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MHEA Excellence Awards are ‘a significant endorsement’

The entry deadline for the second MHEA Excellence Awards is just over five weeks away and the organisers are reminding all companies and individuals to enter. Categories are: Innovation Award, Apprentice of the Year, Project of the Year and Supplier of the Year and entries can be made online or via a downloadable entry pack. Deadline for entries is 31st July 2017. Last year’s winner of Project of the Year was Midland Quarry Products Ltd (MQP), for uplifting and relocating…

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Providing a forum for the bulk materials industry

With just four months to go until BULKEX17: BULK HANDLING TODAY AND TOMORROW, James Bullock of the MHEA Executive Committee shares his views on why BUKLEX is a key industry event: “Our objective with BULKEX is to help the industry, help energise it and create a buzz by establishing a forum for sharing ideas, sharing best practice and knowledge, and stimulating debate. “I believe BULKEX is one of the most important things the MHEA does, providing a platform where we…

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BULKEX SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

BULKEX is attracting a high-profile list of speakers on a range of current issues, MHEA announced today. The first few speakers for the 2017 conference, Bulk Handling Today and Tomorrow, are set to fill the seminar rooms to capacity with their topical and technical presentations. The following speakers have been confirmed (more to be announced shortly): Darryn Quayle, Mining Engineer and Specialist, UKTI – Doing business in Chile: benefits, opportunities and free trade agreements Matt Drew, Managing Director, Saxlund International…

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ATEX Explosions becomes BULKEX headline sponsor

The Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) has announced a headline sponsor for its two day BULKEX conference - ATEX Explosion Hazards. The premier Bulk Materials Handling event is being held at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham on 18 and 19 October and attracts delegates from across the sector and from associated industries such as ports, steel, transport, energy, quarrying and mining. A member of the MHEA, ATEX Explosion Hazards provides a range of safety services to the process industry ensuring compliance with…

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Member site visit to Glensanda Quarry, 10 May 2017

Places for our first site visit in 2017 were in much demand and on 10th May 21 MHEA members arrived at Glensanda Quarry in Oban, Scotland, courtesy of Aggregates Industries. It is the largest granite quarry in Europe, only accessible by boat - everything used at the site has to be transferred by barge as there is no road access. This trip was hosted by David Lamb, Assistant Quarry Operations Manager, Simon Turk, Logistics Director and Ian Henry the Harbourmaster/Ship…

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Watchdog™ Super Elite – Bucket Elevator or Conveyor Monitoring System

Leeds, UK - 4B Braime Components Ltd., a worldwide manufacturer of material handling and electronic components, has just released the all new fourth generation Watchdog™ control unit for monitoring bucket elevators and conveyors. The Watchdog™ Super Elite (WDC4) is easy to install and simple to set-up. The system processes signals from up to 15 sensors for belt speed, belt misalignment, continuous bearing temperature, pulley misalignment and plug conditions on bucket elevators or conveyors.  When an alarm condition is detected the…

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VORTEX LOADING SPOUTS GAIN ATEX CERTIFICATION IN EUROPE

DARLINGTON, UK – Vortex, a solids and bulk handling components company, announces its Loading Solutions product line has gained Zone 20 (internal) and Zone 21 (external) ATEX certification in the European Union. Because ATEX certification is required for equipment sold through the European Union (EU), this certification allows Vortex to broaden its international reach and enter an established European market for loading spouts. As Zone 20 and Zone 21 are the highest ATEX ratings that can be achieved, Vortex Loading…

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Siemens helps FCC Environment produce more energy from waste

Significant energy savings made at Allington waste-to-energy plant are helping FCC achieve BS 50001 certification Use of Siemens IDS technology optimises energy, CO2 and emissions efficiency FCC Environment’s Allington Quarry site near Maidstone has been operational as an Energy-from-Waste (EfW) integrated waste management facility since 2008.  Under FCC subsidiary Kent Enviropower it takes general waste otherwise destined for landfill and burns it to create steam to generate useful electricity for nearby homes and businesses. FCC was looking for ways of…

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CHOPS registration opens

Registration opens on 5 June 2017 for the 2018 Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids. The 9th international conference will be held at the University of Greenwich in London on 10-14 November. For more details, download the leaflet.

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BULKEX EXHIBITOR LIST SHAPING UP WITH MORE THAN A THIRD OF STANDS ALREADY TAKEN

Within just a few weeks of release, more than 35% of stands at BULKEX17 have been sold to companies keen to showcase their products or services at the popular event. BULKEX17 – the annual conference of the Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) – is now in its third year and will include more than 50 table top stands supporting the two-day conference and awards dinner. Among the line-up of exhibitors are: DMN Westinghouse, ProSpare, Mucon, Rulmeca and Nord Gear. Roy…

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