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Tarmac quarry restoration brings rare raptors to Panshanger ParkA former UK sand and gravel quarry is attracting rare birds of prey as it continues to be restored to a country park and nature reserve. Guy Woodford reports. 2018 has been an outstanding year for...
In-demand recycled aggregatesRecycled aggregates are in growing demand among residential and commercial building firms and highways contractors worldwide, partly due to the value for money they offer compared to virgin...
Are environmental vehicle regulations really helping the environment?Moreton Cullimore, managing director of The Cullimore Group, a 90-year-old family run haulage and aggregates business, talks about his thoughts on the current urban regulations and the impact they...
CEMEX UK conveyor system helps reduce road trafficA new CEMEX UK conveyor system will improve the handling of water-borne building materials and support efforts to take traffic off the roads. Liam McLoughlin reports. The Port of London Authority...
Aggregate Industries making road surfacing infinitely saferAggregate Industries' Contracting Division has unveiled a new state-of-the-art automated data gathering system, which is set to make the road surfacing process infinitely safer. Guy Woodford...
Aggregate Industries moves Isle of Grain water voles to safetyThe Isle of Grain arm of Aggregate Industries, a leading British building materials supplier, recently embarked on a major water vole relocation in one of the company's biggest conservation projects...
MPA Health and Safety Conference calls for reset industry agendaA packed house of 270 delegates, representing 60 organisations, gathered at the 2017 MPA Health and Safety Conference and Awards in London, sponsored by Industrial Diagnostics Company and hosted by...
Miller UK partners with Ward & Burke Construction for operator safety videosMiller UK, the global quarrying and construction machine attachment manufacturer, has teamed up with Ward & Burke Construction Ltd., a civil engineering company, to produce a series of operator...
CEMEX UK quarry boss Frank Hogg comes to aid of at risk historic treeGuy Woodford offers two uplifting environmentally friendly tales from the UK quarrying sector. One of the largest and oldest oak trees in Britain has been spared a risky makeover by the action of...
Cat Driver Safety System is operator's fatigue-busting friendCaterpillar's Driver Safety System (DSS) is a proven success in North and South America, Australia and parts of Africa, helping mining and aggregates companies and contractors dramatically cut...