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DEUTZ reports 20 percent increase in sales
DEUTZ has reported a period of consistent growth over the past 12 months. On the back of strong demand, particularly in the compact engines sector, new orders in 2007 saw a year on year increase of 22.2 per cent. Unit sales climbed to 285, 861 engines, a rise of 20.8 per cent, with Group revenue increased by 28.8 per cent to EUR 1.524.2 billion - driven primarily by international business growth. Overall nett income was also significantly boos... [more]
Caterpillar opens new assembly line of underground mining loaders in Brazil
Caterpillar has opened a new assembly line of underground mining loaders in Brazil. In response to the continuing strong demand for mining equipment, Cat now is manufacturing the R1600G LHD in the long established Caterpillar facility in São Paulo State. The new line establishes a second source for Cat® LHDs, which previously have been manufactured solely in Tasmania, Australia. The R1600G is one of five models of Caterpillar® underground load... [more]
Stonegrave Aggregates purchases Volvo L150F loading shovel for Aycliffe Quarry
Stonegrave Aggregates Ltd, a division of the John Wade Group of companies, has taken delivery of its first Volvo L150F loading shovel for rehandling duties at its Aycliffe Quarry located near Darlington Co. Durham. When it came to replace one of the resident competitive loading shovels, it was third party references and a desire to change to an alternative marque of machine that prompted Operations Manager Bruce Whitley to choose the 4.2m³ sh... [more]
Volvo excavator for Bishop Middleham Quarry
Thompson’s of Prudhoe, Northumberland has purchased its first Volvo excavator which takes charge of prime extraction duties at the company’s Bishop Middleham Quarry located in Co. Durham. Whilst Thompson’s of Prudhoe are not strangers to Volvo Construction Equipment products, having operated articulated haulers for many years, the purchase of a Volvo thirty six tonne EC360CL is a new departure for the company. Bought purely on the machine spec... [more]
JCB expands tracked excavator range
JCB has added three new machines ranging from 29 tonnes to 52 tonnes to its JS tracked excavator range. The 29-tonne JS290, 36-tonne JS360 and 52-tonne JS520 will all be shown in Las Vegas at Conexpo 2008. The JS290 will bridge the gap between the JS260 and JS330 in the existing line-up and the JS360 will fill the opening between the JS330 and the JS460. The JS520 will be shown at Conexpo as a concept machine. It would become the largest mach... [more]
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Susihon kon wa bay tulubagon ang JLR sa flash flood sa Naga
PADAYON nga susihon sa Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 ang posible nga tulobagon sa JLR Construction and Aggregates Inc. (JLRCAI) sa pagsuyla sa sapa sa barangay Cogon, dakbayan sa read more
MGB recommends putting up of signs, drainage systems
THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau 7 has recommended the installation of signs in hazardous areas and appropriate drainage systems in the City of Naga. read more
Midwest is the Only Dust-Control and Soil Stabilization Company to Make Inc's List of the Top Privately-Owned ...
For the third time in the last four years, Midwest has earned a position on the Inc 5000 annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
Teen drowns in Cebu flash flood
CEBU CITY -- A flash flood in the mountain barangay of Cogon, Naga swept away three young siblings and their grandmother last Sunday afternoon. read more
Mines bureau to check what caused landslide
A CITY of Naga engineering team will inspect the river in Cogon, an upland barangay, where a teenager drowned in a flash flood Sunday afternoon. read more
Bulacan to lift quarry suspension
The provincial government has ordered the lifting tomorrow of a suspension on quarry and mining operations but would investigate admissions made by operators that they may have participated in graft which caused local quarry taxes to ebb.
Research and Markets: Granite Quarry in Nigeria: The Business Plan
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ac957/granite_quarry_in) has announced the addition of the "Granite Quarry in Nigeria: The Business Plan" report to their offering. The ever increasing deficit in housing supply in Nigeria is estimated at over sixteen million {16,000,000} units and the need for the provision of ...
Second rock quarry plan under way
Environmental report will be released to public in November
Erdene Provides Project Updates and Second Quarter Financial Results
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2010) - Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company") (TSX:ERD) today provided an update on its principal projects in conjunction with the release of its second quarter 2010 financial results. 2010 Second Quarter Highlights
Erdene Provides Project Updates and Second Quarter Financial Results
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - 08/12/10) - Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company") (TSX: ERD - News ) today provided an update on its principal projects in conjunction with the release of its second quarter 2010 financial results. 2010 Second Quarter Highlights -- Xstrata Coal continues to advance the Donkin Coal Project with on-going pre-feasibility level engineering and ...
