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HOMEPAGE Sand Washing & Waste Recycling Wet Processing Solutions | CDE (https://cdegroup.com)
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Sand Washing & Waste Recycling Wet Processing Solutions | CDE

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CDE is the world's number one wet processing equipment company for sand and aggregates, mining, C&D waste recycling and wastewater solutions. Learn more.

H1 PHV OPEN DAY
H2 WHAT WE DO
H2 CREATING OUR BEST WORLD A TON AT A TIME
NAV_HEADER_REPEATED_BODY_FOOTER Sand & Aggregates Washing Solutions – CDE | CDE (https://cdegroup.com/applications/sand-aggregates/)
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Sand & Aggregates Washing Solutions – CDE | CDE

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With over 30 years of delivering proven sand and aggregate washing solutions, we're helping customers maximise their wash plant performance. Learn more.

H1 Sand & Aggregates
H2 ENGINEERED FOR YOU
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Waste Recycling Solutions – C&D Waste Recycling – CDE | CDE

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Every year CDE's industry leading wet processing solutions for waste recycling help customers process over 20m tonnes of waste material. Find out more.

H1 WASTE RECYCLING
H2 ENGINEERED FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
H4 Over 230 million tonnes of recycled waste has been diverted from landfill to date…
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Experts in Sand Washing & Waste Recycling Equipment | CDE

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Since our formation in 1992, CDE has designed, manufactured, and commissioned more wet processing plants than any other company in the world. Learn more.

H1 Who Is CDE?
H2 OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.
H3 A Global Footprint
H4 We Are CDE. Engineered For You
H4 Contact our European team today to discuss your next project.
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HOMEPAGE (https://cdegroup.com) Sand Washing & Waste Recycling Wet Processing Solutions | CDE
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[H1] PHV OPEN DAY

On 9th June we'll be hosting an open day alongside our customer PHV, where you'll have the opportunity to see their 250tph C&D recycling plant in action in Lyon, France.

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[H2] WHAT WE DO

Working across five strategic regions, we are the world's leading provider of wet processing solutions with applications across a wide range of materials within the natural processing and waste recycling sectors. We have been co-creating with customers for 30 years to deliver imaginative wet processing systems with over 2,000 successful projects installed around the world. Wet processing equipment is our sole focus. No other business can match our experience and expertise in this field. As leaders, we take a fully consultative approach with a unique ‘Customer for Life’ business model aimed at developing long-term customers. This business model means we treat our customers’ emotions, time, and money as if they were our own and aim to be on hand for our customers in the long-run.  We are relentlessly innovating to ‘create our best world, a ton at a time’ and empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources laying the foundations for the circular economy. Our global headquarters are located in Northern Ireland and we have offices in the US, Australia and Austria.

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Sand & Aggregates
Creating high value from natural resources.

Waste Recycling
Creating valuable construction materials from waste.

Other Applications
Other wet processing solutions.

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[H2] CREATING OUR BEST WORLD A TON AT A TIME

Together with our customers we are diverting millions of tons of material from landfill, protecting sands in areas where natural reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets.We are minimising environmental impact. We are creating game-changing solutions. We are prioritising people and the planet.Investing in a CDE solution is about more than getting the right plant for your materials and achieving your business goals. It is about unlocking new opportunities, thinking sustainably, guaranteeing performance and maximising return on your investment.Wherever you are in the world, a dedicated CDE contact will be with you for the journey.

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A SELECTION OF OUR GLOBAL PROJECTS

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Dan Morrissey & Co.

Ireland

Tonnage
500tph

Material
Sand & Gravel

Output
Aggregates: +80mm | 20-80mm | 12-20mm | 6-12mm | 4-6mm | Sand: 0-4mm | residual fine sand

End Use

Construction Products,
Road Construction,
Decorative Stones,
Drainage Stones

CDE’s wet processing solution will support Dan Morrissey & Co. to maximise its available resources at the Ballyburn Quarry for decades to come.

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Ash Aggregates

England

Tonnage
150tph

Material
C&D Waste

Output
2 Sands | 3 Sized & 2 Oversized Aggregates

End Use

Construction Products

ASH Group extends sustainable waste management offering with investment in new CDE wash plant.

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The SRC Group

England

Tonnage
135tph

Material
C&D Waste, Excavation Waste

Output
2 Sands | 3 Sized & 1 Oversized Aggregates | Filter Cake

End Use

Concrete Blocks,
Concrete Production,
Paving Products,
Drainage Stone,
Permeable Sand

SRC invests for sustainable growth with CDE.

