Materials

Slovenian contractor CP Ptuj has put a Rubble Master RM MSC5700M tracked mobile post-screen to work beside an RM 100GO! impact crusher for efficient production. CP Ptuj has been using the RM 100GO! impact crusher together with a mesh deck screen and pivoting refeeding belt in one of the company’s quarries near Maribor since 2016. "The impact crusher now has 1,500 operating hours on the clock," said Martin Turk, managing director of CP Ptuj. This crusher, deck screen and refeeding belt combination crushes

An attachment from Finnish firm ALLU is proving itself in Brazilian extraction operations Máquina Solo is the ALLU distributor for its Transformer and Processor ranges of equipment throughout Brazil. As the Transformer is essentially designed to fit an excavator or loading shovel, this has made the equipment ideal for large scale surface extraction operations, where transportability and productivity are essential requirements of material handling equipment.

The major Pacific Highway upgrade in New South Wales is one of the largest road infrastructure projects undertaken in Australia. Connecting Sydney and Brisbane, the Pacific Highway is being upgraded to provide a four-lane divided road from Hexham to Queensland. The work commenced in 1996 and is scheduled for completion in 2020, with approximately 75%, a staggering 493km, of the work having already been completed.

A clear polymer-modified binder (PMB) combined with carefully selected aggregates has helped restore an ageing promenade in Morecambe, a popular seaside resort on the West coast of Northern England. As part of a £10 million project to upgrade the seawall in the town, Lancaster City Council procured a new promenade as the existing one had suffered from longitudinal cracking. Given Morecambe’s important tourist industry, aesthetics – as well as longevity – were an important consideration. Contractor VBA work