Terex® Trucks Work In Scottish Quarry Restoration

MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND, 19 MAY 2008 --- Dunbar Works, the only cement works in Scotland, has recently purchased two Terex® TR100 rigid trucks to assist in the restoration of quarry areas where limestone has been removed. Lafarge Cement, who owns the works, is demonstrating a commitment to continually improving its business though such sustainable development.

To reduce environmental impact, the Dunbar quarry team strips out what is needed and uses the overburden -- removed to reveal the limestone reserves -- to restore the land behind, effectively digging and reinstating at the same time. This is carried out using a ‘bridge transporter’, one of only two in the world. This method of working means that the quarry is never more than 1,400 metres long and 300 metres wide.

The Terex® trucks have been employed to move over 10,000 tonnes of limestone and overburden per day, and have currently worked one and a half thousand hours. Limestone is loaded into the truck by hydraulic shovels and then transported to a crushing system, which reduces the diameter to around 100mm. The limestone beds are worked using opencast, strip mining techniques which assist in rapid land restoration.

Alistair Hill, Plant Manager for the Dunbar quarry, said of the Terex® trucks, “We chose the TR100 model because the layout of the truck is user-friendly. The truck as a whole is reliable, simple and easy-to-use, compared to many of the other trucks we trialed, some of which had over 18 moving parts in the front axle alone. Simpler operating mechanisms and fewer parts mean our maintenance costs are lower.”

“We‘ve bought Terex before and know that availability of parts is good. It also helps to have their Motherwell factory practically on our doorstep. In fact, it was visiting the factory and seeing the machines being created from sheet metal into a 100-tonne truck that sealed the deal for us as we now have a better idea of the stringent quality procedures Terex has in place.”

Lafarge has made substantial investments in Dunbar Works in the last 25 years. A £40 million programme in the mid-1980s was followed by a £34 million upgrade in the mid-to-late-1990s to increase production capacity and efficiency, and improve safety and environmental performance. Dunbar operates an environmental management system registered under the European Union’s exacting Eco-Management and Audit Scheme to track and ensure continuous improvement in environmental performance.

On the role of Dunbar Works in the local community, recently appointed Quarry Manager, Dave Hurcombe said, “Our environmental performance has improved steadily, year on year. We are committed to sustainable development and making sure our neighbours remain a key priority.”

Contact Information
Lynsey Hanney, Marketing Executive
Tel +44 (0)1698 503051
Fax +44 (0)1698 503200
Email lynsey.hanney@terex.co.uk

About Terex
Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with 2006 net sales of $7.6 billion. Terex operates in five business segments: Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Terex Construction, Terex Cranes, Terex Materials Processing & Mining, and Terex Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other. Terex manufactures a broad range of equipment for use in various industries, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, and utility industries. Terex offers a complete line of financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment through Terex Financial Services. More information on Terex can be found at www.terex.com.

About Lafarge Cement
Lafarge Cement UK is the country’s largest cement maker, supplying around 50 percent of the market from its eight cement works and network of depots and terminals around the country. The company supplies Blue Circle brand cements to customers in bags and bulk. Lafarge’s UK cement business has capacity to produce more than six million tones of cement a year.

About Dunbar Works
Dunbar Works has capacity to make over one million tones of cement a year, principally for distribution to customers across Scotland and Northern England. Recent major projects completed with cement made at Dunbar include: Kylesku Bridge, Falkirk Wheel Shiplift and the Scottish Parliament Building.