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New sales director for LiuGong UK

LiuGong has announced the appointment of Harry Mellor as Sales Director for the UK. Mellor assumes the role on 1 February after six years in senior leadership positions in LiuGong across Europe. He recently served as European Product Director, where…

First 80-tonne Sany excavator delivered

Heritage Quarry Group has bought a Sany SY750H excavator, the first machine of this size that the Chinese manufacturer has sold into the UK. 

Bull Run Quarry became the first site in the aggregates industry to deploy Caterpillar’s autonomous Cat 777 trucks.

Caterpillar hauls 1m tons autonomously in aggregates industry first

Caterpillar has autonomously hauled one million tons at Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Chantilly, Virginia, US. Caterpillar says that this achievement is a first for both it and the aggregates industry and underscores the success of its autonomous haulage…

Construction market outlook 2025: UK

The UK economic outlook is limited, with real GDP growth expected to grow just 1.0% in 2025 and 1.3% in 2026. The UK Autumn Budget 2024 represents an increased risk to near-term growth.