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SOMEVAM (Sebri Group)

Tunisia

Tonnage
200tph

Material
Sand & Gravel, Silica Sands, Sports Sands, Ultra Fines Recovery

Output
Ultrafine (30-150 microns) | Glass Sand (150-650 microns) | Coarse Sand | (650 microns-3mm) | Oversize (3mm)

End Use

Glass Production,
Silica Flour,
Ceramics,
Sports Sands,
Water Filtration Systems

State-of-the-art 200tph silica sand wash plant installed in Tunisia, producing five products ready for market straight off the belts.

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Nick Brookes Group

England

Tonnage
120tph

Material
C&D Waste

Output
2 Sands | 3 Sized & 1 Oversized Aggregates | Filter Cake

End Use

Concrete Production,
Concrete Blocks,
Pipe Bedding,
Road Sub Base,
Screened Soil,
Landfill Capping,
Canal Lining

The new washing plant was purchased to improve the handling of the construction and demolition waste material that is received at the site, which can be found just off the A51 near Nantwich.

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Eastern Readymix

Bahrain

Tonnage
150tph

Material
Sand & Gravel, Dredged Sands

Output
In-spec concrete sand

End Use

Readymix Concrete,
Asphalt,
Precast Concrete

CDE’s sand washing solution eliminates loss of fines to settling ponds and increases consistent in spec concrete sand production.

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Latest from CDE in Europe

All of our latest news & events around CDE Group.

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Event
Valencin (Lyon), France
09 Jun

PHV Open Day

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Event
Buxton, England
23 - 25 Jun

Hillhead 2026

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News
Global News
15 May 2026

PFAS: Not A Forever Problem?

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News
Global News
05 May 2026

ModaLine™ Fast-Deploy Washing System Launched

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SUB-PAGE (https://cdegroup.com/applications/sand-aggregates/) Sand & Aggregates Washing Solutions – CDE | CDE
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[H1] Sand & Aggregates

Maximising sand & aggregate resources.

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[H2] ENGINEERED FOR YOU

We are revolutionising natural materials processing to create our best world, a ton at a time. Working across five regions globally as the leading provider of wet processing solutions within the natural processing sector, we have been co-creating with customers for over 30 years to deliver collaborative, imaginative and unique processing systems with over 2,000 successful projects.  Every day, CDE engineers sustainable solutions for the sand and aggregates, industrial and specialist sands industries. Our solutions guarantee maximum recovery of valuable fines from sand and aggregate production and help meet the growing demand for industrial and specialist sands vital for glass production, sports facilities, industrial applications, and water filters. We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation. We work with them to gain a deep understanding of their objectives in order to develop the best solution for their business. This deep collaboration ensures we develop the right solution our customers’ business. We work with the largest sand & aggregate producers in the world to design and deliver wet processing plants which:Maximise equipment lifeMaximise resource yieldDeliver in-spec materials every timeCreate new markets and new revenue streams

SAND & AGGREGATES

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Sand & Gravel
Sand & Gravel

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Silica Sands
Silica Sands

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Limestone
Limestone

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Claybound Aggregates
Claybound Aggregates

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Crushed Rock
Crushed Rock

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Quarry By-Products
Quarry Waste

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Manufactured Sands
Manufactured Sands

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Sports Sands
Sports Sands

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Foundry Sands
Foundry Sands

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Dredged Sands
Dredged Sands

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Filter Sands
Filter Sands

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Ultra Fines Recovery
Ultra Fines Recovery

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Lignite Removal
Lignite Removal

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Frac Sands
Frac Sands

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Other Sand & Aggregates
Other Sand & Aggregates

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Sand & Gravel
Sand & Gravel

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Silica Sands
Silica Sands

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Limestone
Limestone

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Claybound Aggregates
Claybound Aggregates

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Crushed Rock
Crushed Rock

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Quarry By-Products
Quarry Waste

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Manufactured Sands
Manufactured Sands

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Sports Sands
Sports Sands

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Foundry Sands
Foundry Sands

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Dredged Sands
Dredged Sands

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Filter Sands
Filter Sands

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Ultra Fines Recovery
Ultra Fines Recovery

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Lignite Removal
Lignite Removal

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Frac Sands
Frac Sands

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Other Sand & Aggregates
Other Sand & Aggregates

OUR GLOBAL SAND & AGGREGATES PROJECTS

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Pehofer GmbH

Austria

Tonnage
225tph

Material
Limestone, Sand & Gravel

Output
2 Washed Sands & 5 Washed Aggregates

End Use

Readymix Concrete,
Concrete Products

Pehofer GmbH invests in a new 225tph modular gravel washing plant from CDE to reduce operational costs and increase production capability.

