Allight has completed its 16,000th MineSpec lighting tower at its Landsdale manufacturing facility in Western Australia, marking more than two decades of supplying mobile lighting to open-pit and underground mines globally. The diesel-powered MineSpec units are widely deployed on haul roads, waste dumps and fixed plant areas to support 24/7 operations, dust control and night-time drilling and blasting. For mine planners and contractors, the scale of this fleet signals strong aftermarket support, parts availability and standardised lighting layouts across multi-site operations.

Sandvik has appointed Thomas Vallant as President of its Ground Support division within Sandvik Mining, effective 1 August 2026. Vallant, who joined Sandvik in 2005, has over 20 years’ mining experience and most recently led the Mechanical Cutting division, which covers continuous miners and roadheaders used in hard-rock and soft-rock development. The move signals continuity between Sandvik’s mechanical cutting and rock reinforcement product lines, relevant for integrated ground support solutions in mechanised underground mines.

Sandvik Rock Processing is expanding its footprint in African mines and quarries with hydraulic rock breakers and breaker boom systems as operators push to maximise plant throughput and reduce crusher blockages. The company is leveraging factory-backed support from its South African facility, including rapid parts supply and on-site service teams, to compete against lower-cost import units that often lack spares and technical backup. For geotechnical and mining engineers, the shift suggests stronger demand for integrated rock breaking at primary crushers and tighter uptime expectations on critical comminution assets.