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Sandvik Mining, Schenck Process enter partnership
Sandvik Mining and Schenck Process signed a global partnership agreement, which will provide increased crushing circuit productivity for Schenck Process double- and single-deck banana screens and Sandvik cone crushers. According to the companies, this cooperation will provide them with an… Keep Reading
NSSGA honors industry advocates with Grassroots Awards
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) recognized a number of industry aggregates advocates for their efforts to educate lawmakers on the value of the industry and legislation that can benefit operations around the country. NSSGA honored Ben Brock… Keep Reading
Major Wire Industries names new president, CEO
Major Wire Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haver & Boecker, appointed Alain Durand as its new president and CEO. The company's previous CEO, Jean Leblond, retired after 26 years as owner of the company. Durand has more than 20… Keep Reading
Trimble releases updated monitoring software
Trimble released the latest version of its Trimble 4D Control monitoring software, version 4.5, that supports the IBIS-FM radar device, which is manufactured by the GeoRadar Division of Ingegneria Dei Sistemi. According to the company, the IBIS-FM radar device continuously… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco surface drill designed to optimize efficiency
Atlas Copco’s SmartROC D60 surface drill was designed to increase productivity and consistency. According to the company, the SmartROC D60 drills accurate quarry, construction and surface mining blastholes from 4 1/2 to 7 in. in diameter. The SmartROC D60 is… Keep Reading
Caterpillar to withdraw from vocational truck market
Caterpillar will discontinue production of its on-highway vocational trucks. Cat chose to discontinue production because of the current business climate in that market, the company reports. Cat launched its first vocational truck in the North American market in 2011, and… Keep Reading
Government agencies expand definition of ‘critical habitat’
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and National Marine Fisheries Service expanded the definition of "critical habitat" from “an area occupied by species at the time it is listed” to include areas that a species may occupy in the future… Keep Reading
Summit to acquire Boxley Materials
Summit Materials Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boxley Materials Co., a vertically integrated construction materials company founded in 1892 and based near Roanoke, Va. The transaction is expected to close in mid-March, pending expiration of the standard regulatory… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta acquires two Colorado-based companies
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. acquired two Colorado-based companies, growing its workforce by about 400 people, strengthening its long-term position in the state's southern market and complementing its presence in the metro Denver area. The larger of the two acquisitions, Colorado… Keep Reading