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Al-Jazera Concrete Company

Saudi Arabia

Tonnage
300tph

Material
Manufactured Sands, Sand & Gravel

Output
0-5mm Sand

End Use

Concrete Production

Al-Jazera Concrete Company (JCC) partnered with CDE to commission a new sand wash plant to improve the efficiency of its operation.

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MatthewS Sand & Gravel

North Carolina, USA

Tonnage
345tph

Material
Crushed Concrete, Sand & Gravel

Output
2 Sands (NCDOT 2S Concrete Sand & a Fine Sand) | 2 aggregates (oversize & ¼” stone)

End Use

Concrete Production

Matthew Sand & Gravel has eliminated loss of quality fines during their sand washing processes by introducing the M4500 modular wash plant.

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Latest from CDE in Europe

All of our latest news & events around CDE Group.

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All Events

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Event
Valencin (Lyon), France
09 Jun

PHV Open Day

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Event
Buxton, England
23 - 25 Jun

Hillhead 2026

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News
Global News
15 May 2026

PFAS: Not A Forever Problem?

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News
Global News
05 May 2026

ModaLine™ Fast-Deploy Washing System Launched

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SUB-PAGE (https://cdegroup.com/applications/waste-recycling/) Waste Recycling Solutions – C&D Waste Recycling – CDE | CDE
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[H1] WASTE RECYCLING

Creating Valuable Construction Materials From Waste.

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[H2] ENGINEERED FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

CDE is pioneering waste recycling to create our best world, a ton at a time.  As the leading provider of wet processing solutions within the waste recycling sector CDE is engineering sustainable solutions for a range of sectors such as construction & demolition waste, excavation waste, contaminated soils, road sweepings, hydro excavation waste, and trommel fines.
[H4] Over 230 million tonnes of recycled waste has been diverted from landfill to date...
Every year, CDE equipment diverts over 30 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste from landfill by transforming that waste into valuable construction materials.  The company also fights the growing problem of contaminated soil with wet processing equipment that removes organics and contaminants such as PFAS, fluoride, chrome, and arsenic, making the soil safe to reuse.  Meanwhile our advanced dewatering solutions are transforming hydro-excavation processes, dramatically reducing liquid waste disposal and operational costs while recovering marketable supplies of high-quality sand, stone, and aggregates. As well as that, our road and gully sweeping solutions divert up to 99.7% of this waste from landfill, creating sellable products.   The company’s advanced settlement, solid separation, and dewatering systems can also recover maximum organics for energy generation, minimise volumes of waste grit, and prevent downstream operational costs for utility companies – such as disposal and transportation.   Through innovative co-creation with customers, CDE’s solutions transform waste into valuable resources, laying the foundation for the circular economy.

LETS TALK ABOUT YOUR WASTE

OUR WASTE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS

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C&D Waste Recycling
C&D Waste Recycling

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Contaminated Soils Recycling
Contaminated Soils

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Crushed Concrete
Crushed Concrete

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Excavation Waste
Excavation Waste

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Hydro Excavation Waste
Hydro Excavation Waste

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Hydrocarbon Soil Remediation
Hydrocarbon Soil Remediation

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Non Hazardous Soils
Non Hazardous Soils

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PFAS Removal Solutions
PFAS Removal

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Railway Ballast
Railway Ballast

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Road Sweepings & Gully Waste
Road Sweepings & Gully Waste

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Trommel Fines Recycling
Trommel Fines Recycling

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Tunnelling & Underground Works
Tunnelling & Underground Works

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Utility Arisings
Utility Arisings

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Waste Glass Washing
Waste Glass Washing

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C&D Waste Recycling
C&D Waste Recycling

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Contaminated Soils Recycling
Contaminated Soils

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Crushed Concrete
Crushed Concrete

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Excavation Waste
Excavation Waste

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Hydro Excavation Waste
Hydro Excavation Waste

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Hydrocarbon Soil Remediation
Hydrocarbon Soil Remediation

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Non Hazardous Soils
Non Hazardous Soils

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PFAS Removal Solutions
PFAS Removal

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Railway Ballast
Railway Ballast

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Road Sweepings & Gully Waste
Road Sweepings & Gully Waste

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Trommel Fines Recycling
Trommel Fines Recycling

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Tunnelling & Underground Works
Tunnelling & Underground Works

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Utility Arisings
Utility Arisings

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Waste Glass Washing
Waste Glass Washing

OUR GLOBAL WASTE RECYCLING PROJECTS

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AF Decom

Norway

Tonnage
250tph

Material
C&D Waste

Output
0-2mm & 0-4mm recycled sand | 4-10mm & 10-20mm recycled aggregates

End Use

Concrete Production,
Shotcrete,
Asphalt,
Road Base,
Road Grit

250tph indoor C&D waste recycling plant to enable AF Decom to process recycled construction & demolition waste throughout the year.

