An Irish quarry operator is maximising production of decorative Donegal Quartz with a combination of crushing and screening equipment from Sandvik and Sandvik group company Fintec.
County Donegal-based Muckish Sand & Gravel has built a formidable reputation and an equally impressive equipment fleet that comprises some six Fintec machines and a Sandvik crusher. The family firm is using this equipment combination to produce a broad range of products won from the company’s quarry at Fallay, County Donegal.
Decorative Rock
Muckish Sand & Gravel Limited was founded in 1975 by the father and uncle of present managing director, Bernard McGinley. More than three decades later, the company continues to build upon the reputation established by the founders, producing a wide range of products from the extensive reserves of Donegal Quartz at the quarry at Carnamaddy. “Although we use the bulk of our production to produce a 20 mm surfacing material for pathways, we try to make maximum use of everything we produce,” says McGinley. “To minimise waste and maximise our resource efficiency, we have established our own block making plant and have a growing demand for ‘design stone” for landscaping applications.”
McGinley reports that half of the quarry’s production is now for decorative purposes. The remainder is split 50 percent for block making, 40 percent for road stone and the remainder for general aggregates applications. “Our products now comprise the 20 mm decorative path stone, a 14 mm garden stone that is also used for concrete applications and a 25 mm product that is used in land drainage,” he continues. “In addition, we are screening seven different grades from dust to a 40 mm product, many of which are used in our own block making and readymix products.”
Fintec Fleet
Extraction takes place at the quarry using blasting techniques, each blast generating around 25,000 tonnes. Depending on the specific material requirement at any given time, the blasted rock is processed by a combination of the six Fintec machines and by a Sandvik C3 crusher. “We operate an entirely Fintec fleet because they’re able to supply and support the right machines for our varied applications,” McGinley adds. “Along with the Sandvik C3, we have a Fintec 1107 that acts as a primary crusher and a Fintec 1080 that helps us produce precisely the right product shape. In addition, we have a Fintec 640 scalping screen, a Fintec 540 three-way screen and a Fintec 570 unit that allows us to produce a variety of high quality, consistent product fractions.”
As a major Fintec fleet operator, Bernard McGinley says that he was impressed with the support Fintec provided in setting up the crushing and screening train. “Fintec invested a lot of time and effort ensuring that we had precisely the right equipment package for our very specific application,” he concludes. “The reversible jaws on the 1107 has minimised our downtime, the wide screening surface on the screens has raised our productivity levels, and the end product from the cone is of a consistently high quality. All in all, the Fintec equipment has delivered exactly what we required.”
Fintec Crushing & Screening Ltd and Extec Screens & Crushers Ltd were acquired by the Sandvik group of companies in 2007 to create one of the world’s foremost mobile crushing and screening solutions providers
Fintec in Ireland
Muckish Puts Faith in Fintec and Sandvik
An Irish quarry operator is maximising production of decorative Donegal Quartz with a combination of crushing and screening equipment from Sandvik and Sandvik group company Fintec.
County Donegal-based Muckish Sand & Gravel has built a formidable reputation and an equally impressive equipment fleet that comprises some six Fintec machines and a Sandvik crusher. The family firm is using this equipment combination to produce a broad range of products won from the company’s quarry at Fallay, County Donegal.
Decorative Rock
Muckish Sand & Gravel Limited was founded in 1975 by the father and uncle of present managing director, Bernard McGinley. More than three decades later, the company continues to build upon the reputation established by the founders, producing a wide range of products from the extensive reserves of Donegal Quartz at the quarry at Carnamaddy. “Although we use the bulk of our production to produce a 20 mm surfacing material for pathways, we try to make maximum use of everything we produce,” says McGinley. “To minimise waste and maximise our resource efficiency, we have established our own block making plant and have a growing demand for ‘design stone” for landscaping applications.”
McGinley reports that half of the quarry’s production is now for decorative purposes. The remainder is split 50 percent for block making, 40 percent for road stone and the remainder for general aggregates applications. “Our products now comprise the 20 mm decorative path stone, a 14 mm garden stone that is also used for concrete applications and a 25 mm product that is used in land drainage,” he continues. “In addition, we are screening seven different grades from dust to a 40 mm product, many of which are used in our own block making and readymix products.”
Fintec Fleet
Extraction takes place at the quarry using blasting techniques, each blast generating around 25,000 tonnes. Depending on the specific material requirement at any given time, the blasted rock is processed by a combination of the six Fintec machines and by a Sandvik C3 crusher. “We operate an entirely Fintec fleet because they’re able to supply and support the right machines for our varied applications,” McGinley adds. “Along with the Sandvik C3, we have a Fintec 1107 that acts as a primary crusher and a Fintec 1080 that helps us produce precisely the right product shape. In addition, we have a Fintec 640 scalping screen, a Fintec 540 three-way screen and a Fintec 570 unit that allows us to produce a variety of high quality, consistent product fractions.”
As a major Fintec fleet operator, Bernard McGinley says that he was impressed with the support Fintec provided in setting up the crushing and screening train. “Fintec invested a lot of time and effort ensuring that we had precisely the right equipment package for our very specific application,” he concludes. “The reversible jaws on the 1107 has minimised our downtime, the wide screening surface on the screens has raised our productivity levels, and the end product from the cone is of a consistently high quality. All in all, the Fintec equipment has delivered exactly what we required.”
Fintec Crushing & Screening Ltd and Extec Screens & Crushers Ltd were acquired by the Sandvik group of companies in 2007 to create one of the world’s foremost mobile crushing and screening solutions providers
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