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GROUP FAYAT highlighted its Secmair Serviroute multipurpose bitumen sprayer with a new 5m telescopic spray bar at the SMOPYC show in Zaragoza, Spain. Traditionally fitted with a 4.5m bar, the primary function of a Serviroute machine is to fix a coating layer with a layer of binder with a tack-coat layer. The unit carries 3,000-6,000litres of binder; 1,000- 6,000litres of water and 450-900litres of fuel, according to the various options and type of truck retained. According to Secmair, the machine's

Companies are coming up with innovative formwork solutions to overcome "challenging" designs for bridges. Patrick Smith reports

Work on a key link in the United Arab Emirates is benefiting from the use of equipment supplied by Sandvik Mining and Construction. The firm supplied key equipment for the Salalah bypass project, a 32km road link that will span the entire length of Salalah City as it runs from Raysut in the east, towards Ayn Razat in the west.

A new washing system being used in a South African quarrying operation has brought major productivity and efficiency improvements. Natal Portland Cement (NPC) says these have been achieved at its Sterkspuit quarry, near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal on South Africa's east coast, following the introduction of a new washing plant from CDE Global. The loss of quality fines has been eliminated during sand processing due to the use of the CDE Evowash plant, which replaced a bucket wheel de-waterer at the site. NPC is

Peab Asfalt of Sweden primarily handles major road and highway projects in the inland portion of the country, but the company was willing and able to take on a new challenge when an airport runway needed to be paved in its own backyard. The work was done in Jönköping, which has a relatively small airport but which is still crucial to the inland area of Sweden. Flights were typically rerouted during the project, with the exception of two per day in the late afternoon or evening. This enabled Peab Asfalt t

Turkish manufacturers are important trading partners in the worldwide aggregate production sector, Mike Woof reports

In Estonia, Novotrade Invest, which produces hydrocarbon resin HCR-105, has carried out research work on the material that can be used as a bitumen modifier.