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ReDirect Recycling

Australia

Tonnage
200tph

Material
C&D Waste, Excavation Waste, Hydro Excavation Waste, Non Hazardous Soils

Output
0-5mm Washed Sand | 5-20mm, 20-400mm & 40-800mm Washed Aggregates

End Use

Construction Products

CDE recycling solution to reDirect material from landfill to construction industry.

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William Thompson & Son

Scotland

Tonnage
120tph

Material
Excavation Waste, Non Hazardous Soils, C&D Waste

Output
2 Sands | 3 Sized & 1 Oversized Aggregates

End Use

Concrete Production,
Brick Paving,
Cable Sand,
Drainage Stone,
Pipe Bedding

This C&D recycling plant on the outskirts of Glasgow operates at a capacity of 120 tonnes per hour and includes closed circuit water treatment and recycling.

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All of our latest news & events around CDE Group.

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Event
Valencin (Lyon), France
09 Jun

PHV Open Day

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Event
Buxton, England
23 - 25 Jun

Hillhead 2026

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News
Global News
15 May 2026

PFAS: Not A Forever Problem?

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News
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SUB-PAGE (https://cdegroup.com/about/) Experts in Sand Washing & Waste Recycling Equipment | CDE
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[H1] Who Is CDE?

Since our formation in 1992, CDE has designed, manufactured, and commissioned more wet processing plants than any other company in the world.

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[H2] OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

Together with our customers we are diverting millions of tons of material from landfill, protecting sands in areas where natural reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets.We are minimising environmental impact. We are creating game-changing solutions. We are prioritising people and the planet.
[H4] We Are CDE. Engineered For You
We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy.We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator.Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

We work with customers across the world to deliver proven materials washing solutions that enable them to:

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Efficiency
Improve the efficiency of their operations

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New Markets
Open new markets for their end products

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Maximise ROI
Maximise their return on investment

Our History

Take some time to learn more about our journey to creating our best world, a ton at a time.

2024

PROven. PROficient. PROgressive.

The ProPress™ filter press is launched to the global market at Hillhead 2024. The ProPress is specifically designed for the efficient dewatering of sludge in CD&E waste recycling, quarrying and mining applications.

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2024

2023

Our new Australasian HQ is opened in Brisbane, and we grow our team in Europe by opening a second premises in Linz, Austria. We're named a Deloitte best managed company for the 15th consecutive year and the North American team promote our recycling capabilities at ConExpo 2023.

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2023

2022

CDE celebrates 30 years in business. 30 years of industry-leading proven solutions in over 100 countries across the world.

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2022

2020

The company restructures under parent company CDE Group Holdings. New appointments are made to the Board of Directors with Marc Jennings appointed as CEO. The next five-year strategic vision is defined for 2025 - to create our best world, a ton at a time.

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2020

2019

CDE takes up residence in the new, state-of-the-art headquarters in Cookstown. This new, global centre of excellence can accommodate over 400 people, including the world’s largest engineering team dedicated to wet processing technologies. We also open a new European headquarters in Graz, Austria.

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2019

2018

CDE’s global growth continues as the company opens our new North American headquarters in Cleburne, Texas and acquire a world-class manufacturing facility from Caterpillar in Monkstown, Northern Ireland. The new facility stretches over 330,000 sq feet and is well-equipped to fabricate complex equipment.

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2018

2017

CDE celebrates 25 years of helping customers get the most out of the material they process. Our team grows by over 100 people and work begins on new headquarters in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. CDE win a host of prestigious awards, including Deloitte's ‘Best Managed’ company for the 10th consecutive year.

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2017

2016

CDE extends production and assembly facility in Northern Ireland, providing a 32% increase in production capacity.

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2016

2014

CDE Global Inc. is incorporated in Cary, North Carolina as we grow our presence in the USA and Canada. We also make our debut at ConExpo in Las Vegas where the M4500 modular wash plant receives its global launch.

