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Hillhead attendance up for 2014 show
Organizers of the Hillhead quarry exhibition say more than 17,559 attended this year’s event, which was held June 24-26 at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, England. Event director Jack Berridge said attendance was up from last year’s figures, exhibitor… Keep Reading
MSHA sues to allow inspectors into mine
The Associated Press reports that a sand and gravel mine in Jamestown, N.D., would not let MSHA inspectors enter the mine on three occasions to investigate complaints about safety. As a result, the U.S. Dept. of Labor filed a lawsuit… Keep Reading
Road Choice Truck Parts adds products, boosts distribution
Road Choice Truck Parts, a private label all-makes parts brand, extended its distribution in North America to more than 100 authorized retail locations and added five product categories. The new products include alternators/starters, brake drums, clutches, windshields and wiper blades.… Keep Reading
Case takes tour to Texas to promote infrastructure investment need
Case Construction Equipment partnered with the Texas Good Roads and Transportation Association and ASCO Equipment to bring its Dire States initiative to Texas in support of Proposition 1, the Texas Transportation Funding Amendment. The amendment, which would direct an estimated… Keep Reading
Lafarge, Holcim moving closer to massive merger
Lafarge and Holcim took additional steps toward their planned merger, LafargeHolcim. A divestment committee the companies set up drew up a list of proposed asset disposals in anticipation of potential competition authorities' requirements. The two companies propose to divest a… Keep Reading
Schwarz named Johnson Crushers president
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens named Jeff Schwarz president of Johnson Crushers International, the company's Oregon manufacturing facility. Schwarz is responsible for setting and achieving objectives for the manufacturing facility. According to a press release, Schwarz previously served as general… Keep Reading
Nye, Martin Marietta look ahead as top-ranked producer
The completion of Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s acquisiton of Texas Industries Inc. means Martin Marietta is now the largest aggregate-producing company in the United States. The combination of Martin Marietta, which ranks second on Pit & Quarry's MegaProducers 2014 list,… Keep Reading
Loading and hauling focus of NSSGA webinar
NSSGA’s monthly webinar series tackles loading and hauling in July. "Development and Application of a Remote Control 988 Loader" will feature Luck Stone's remote-controlled wheel loader in the AGG1 webinar scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST July 15. Those in the… Keep Reading
Mellott launches CrushersPlus business unit
Mellott Co. launched a new business unit that offers new, rebuilt, or factory re-certified equipment in addition to a range of services. CrushersPlus features a website, crushers-plus.com, that lets customers search for the equipment they are looking for. It includes… Keep Reading
