March 9, 2012
While ancillary equipment such as graders, bowsers and dust control equipment might not be the bread and butter of a quarry business, such kit has a…
March 8, 2012
There is no doubt that 2009 was a difficult year for the aggregates industry and the first of the full year reports seem to suggest business was down…
March 8, 2012
Almost three years ago permission was granted for a huge extension to an existing quarry in a rural area. It would produce 30million tonnes and…
March 8, 2012
Caterpillar displayed the Twenty dozer for the first time in 1927 and this year the machine was featured again at its Conexpo stand to demonstrate…
March 8, 2012
Meeting site logistics while satisfying demands for high quality concrete products can be a complex task. ABE reports on Cemex work to supply…
March 8, 2012
Europe is starting to look closer to home for essential raw materials as globalisation creates fierce competition for non-energy commodities. Robert…
March 8, 2012
Legislative and social pressure is increasing the demand for quantified monitoring of dust and respirable particulates as ABE discovered. Local and…
March 8, 2012
Europe's top performing sustainable aggregates companies gathered in Munich in May for the presentation of the UEPG Sustainable Development Awards.…
March 8, 2012
The challenging economy is leading to changes in priorities when buying or renting crushing and screening equipment, finds Lisa Russell. The…
March 8, 2012
An innovative transport system is used at a limestone quarry to move heavy equipment around. ABE reports. Scandinavia’s largest limestone quarry is…