Heavy weight ambitions
With plans for a 52tonne excavator, JCB has ambitions to move into the quarrying sector. Dan Gilkes reports JCB is strengthening its range of JS Auto tracked excavators and signalling an intention to...
View ArticleEuropean appointment
US-based crushing and screening specialist Astec has announced that it has appointed a new sales director to target growth of its business in Europe. The company has said that Nathalie Fourrier will...
View ArticleNew Chetra director
Russia-based equipment manufacturer Chetra has appointed Vadim Kalabashkin as its new deputy general director for sales. Kalabashkin, who joined the company in 2006 as executive director, has a degree...
View ArticleMotorgrader move
Volvo has announced that it is relocating its motorgrader production from Goderich in Ontario, Canada to the company's site in Pennsylvania, US by 2010. The move is part of plans to consolidate its...
View ArticleMetso acquisition
Metso Minerals has announced that it has acquired PSP Slévárna in a bid to improve its wear parts supply chain in Europe. According to Metso, the takeover of the crusher wear part manufacturer based in...
View ArticleSandvik'S neW facilitieS
Sandvik has underlined its confidence in the Asian and South American market with the opening of two new production facilities. The Shanghai Jiading Industrial Zone facility in China is the company's...
View Articlecat adds Spanish safety
Caterpillar has added a Spanish version of its safety training to its dedicated safety website - www.safety.cat.com - which offers over 200 online training modules. According to Cat, the site is...
View ArticleCase Improves Customer Care
Case has emphasised its focus on customers with the opening of a new demonstration centre near Paris, France. The new facility at Monthyon was officially opened at an event in October 2009, which was...
View ArticleanniveRSaRy celebRationS
Germany-based Haver & Boecker (H&B) has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a family open day in Münster. The mineral screening company started when H&B acquired an agricultural machinery...
View ArticleAdded protection
UK-based Rock Fall has launched its new Tomcat range of protective foot wear, which the company claims is the first to incorporate metatarsal protection to European S3 safety standards. Rock Fall has...
View ArticleSafety evolution
More strength is the main benefit promised by the latest safety helmet design launched by PPE specialist JSP. The new EN14052 Mk8 Evolution hard hat is said to offer three times the crown protection of...
View ArticleUpgrades Options
UK-based weighing, bagging and palletising specialist Chronos BTH has reported that customers are increasingly using upgrades and retrofi ts to existing equipment in a bid to overcome capital...
View ArticleBeumer promotes stretch packaging
Packaging specialist Beumer has said that its range of stretch hiding packaging systems offer state of the art pallet packaging to the building materials market. The company has said that its systems...
View ArticleApps add customer advantage
Wider use of smartphones has added a new opportunity for equipment manufacturers to assist customers and over the last few months several have launched applications to improve services. Sandvik has...
View ArticleNew website launch
Undercarriage specialist Berco has announced the launch of a new-look website, which it claims offers more usable information for visitors. The company has said that the site is designed to be more...
View ArticleNew view of training
Vista Training's new Silver Series of web-based construction equipment training programmes have been designed to give easy access to task-focused training for quarry machinery. The programmes are...
View ArticleLatin focus
Sandvik's latest Customer Day event gave customers in Latin America the chance to see the equipment in action at the Pedreira Serveng quarry near Barueri, close to São Paulo. The event followed on from...
View ArticleTrain to gain
Maintenance and service training for construction tools has been boosted by Atlas Copco through the opening of a new dedicated learning centre in Swede. The facility in Kalmar will be used for internal...
View ArticleUK expansion for new holland
New Holland has said that expansion of its UK's dealer European Plant Services' (EPS) territory will deliver better service for customers in the region. Under the deal, EPS will now offer heavy and...
View ArticleDCT adds DriBoss to range
US-based Dust Control Technology has added the DriBoss dust suppression system for use in harsh environments. The company said that in addition to the DriBoss evaporation equipment, it will also supply...
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