http://www.agg-net.com/latest-blogs/rss/Jack+Berridge en-UK http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/happy-hillhead <p>Despite the challenging economic evironment, Hillhead went off particularly well this year with most exhibitors reporting that they had enjoyed a good show.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/happy-hillhead">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/happy-hillhead#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:01:13 +0100 Jack Berridge 33266 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/ban-on-9-year-old-shovel-driver-upheld-in-queensland-court <p><p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/ban-on-9-year-old-shovel-driver-upheld-in-queensland-court">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/ban-on-9-year-old-shovel-driver-upheld-in-queensland-court#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:22:29 +0000 Jack Berridge 31492 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/in-defence-of-9-year-old-shovel-drivers <p>My post last week about the Queensland quarry owner whose 9 year old grandson had been banned from driving a Cat 980H by the local Mines Inspector caught the attention of Ken Horlor in New Zealand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/in-defence-of-9-year-old-shovel-drivers">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/in-defence-of-9-year-old-shovel-drivers#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:11:09 +0000 Jack Berridge 31110 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/the-24-hour-nvq <p><p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/the-24-hour-nvq">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/the-24-hour-nvq#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:26:41 +0000 Jack Berridge 30761 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/corporate-professional-competence <p>The Institute of Quarrying Corporate Professional Competence Scheme sounds like a bit of a mouthful, but actually its very simple.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/corporate-professional-competence">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/corporate-professional-competence#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:44:55 +0100 Jack Berridge 29087 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/tarmac-what-next <p>Recent reports of a possible merger between mining giants Anglo American and Xstrata to create a combined business worth around £40 billion will raise further question marks over the future of Tarmac</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/tarmac-what-next">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/tarmac-what-next#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:48:56 +0100 Jack Berridge 29007 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/mpa-does-industry-proud <p>The official launch of the Mineral Products Association took place at QE2 conference centre in Westminster last Thursday.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/mpa-does-industry-proud">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/mpa-does-industry-proud#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:41:55 +0100 Jack Berridge 28980 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/hanson-for-sale <p>Recent newspaper speculation has suggested that cash-strapped Heidelberg has put its Hanson UK business up for sale with a price tag of around £1 billion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/hanson-for-sale">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/hanson-for-sale#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:00:44 +0100 Jack Berridge 28964 at http://www.agg-net.com http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/market-forecasts <p>20 years ago in mid-1989 natural aggregate production had reached 300t pa and the biggest problem was perceived as how the industry was going to meet the government forecast of 400t by the end of the</p> <p><a href="http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/market-forecasts">read more</a></p> http://www.agg-net.com/blogs/market-forecasts#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:16:07 +0100 Jack Berridge 28768 at http://www.agg-net.com