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After 12 years of sterling service, Simon Sand and Gravel Ltd’s 12 year old The combination of state of the Supplied by Finlay Plant Southern, the unit only has to run for a single day a week to meet demand. Jason Simon,
Terex Finlay 390 Hydrascreen has been replaced with a brand new Terex art quick wedge tensioning on owner of Simon Sand and Gravel Ltd, has definitely noticed a difference since the arrival of the new kit;
Finlay 684 2-Deck Screener. The new unit has been supplied in a white paint the top deck, with conveniently
finish to blend in with the surroundings. placed access holes and hydraulic “ Since the purchase of the Terex Finlay 684 I have noticed that my operation
tensioning on the bottom, ensures has run a lot more efficiently. We supply about 250 tonnes of material a day
The Jersey based, family owned firm - which was established in 1909 and is
now run by the fifth generation of the Simon family – is located on the west mesh set up and change out to the industry and that requires us to run the machine just one day a week
cost of the island in the picturesque St Ouen’s Bay. It is the only producer of times are kept to an absolute to meet demand. I’ve been working with Finlay Plant Southern since 2004
sand on the island and the screener is being used to produce three products minimum. The compact unit is and we’ve had several screeners and a crusher. I always get the right advice
for use solely in the Jersey construction industry. easily transportable and features
hydraulically folding conveyors from purchase through to aftersales and I value the knowledge and help
With two 4.3m x 1.7m inclined screen decks, the 684 screener has an which enables rapid set up and from Finlay which in turn helps me to achieve my business goals.
efficient, large capacity screening area as well as three adjustable discharge tear down times. ”
conveyors. The top deck – at 16mm – takes off oversize material, leaving a Jason is now aiming to move away from static machinery to tracked equipment and is so far impressed with his first
5-15mm pipe bedding, whilst the 1.2mm stainless steel piano wired bottom tracked unit. Thanks to the screen box size the company has to spend less time screening and have been able to turn
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deck is producing 4mm down building sand as well as plastering sand.
their focus on to other parts of the business.