Bulk Handling

Sandwell is a world leader in the design and installation of bulk handling systems for mines, ports, mills, and agricultural and industrial complexes. Sandwell-designed systems currently handle over 300 million tonnes/year of throughput. Sandwell is a world leader in the design and installation of bulk handling systems for mines, ports, mills, and agricultural and industrial complexes.

Sandwell is a world leader in the design and installation of bulk handling systems for mines, ports, mills, and agricultural and industrial complexes. Sandwell-designed systems currently handle over 300 million tonnes/year of throughput. Our engineers are:

  • Expert knowledge with all system components, including shiploaders, conveyors, belt feeders, storage/reclaim, rail and truck dumpers, crushers;
  • Internationally known for integrating bulk handling systems into mine port and marine facilities;
  • Pioneers in the development of computer simulation models for analyzing and optimizing complex systems.

Our bulk handling solutions integrate environmental, ergonomic and seismic factors from the planning stage onward. Find out more about our experience in key sectors:

  • Coal handling - Sandwell is actively involved in engineering every link in the coal chain, from mine to end-user...
  • Minerals handling - The economics of transportation is a key factor in the ultimate cost of a bulk commodity...
  • Oil sands - Sandwell has provided engineering services for oil sands projects since 1983...

Other bulk materials Phosphate, cement, wood products, grain — Sandwell's materials handling experience covers virtually every product except nuclear waste...

For further information, see:

  • Coal Mining - When the global economy is on the upturn, energy consumption increases worldwide, placing a premium on energy supplies: oil, hydroelectric, nuclear--and coal...
  • Coal Terminal Expansion - Sandwell conducted a feasibility study for the proposed expansion of P.T. Kaltim Prima Coal's export terminal in East Kalimantan, Indonesia...
  • Everyone Wins with Performance Incentive Contracts - The port facilities at Huarmey, Peru for the Antamina copper-zinc mine prove the benefits of incorporating a risk-sharing element into EPC contracts...
  • Shiploaders - Sandwell is among the world’s most experienced firms in materials handling across the waterfront...