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2014

2013

Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, officially opens CDE’s new production and assembly facility in Cookstown. CDE represents the UK in the European Business Awards.

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2013

2011

New appointments join CDE Global’s Board of Directors and CDEnviro is established.

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2011

2010

CDE Ireland Ltd changes its name to CDE Global to reflect the increasingly international nature of the business.

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2010

2008

Work finishes on a new production, assembly and quality control facility at our global headquarters in Cookstown, Northern Ireland.

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2008

2006

CDE wins the contract to build the world's largest sand washing plant for QPMC in Qatar.

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2006

2000

The CDE team continues to grow and the company goes from strength to strength as CDE Ireland Ltd is established.

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2000

1992

Convery Design Engineering (CDE) is founded by Chairman, Tony Convery, who had a vision to optimise the world's resources.

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1992

[H3] A Global Footprint
CDE operates across five strategic markets with dedicated teams in each market on hand to deliver proven solutions and aftersales support for our customers.Our headquarters in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, is home to the world’s largest campus dedicated to the wet processing industry. All our equipment is pre-wired, assembled and factory tested in our manufacturing facilities in Cookstown and Monkstown, Northern Ireland.  This ensures a faster setup when we arrive on site, so that you are processing material as soon as possible and realising a quicker return on your investment.Alongside our global HQ, we have offices in the USA to serve our customers in North America; Austria to serve the European market; Australia to serve the Australasian market; UAE to serve the Middle East & African markets, and Brazil, to serve the Latin America market.

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[H1] CDE in Europe

Your CDE team in Europe is led by our Head of Business Development for the region, Eunan Kelly, who has a wealth of industry experience and is leading a growing team in the region.Our European HQ is in Eberstalzell, Austria, where our business development team is supported by a team of project managers, after-sales and support, technical engineers, and our dedicated installation and commissioning engineers. The CDE Europe GmbH team is backed by the wider CDE team in our Northern Ireland HQ, including our vastly experienced engineering and R&D teams.We have a vast footprint of wet processing projects across Europe, including some of the world’s largest and most innovative waste recycling processing plants. This includes the worlds largest C&D waste recycling wash plant in Norway. As well as installing projects across Scandinavia, we have a strong footprint of CDE wash plants in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Poland, along with installations in many other European countries.
[H4] Contact our European team today to discuss your next project.

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Our global innovations & recognition.

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We strive to make a difference in our local communities.

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S.A. André Boureau

France

Tonnage
100tph

Material
Crushed Rock, Limestone, Manufactured Sands, Sand & Gravel

Output
0-4mm Sand | 0-4mm Man Sand | 4-8mm and 8-20mm Grit

End Use

Construction Products

A CDE washing plant in France successfully produces high-quality commercial products at a rate of 100 tph while recycling 90% of the water used in the plant.

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Repurpose It

Australia

Tonnage
150tph

Material
C&D Waste, Excavation Waste, Non Hazardous Soils

Output
2 Sands | 4 Aggregates

End Use

Construction Products

CDE delivers first construction, demolition and excavation waste washing plant of its kind in Australia.

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Creagh Concrete

Northern Ireland

Tonnage
150tph

Material
Sand & Gravel, Claybound Aggregates, Limestone, Crushed Rock

Output
Washed Sand & Aggregates

End Use

Concrete Blocks,
Readymix Concrete,
Construction Products

An upgrade of the existing washing plant at Draperstown Quarry has released four million tonnes of material and extended the life of the quarry by ten years.

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All of our latest news & events around CDE Group.

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Event
Valencin (Lyon), France
09 Jun

PHV Open Day

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Event
Buxton, England
23 - 25 Jun

Hillhead 2026

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News
Global News
15 May 2026

PFAS: Not A Forever Problem?

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News
Global News
05 May 2026

ModaLine™ Fast-Deploy Washing System Launched

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🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre flag (Trust & Proof)
1Review mentions (all pages)
4External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 0 1
/applications/sand-aggregates/ 0 1
/applications/waste-recycling/ 0 1
/about/ 1 1
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps (Identity & Authority)
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "CDE",
    "url": "https://www.cdegroup.com",
    "logo": "https://www.cdegroup.com/getmedia/4d29a3aa-4c7f-44b3-8168-3bb16fb6f373/cde-245x91.png?width=245&height=91&ext=.png",
    "sameAs": [
        "https://twitter.com/cdegroup",
        "https://facebook.com/cdegroup",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cde-group",
        "https://youtube.com/CDEIrelandtv",
        "https://www.instagram.com/cdegroup_",
        "https://www.tiktok.com/@cde_group"
    ]
}
/applications/sand-aggregates/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org/",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.cdegroup.com/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Applications",
            "item": "https://www.cdegroup.com/applications"
        }
    ]
}
/applications/waste-recycling/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org/",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.cdegroup.com/"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "name": "Applications",
            "item": "https://www.cdegroup.com/applications"
        }
    ]
}
/about/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org/",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
        {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "name": "Home",
            "item": "https://www.cdegroup.com/"
        }
    ]
}

