Loading, Hauling & Excavation

Hauling with high-tech know-how Using state-of-the-art technology to create optimum quarry haul roads is an attractive option for aggregates processing operations looking at ways of improving their production efficiency. Guy Woodford reports Hul road specialist Proof Engineers has developed an advanced road-building program using the latest technology to design and construct haul roads that can handle high volumes of...

Loader proves a hit at Portuguese limestone quarry A Hitachi wheeled loader is helping to drive production in a market where limestone can be more profitable than marble. Liam McLoughlin reports A Portuguese limestone supplier has added a Hitachi ZW310-6 wheeled loader to its fleet to help it maintain high productivity levels at its quarry near the town of Fátima. The Filstone Natural quarry was established in 2002 by CEO Ricardo Jorge...

Chepstow Plant invests in more Bell ADTs Continuing its long-established relationship with Bell Equipment, Chepstow Plant has announced the purchase of 14 new E-series articulated haulers, increasing the contractor's substantial Bell fleet to 30 machines. Ten B30Es and four B40Es join Chepstow's hardworking task force and will be put through their paces, working for a variety of customers on critical payload management operations,...