Aggregates Business Magazine’s Post

What fantastic pictures from Colin Turner! 📸 👀👏👏. Making her Maiden Port of Call to the Port of Great Yarmouth earlier this year, Aggregate Industries UK’s Self Unloading Bulk Carrier ‘Yeoman Bridge’ ⛴️💦 became the largest vessel to enter the Outer Harbour (LOA 249.9m & GRT 55,695 tonnes). Arriving from AI’s super quarry in Glensanda 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿loaded with 53,000 tonnes of aggregates for discharge, she was assisted by Targe Towing Ltd ASD tugs "Craigleith & Peterel" for port entry and berthing. 🌊⚓️

TRACK-ED CHANGES 👷🏻♂️👷♀️🪨⚡️🟢🇫🇮: Some of the Metso senior management team pictured by the new Lokotrack LT350C cone crusher. The LT350C and the LT400J jaw crusher are the first two units of Metso’s new Lokotrack EC Series of diesel-electric plants. They are being showcased this week at an official launch event in Tampere, Finland. The event has attracted 800 customers, dealers, employees and trade media from 65 countries. Earlier today at a media event at Tampere Exhibition & Sports Centre, Markku Simula Eeva Sipilä Heikki Metsälä Jarmo Vuorenpaa and Renaud LAPOINTE gave an overview of the Lokotrack EC Series, Metso’s Aggregates business trading, exciting new Tampere factory plans, the company’s focus on sustainability, and the lowdown on other new products including the Nordberg HP350e series crushers, the HRC8 on wheels, and Remote IC Lokotrack process control app. #innovation #crushing #dieselelectric #sustainability #finland

⚡🔌𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐒𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐋-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐄𝐂 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 Metso has introduced a new diesel-electric power line - 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐂 - into its Lokotrack range of crushers for the aggregates market. All the process functions of the new 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐂 range are electric, significantly reducing the use of hydraulic oil needed in the crushing operations. All 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐂 range units can be powered with external electricity. At its '𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡' event in Tampere, Finland, Metso launched the first two products of the new EC range. Lokotrack LT400J is a 68-ton mobile jaw crusher designed for the primary crushing of hard rock and recycled aggregates. Lokotrack LT350C is a 50-ton mobile cone crusher for secondary and tertiary crushing. To reach high capacity, LT350C is equipped with the new Nordberg HP350e cone crusher, while LT400J counts on the proven Nordberg C120 jaw crusher. Metso says both units can be seamlessly combined with each other as well as with the Lokotrack mobile screens to produce high quality aggregates. “When external electricity is available, the new electric power transmission provides high capacity with minimised operational cost and CO2 emissions. When not available, the onboard diesel gensets allow maximum independent operation time. Also, auxiliary units, such as mobile screens and stackers, can be powered from the same gensets, which will further reduce the needed power to run the complete plant,” says Jarmo Vuorenpää, director, new Lokotrack offering at Metso.

HIGHLY AT-TRACK-TIVE👷🏻♂️👷♀️🪨♻️⚡️: Our editor Guy Woodford was delighted to be invited to have a perfect view of Metso’s unveiling of its new electric-powered Lokotrack LT350C cone crusher at the Tampere Nokia Arena. A special launch night attended by 800 customers, dealers, Metso employees and trade media. Today’s programme includes live demos of the LT350C and the new LT400J jaw crusher. The Lokotrack EC Series is GO!!!! 😃🇫🇮👏👏👏👏

EASTERN PROMISE👷🏻🪨🛥️ 🇬🇧: Aggregate Industries UK has announced its first venture into East Anglia with the opening of a new, 800,000-tonne per annum capacity wharf at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth. Positioned 24 miles from Norwich, the three-acre site will enable the construction materials manufacturer to transport large volumes of aggregates from remote origins in the north-west of Scotland where its immense coastal super-quarry, Glensanda, is located. With burgeoning energy and infrastructure plans underway within East Anglia, unprecedented demand volumes for crushed granite have been forecast. Alongside utilities reinforcements, and highway upgrades, major contracts such as Sizewell C nuclear power station, the East Anglia Array, and the Norwich to Tilbury Great Grid Upgrade will require a reliable and hefty supply chain of construction materials. But with only one stockist operating in the local market historically, supply pressure has been a notable risk for this key strategic region. Now, with the launch of this new site, a sure and steady supply of granite is assured. The crushed rock imported to Great Yarmouth will support a variety of projects in the local area. For the full story, visit: https://lnkd.in/e3M3Ztw4 Lee Sleight Dragan Maksimovic James Allen Ioana Borangic, EMBA, FCIM Abby Sharpe Aron Simpson-Webb CIIC Holcim Mineral Products Association Aggregates Europe - UEPG #constructionmaterials #granite #ports #eastanglia #uk

