's...

New screening machine HAAS star power

MATPRO has supplied a new, leading edge HAAS screening machine to one of the largest, independent commercial waste management companies in Scotland. Hamilton Waste and...
Group photo of EvoQuip Dubai conference

EvoQuip begins milestone anniversary celebrations with Dubai event

COMPACT crushing, screening, and shredding equipment manufacturer EvoQuip recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with an event in Dubai that brought together its global distribution network. Over...

No ‘shred’ of doubt over machine’s quality

TIMBERPAK Scotland, a subsidiary of EGGER, has acquired Scotland's first Haas 2500 slow-speed shredder, which will be tasked with helping to process some 100,000...

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...

Institute of Quarrying launches Excellence Awards

THE Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has announced the launch of its first ever industry-wide awards celebrating the work of those involved in the mineral...
UK’s first Cat G308

Zero-landfill waste management firm buys UK’s first Cat G308 sorting grapple

WASTE management specialist Maia Waste has bought the first Cat G308 demolition and sorting grapple in the UK from Finning. The product features a slim...

Scotland plays its part in UK emissions success story

A February 2022 report from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, in which an analysis of UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions are explained...
L-R: Jim Johnston, Sophia Westerhuis Marshall, Phil Kerr and Robert Hamilton

Tillicoultry Quarries strengthens board with four new directors

TILLICOULTRY Quarries has appointed four new directors to its board in a move described as marking a 'significant step' in positioning the business for...