March 27, 2012
Not all water protection schemes involve protecting the environment from quarrying activity - at Cemex's Attenborough Lakes it was the other way…
March 27, 2012
Pressure on water supply and lack of space on site means filter presses are becoming ever more common in European quarries. Water is a difficult…
March 26, 2012
Europe is starting to look closer to home for essential raw materials as globalisation creates fierce competition for non-energy commodities. Robert…
March 26, 2012
The European Aggregates Association reviews progress on improving access to raw materials. Lack of accessibility to raw material resources has become…
March 26, 2012
The newly formed Bulgarian Association of Producers of Inert Materials looks set to become the latest member of the European Aggregates Association.…
March 26, 2012
Volvo is reorganising its business to focus on customer segments rather than product lines. Claire Symes spoke to David Nus, the man charged with…
March 26, 2012
Caterpillar has restructured to focus on customer segments. Claire Symes spoke to industry region manager John Calder to find out what this means for…
March 26, 2012
Reaching the end of reserves in a family-owned quarry operation is normally a time to wind down, but swiss-based Carriers De Lessus has found new…
March 26, 2012
Aggregates are more a way of life than just a career for Nigel Jackson. Claire Symes met him to talk about his role as chairman of the UK's CBI…
March 26, 2012
The wheeled loader has become a key tool for the quarry sector, whether for loading haul trucks or in-pit crushers and for stocking duties. Mike Woof…