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Links between the Institute of Quarrying in the UK and the quarrying industry in the USA are continuing to grow stronger following the latest meeting between them which saw agreement reached on new training and development courses launching in October 2016. A senior delegation from the Institute of Quarrying, led …

The latest Mercedes-Benz additions to the fleet of quarrying, civil engineering and construction group Leiths were specified to maximise payloads, with fuel efficiency and safety also high on the Scottish operator’s priority list. The five Actros 2442 StreamSpace tractor units arrived via the Aberdeen branch of Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles, the …

Rail-Veyor® Technologies Global Inc. is proud to announce it signed a contract to install a Rail-Veyor system at Agnico Eagle Mines Limited’s (NYSE:AEM, TSX:AEM) (“Agnico Eagle”) Goldex Mine in Val-d’Or, Quebec, Canada. The 3 km underground material handling system will be installed during 2016 and is intended to be operational …

Terex Trucks has supplied Davis Granite with its fourth rigid dump truck after its existing trucks proved their value, working at granite aggregate quarries in Bulawayo and Harare, Zimbabwe. Leading Zimbabwean granite aggregate producer Davis Granite has recently added a TR45 to its fleet of four Terex Trucks rigid haulers. …

By Malcom Kent CEA (Construction Equipment Association), senior technical consultant. If you are in any way involved in the safety of earth-moving machinery you probably already know that there is a problem with the technical standard for what operators need to be able to see from their work station. This …

Toyota Material Handling UK has introduced a specially selected team dedicated to keeping operators safe by carrying out Thorough Examinations on materials handling equipment. The experienced team is dedicated to carrying out Thorough Examinations at customer sites across the UK on a wide range of lifting equipment including forklift trucks …

The efficiency and low maintenance of 15 Terex Trucks articulated haulers are proving vital for working in the remote and vast gold mine in Saint- Élie, French Guiana. Take a helicopter 30 minutes west from Cayenne, French Guiana, and deep amidst the forest you will quite literally have struck gold. …

Director of OnGarde, Mike Fleck, discusses how to make sure your security investment is worthwhile. On-site collateral is a serious investment, and insurance premiums will reflect not only the value of your equipment, but also the measures you have taken to secure your site. Surprisingly, many businesses still have weak …

A North East provider of health and safety training courses covering forklift, mobile plant and elevated working platform operations is the first in its sector to benefit from new self-assessment and improvement planning software to improve its readiness for Ofsted inspections. Health & Safety Training Ltd, which operates from an …

Smart Vinyl for Our Cities is the theme for the fourth Vinyl Sustainability Forum, which will bring together representatives from the entire PVC industry value chain in Vienna, Austria on April 28th 2016. Organised by VinylPlus, the sustainable development programme of the European PVC industry, the 2016 Forum will examine …