March 7, 2012
Installation of an automated monitoring system at Marmor Sezana's Lipica II Quarry in Slovenia has helped improve safety. Ensuring the safety of…
March 7, 2012
With construction levels at a 20 year low following the global recession, the Danish aggregates business looks set to return to growth. Construction…
March 7, 2012
Wearing protective equipment cannot prevent accidents but it plays a key role in reducing the severity of injuries. The ultimate aim of almost every…
March 7, 2012
Investment in crushing and screening equipment is helping to progress work on a new highway development in Oman. Road improvements currently underway…
March 7, 2012
Investment in new equipment is taken very seriously at the UK's moons hills quarry but safety has the top priority when it comes to specification.…
March 7, 2012
Competition concerns have put the brakes on the proposed Anglo American and Lafarge merger. Robert Camp looks at the issues. The decision by the UK's…
March 7, 2012
Issues with blasting forced Portugal’s Maceira Quarry to find a new primary extraction solution and now use one of the most powerful hydraulic…
March 7, 2012
More action is needed when it comes to recycling of building materials in Europe, according to the European Quality Association for recycling.…
March 7, 2012
Heidelberg cement's Bernard Mathieu talks to ABE about the need for construction materials businesses to calculate carbon footprints. Mitigation…
March 7, 2012
Synergies and a strong sense of common purpose have led to the merger of Germany's aggregates federation with its counterpart for sand and gravel, to…