Your Diagnosis

Before revealing the machine’s verdict, predict the BS score for each signal. Higher = more BS (more fluff, less verifiable substance). Drag each slider, then submit to compare your judgment against the engine.

Information Density 0 / 30
Read the Narrative & headings: do hard facts (prices, dates, numbers) outweigh fluff power-words?
Semantic Coherence 0 / 20
Compare the homepage promise against the sub-page reality. Do they hold the same line?
Trust & Proof 0 / 20
Weigh review mentions against actual external proof links. Claims without verification = theatre.
Commodity Fingerprint 0 / 15
Check headings & narrative against the industry clichés in the setup above.
Identity & Authority 0 / 15
Inspect the schema: is there real Organization/Person identity with sameAs links, or gaps?
Your predicted BS score 0 / 100
💡 Stuck? Reveal the heuristic lens — how the deterministic page-auditor reads each signal (no AI, pure pattern rules)

These are the structural rules a local, deterministic auditor applies — the same lens you can use to judge each signal. They describe what to look for, not this company’s result.

Information Density

Classify each sentence as substantive or hollow. Grounding markers — numbers, currencies, dates, technical units, named entities — outweigh marketing adjectives. When fluff sits right next to hard evidence, the fluff is forgiven.

Semantic Alignment

Pull the main entities out of the H1, then check whether they actually recur through the body. A page that announces one thing and then talks about another drifts. Headings with no real sentences underneath read as pseudo-substance.

Trust & Proof

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Commodity Fingerprint

Look at how much sentence length varies. Natural writing varies its rhythm; templated or mass-produced copy is statistically uniform. Very low variation reads as commodity content — unless unique named entities break the pattern.

Identity & Authority

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Want to apply this lens yourself? The free BS Indicator Chrome extension runs these heuristic checks live on any page. Bear in mind it is a single-page, deterministic tool — it relies only on pattern rules for the page in front of it and does not perform the cross-page semantic correlation this audit uses, so its readout is a starting lens, not the full verdict.

B
BS Level
Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering
39.4 Avg BS

Based on 2033 businesses audited.

BS Detector

Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering BS: CDE Group (cdegroup.com)

https://cdegroup.com 📍 Industry: Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering
22 BS / 100

CDE Group is a masterclass in backing up industrial scale with granular proof. While they lean into a few ‘sustainable’ power-word tropes, their reliance on case-study-led navigation renders the BS score negligible. This is a substance-first site that treats its technical specifications as its primary marketing asset.

Info Density Power-words vs. Substance ratio.
12
40% BS
Semantic Coherence Homepage promise vs. Sub-page reality.
0
0% BS
Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
3
15% BS
Commodity Fingerprint Detection of industry clichés/templates.
7
47% BS
Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
0
0% BS

Eliminate the ‘Engineered For You’ H2 tags and replace them with specific equipment-series names to further reduce commodity markers. Audit the ‘Creating our best world’ repetition to ensure the body text immediately following it contains a different unique metric on each page. Add Person schema to the Executive Team section to link Marc Jennings and Tony Convery to their industry credentials. Provide a direct download for ISO certification numbers on the ‘Innovation & Recognition’ block to preemptively clear the ‘Red Flag’ for missing cert data.

The content perfectly aligns with Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering, specifically the wet processing and mineral washing niche. Technical tonnage (tph) and material specifications (0-4mm sand, silica sands) confirm the business model.

“The score of 22 is primarily driven by Pillar 4 (Commodity Fingerprint) due to the use of cross-industry fluff like 'world-class' and Pillar 1 (Information Density) for repetitive ESG slogans. All other pillars are near-zero, reflecting a highly credible, evidence-based digital presence. The temporal alignment with current 2026 data shows exceptional site maintenance.”

Verified Analysis Date: May 28, 2026 © 1EuroSEO Independent Evaluator — Non-Sponsored Result
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