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...
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...
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...
Collier makes it a Volvo treble
COLLIER Quarrying & Recycling has completed a hat-trick of Volvo loading shovels, having taken delivery of a new L220H.
The Cowdenbeath-based business said the machine...
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...
Stone specialist at the double with new model
THE UK's first new Bobcat TL38.70HF Agri telehandler has been leading a double life!
The machine has been put to work at both a quarry...
Sandvik machine ‘hasn’t missed a beat’
A Cumbrian plant firm has put its faith in Sandvik after buying a QJ341 jaw crusher and QE341 scalper for its recycling business, following...
Mercedes-Benz ‘ in a different league’
GOWING & Pursey has commissioned a fleet of 18-tonne Arocs skip-loaders for use at its materials recycling facility in Park Royal, London.
The deal heralds...
Wheels are in motion at waste management site
A waste management specialist has added a Hyundai HL940 wheel loader and a R125LCR-9A crawler excavator to its fleet to carry out challenging tasks...
Huge crush: SCG Supplies lands Tesab dealership
SCG Supplies has secured a deal to become Scottish distributors for Northern Ireland-based crushing specialist Tesab.
The firm, which recently relocated from a Hamilton business...
Liebherr unveils new course to improve site safety
LIEBHERR Great Britain has set its sights on tackling the issue of on-site accidents by launching a new product familiarisation programme, which will see...
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...
Loading shovel shows a touch of glass in Alloa
A new Volvo loading shovel has made its way to O-I Manufacturing's Devilla silica sand quarry, based at Bogside near Alloa.
O-I is a giant 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...
Innovation holds the key for CRS
A Northern Ireland-based designer and manufacturer of bespoke recycling solutions has revealed that the Scottish market is becoming increasingly important to its global expansion...
Materials solution gives Edinburgh facility a sporting chance
AGGREGATE Industries has announced that it has supplied more than 15,000 tonnes of aggregates and specialist sand and 1,100 sqm of commercial hard landscaping to...
Open for business: scores of visitors attend Blue Scotland’s waste recycling events
MORE than 100 people attended Blue Scotland's waste recycling open days, featuring live demonstrations of some of the firm's most impressive machines.
Visitors to the...
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...
Plans lodged for abandoned Ayrshire coal mine
PLANS have been submitted for the restoration of an ex-coal mine in East Ayrshire.
Banks Mining has put forward the proposal for the Spireslack site,...
Doosan double for Breedon in Scotland
Breedon Group's Scottish operations have been boosted by the addition of two new Doosan Stage IV wheel loaders.
The DL550-5 and DL450-5 have been put...
Blue to showcase hat-trick of machines at CQMS
BLUE Machinery Ireland, part of Blue Group, will have a trio of Terex EvoQuip machines on display at this year’s CQMS, the largest construction and quarrying machinery...
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...
Sandvik to highlight “compact and high quality” crusher at CQMS
Sandvik will be showing off one of its best-selling cone crushers at CQMS in Ireland next month.
The event - Ireland's largest show for the...
Firm in seventh heaven with new purchases
TILLICOULTRY Quarries has taken delivery of six Volvo 20 tonne L120H loading shovels and an A30G articulated hauler as part of the firm's continued...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Getting to know…Stephen Grieve
NINE years ago Stephen Grieve sold his car for £5000 and invested the money in spare parts for the construction industry. The rest, as...