RECYCLED AGGREGATE VICTORY♻️🪨👷♂️👷♀️🇬🇧: The amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an all-time high as producers invest in more advanced ways to turn ‘waste’ into valuable materials. That’s one of the key findings of a new report from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) – which represents firms supplying over 90% of Britain’s aggregates - showing the total volume of recycled and secondary materials reached a record 73.5 million tonnes in 2022. The data confirms that recycling rates in Britain are higher than in any other major European economy – further evidence of the industry's longstanding commitment to resource recovery and efficient reuse, in line with circular economy principles. Processing includes crushing, segregating (removing metals, plastics, etc), washing and screening, and blending to create materials that meet technical specifications. In the report 'Construction Aggregates Supply in Great Britain: Primary, Recycled and Secondary Aggregates in 2022', the MPA demonstrates that non-primary materials accounted for over 30% of the country’s total demand for aggregates (which stood at 241.8mn tonnes in 2022, the biggest flow of materials in the economy). For the full story, visit: https://lnkd.in/eFpwF8Th Aurelie Delannoy Mark Russell Jon Prichard CEng CEnv FICE FInstRE Andi Hodgson Diana Casey #recycledaggregaetes #aggregates #incineratorbottomash #uk

LIEBHERR KRANK IT UP👷👷♀️📱🇩🇪: Liebherr Group, in collaboration with Krank Technology, has launched a hosted digital platform for used construction and quarrying equipment. The new Used Equipment Marketplace is specifically tailored for selected product segments. Liebherr says the initiative is a first for a major global OEM and marks a significant advance in the disposal of used equipment, focusing on construction and material handling machines. The new online platform, underpinned by Krank technology, provides a secure and user-friendly method for disposing of the thousands of used machines that Liebherr acquires as part of its operations annually. Daniel Hecker, business development sales at Liebherr-EMtec, commented on selecting Krank as the development partner: “We were looking for an expert in creating marketplaces for used construction equipment – and Krank is the standout partner. With the launch of this marketplace, focused on our specific product segments, we provide a central platform for our global used equipment business. Customers are able to independently search our virtual marketplace for the used equipment they need, while our sales partners register and manage their listings via the platform and its associated apps. “The marketplace brings together on a single platform the entire supply and demand sides of our used equipment business,” Hecker continues. “It combines Liebherr’s strengths of personal advice and customer relationships with the much greater visibility a global digital marketplace offers.” For the full story, visit: https://lnkd.in/gyE7Cg-8 Larissa Lunitz Philipp Hirth Anja Schenk Verena Funk Dennis Herrmann Wolfgang Pfister Brian O'Sullivan #digital #offhighway #construction #quarrying #marketplace

BREAKING RECORDS 🪨🛠️👷♂️👷♀️🇮🇹: The organisers of GIC-EXPO 2024 say that this year's edition of the European concrete industry event broke records, unveiled diverse innovation, and demonstrated unwavering optimism and commitment towards sustainability, driving the sector towards a vibrant and resilient future. The GIC 2024 exhibition and conference buzzed with record-breaking participation at Piacenza Expo in Italy from 18-20th April. The event hosted 263 exhibitors, up from 234 at the previous edition in 2022, while visitor attendance soared. Over 6,000 visitors from Italy and abroad descended on the halls of Piacenza Expo for GIC 2024, compared to around 5,000 in 2022. “The growth in visitor numbers is certainly exciting, but what truly matters is the quality of interactions at the event – and we put considerable effort into ensuring that the right people attend to help exhibitors expand their businesses,” explained Fabio Potestà, director of Mediapoint & Exhibitions, the company behind GIC. "Many of our exhibitors are highly selective about the events they participate in and find that GIC's laser focus on the concrete industry makes it easier to raise awareness and make valuable connections compared to more general construction exhibitions." A survey conducted at GIC revealed that 72% of exhibitors believe specialised exhibitions such as GIC foster higher quality interactions with visitors compared to general construction events. For the full story, visit: https://lnkd.in/gyqYefEp Mapei Cams Srl PROGRESS GROUP Gefran Elettro Sigma BROKK Unacea FABIO POTESTA' Hannah Kitchener #exhibitions #italy

CHECKING IN 🪨🎥🇨🇳😮: A cracking video showcasing the Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental, a stunning underground hotel in an abandoned quarry. As Hooman Askari notes, the five-star site, also known as the Songjiang Quarry Hotel, is located just 30 miles (48 km) outside downtown Shanghai in China. It is run by the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and designed by British Architect Martin Jochman. Our editor Guy Woodford would very much like to stay there during his next trip to China, expenses account permitting! 😁 #quarry #restoration #hotel #china