Concrete may have been viewed in a poor light in the past, but Steve Crompton, UK technical director with CEMEX, argues that recent developments mean the material has a vital role to play i
Taking steps to protect and preserve off-road tyres will help improve safety and can increase productivity, explains Jack Dutcher, manager of off-road training and development with Bridgest
With substantial plant operating on open-plan worksites, and aggravating factors such as noise and dust, the quarry industry needs to be especially rigorous in managing the risks of reversing
Quarrying and its associated downstream activities of building products and road construction represent one of our country’s oldest, most basic and essential industries.
Many organisations have excellent procedures for examining the causes of accidents and incidents and implement appropriate risk control strategies and this is of paramount.
John Hill, marketing services manager for Parker Hannifin’s Pneumatics Division, explains how the energy consumption of pneumatic applications can be reduced considerably using the latest e
With the increasing threat of energy shortages and the major effects of global warming, instrumentation and control technology can offer some respite, in the form of energy savings and impr
Metso Minerals open state-of-the-art research and test centre, in Tampere, Finland, to help meet the increasing customer demand for improved crushing and screening
As reported in MQR last year, the data on which the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) made its claims of progress in C&D waste recycling were “not wholly accurate”, according to the autho
A crushing plant system comprising crushers, screens, conveyors and other equipment can be difficult to operate to the highest possible efficiency, but a new computer tool has been develope
Phil Burge, marketing manager at SKF, explains how the latest bearing technology is helping quarrying companies to optimize productivity and minimize costs
Environmental management and the cost of transporting raw building materials are becoming ever more important, and many bitumen suppliers are now increasingly focusing on supply chain effic