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    TyreWatch | Watch and learn

    The quarry sector is looking to TyreWatch for improved safety and cost control Principle considerations f ...

    The quarry sector is looking to TyreWatch for improved safety and cost control Principle considerations for quarry operators are health and safety, and efficient materials extraction. Given the potent ...

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    Catplant | Top cat

    Whether it’s in quarrying or waste management, Catplant is committed to cutting edge equipment  Catplant ...

    Whether it’s in quarrying or waste management, Catplant is committed to cutting edge equipment  Catplant was established 40 years ago as a plant hire firm and has seen significant change during its fo ...

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    LiuGong | Heavy weight champion

    Tough equipment for a tough world is the LiuGong promise, and the manufacturer believes that’s just what ...

    Tough equipment for a tough world is the LiuGong promise, and the manufacturer believes that’s just what it has delivered with the new F-Series.  When it comes to the heavy-weight jobs in mining, quar ...

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    Doosan Quarrying | The wheel thing

    Doosan is continuing its introducton of its DL-7 Wheel Loaders with the DL220-7 and DL250-7 The first pha ...

    Doosan is continuing its introducton of its DL-7 Wheel Loaders with the DL220-7 and DL250-7 The first phase of the ‘DL-7’ wheel loader range came in December 2020 and involved the launch of seven larg ...

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    Red diesel exemption should be retained

    The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has calls on the red diesel exemption to remain The Mineral Produc ...

    The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has calls on the red diesel exemption to remain The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has responded to HM Treasury’s consultation on removing the rebate for red ...

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    Changing the face of safety

    Iain Ormrod, general manager at Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses how Covid-19 has reshaped t ...

    Iain Ormrod, general manager at Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses how Covid-19 has reshaped the quarrying and aggregates sector, explains CPI’s response to the crisis, and examines what ot ...

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    Chepstow Plant International receives national accolade

    Chepstow Plant International has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, ...

    Chepstow Plant International has won a national award for its staff training and development initiative, known as “Project Fusion”. The company, which was founded in 1995, was announced as the winner ...

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    Holmes Sand and Ballast bag two new Volvo L150Hs

    Holmes Sand & Ballast Ltd has taken delivery of two new Volvo L150H loading shovels for its Masters Q ...

    Holmes Sand & Ballast Ltd has taken delivery of two new Volvo L150H loading shovels for its Masters Quarry sand pit near Wareham in Dorset. The two new 25-tonne loading shovels take over the prima ...

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    Quarrying Equipment | Doosan DL580-5 wheel loader

    It’s the heavy lifting power of the Doosan DL580-5 wheel loader which is increasing production from the G ...

    It’s the heavy lifting power of the Doosan DL580-5 wheel loader which is increasing production from the Great Tew Ironstone Quarry in North Oxfordshire The DL580-5 carries huge 14-16 tonne blocks of I ...

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