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A look at the end use of quarried products

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Reusing resources

With the need to recycle high on the agenda, finding effective techniques to reuse concrete demolition waste has never been more important .. Read more..

Maximising returns

Many quarries have significantly more overburden than can readily be used for landscaping or for restoration purposes. But stockpiling material on site can block access to reserves.. Read more..

Time and tide

Coastal defence work is a race against the changing tides, requiring heavyweight engineering answers and on-site technical support, as well as high quality materials.. Read more..

By-product benefits

Growing environmental awareness and lack of new landfill space means that materials that were once considered waste are now being looked at in a new light..... Read more..

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya form the United Arab Maghréb and the countries will soon be joined together by something more physical than their name. Work is currently underway to constr.. Read more..

Ready for takeoff

Introduction of better performing and more cost effective asphalt materials is gathering momentum in UK airport surfacing - and building a bank of invaluable knowledge within Colas. Jon Masters re.. Read more..

Communicating down the chain

Transferring technicaland environmental knowledge about concrete to the contractor, client and specifier is an important task for the sector, according to the BRMCA'S Martin Hardwick.. Read more..

Recycled benefits

Asphalt and concrete road recycling is on the increase, with rising oil prices making the process more economically viable, writes Alan Peterson.. Read more..

Added protection

Construction of a new cancer centre in Germany has called for concrete not only to provide structural support but also protection against radiation.. Read more..

Precision performance

Advances in precast concrete element design is helping to improve environmental performance, deliver complex designs and speed up work on site.. Read more..