Terex Pegson Limited is a UK manufacturer of mobile crushing machines, and is part of the

Terex Terex Corporation is an American worldwide manufacturer of lifting and material-handling plant for a variety of industries including construction, infrastructure, quarrying, recycling, energy, mining, shipping, transportation, refining and ut ...

Corporation. Pegson is headquartered in the town of

Coalville Coalville is an industrial town in the district of North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England, with a population at the 2011 census of 34,575. It lies on the A511 trunk road between Leicester and Burton upon Tr ...

of Leicestershire County,

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, with a distribution center for North America in

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. Terex Pegson's crushing machines are predominantly used in aggregates extraction and material processing. Pegson also produces machines and equipment for the

recycling Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the p ...

, demolition and reclamation industries. The company has produced specialized crushing equipment to allow effective reclamation of building materials for over 40 years; in 1959, Terex Pegson equipment was crushing and processing recyclable materials for use in the construction of the Mauvoisin Dam high in the Swiss Alps. Terex Pegson was founded in 1830 as Samuel Pegg and Son. It was merged with Brown Lennox in 1996 after being purchased by the Irish screening company, Powerscreen. Powerscreen was acquired by the Terex Corporation in 1999. Terex Pegson was awarded a

Queen's Award for Enterprise The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest ...

in 2005, repeating its success of 2002. A remarkable 80% growth in exports over the last three years is the main reason for the 2005 award. Production will be moved to Northern Ireland during 2009 with the loss of over 200 jobs. Production restarted in the Coalville site manufacturing the larger machines in 2012 to increase the overall manufacturing of the Group. Terex Pegson machines are now branded Powerscreen and are support by the Terex Materials Processing Aftermarket department.

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