Loading, Hauling & Excavation

Advances in drill rig design and automation are helping to improve efficiency of drilling operations in European quarries, but more is yet to come.…
Over 400 people converged on Volvo’s Eskilstuna demonstration area in Sweden in last week for the first joint customer event hosted by Volvo’s…
Poland-based quarry operator Dolnoslaskie Surowce Skalne (DSS) has secured a PLN110million (€28.15million) contract to supply materials to the…
UK-based Raymond Brown Minerals and Recycling has just taken delivery of two new Volvo wheeled loaders in a bid to boost its recycling productivity.…
GSM is aiming to improve delivery of aggregates in the Paris region with an order for two new 840tonne capacity barges from Poland. The Italcementi…
Since its split with Fiat, Hitachi has been widening its dealer network and is looking to be the top brand when it comes to quarrying equipment in…
New Zealand-based Loadrite has launched a suite of solutions for in quarry management. Claire Symes reports. The advent of asset management systems…
Mike Woof reflects on the development of the crawler track and its significance for the construction and extractive industries. The invention of the…
Tyre shortages have been a serious issue for quarry operators for some time and with no quick fix on the horizon, fitting of tyre protection chains…
Geophysical ground exploration techniques could give a clearer view of a prospective aggregates resource and the cost of extracting it without…