April 2, 2012
Rising fuel costs and focus on lower cost per tonne production is leading to more quarries using conveyors for hauling rather than fleets of trucks.…
April 2, 2012
Operator comfort and wellbeing is high on the agenda for both construction equipment manufacturers and quarry operators, and introduction of the…
April 2, 2012
Safety is the responsibility of everyone in the supply chain from equipment producer and quarry owner down to the individual worker and their…
April 2, 2012
Caterpillar's rigid dump trucks are a well established range but their origins date back 45 years to the 32tonne 769 machine. Mike Woof looks at the…
April 2, 2012
Investment in crushing and screening equipment is helping one Irish quarry operator make the most of its decorative deposit. Demand for high quality…
April 2, 2012
With the experience of four quarrying companies behind it, Turkey's Maden Yapi is well positioned to capitalise on the country's future growth.…
April 2, 2012
For centuries production of an industrial mineral has shaped the Cornish countryside but Aggregate Industries is working to return it to its natural…
April 2, 2012
Use of slurry surfacing on Spanish runways is helping to speed up airport maintenance, while reducing use of virgin aggregates. Air traffic volumes…
April 2, 2012
The Rapid rise in concrete construction in the United Arab Emirates sultanate of Oman is driving investment in quarrying equipment as operators step…
April 2, 2012
At the end of his two year stint as president of the European Aggregates Association, Didier Audibert tells Paul Howard about what's been achieved…