It’s grim up North, the saying goes, but not if you are into recycling says south coast-based landfill operations manager for New Milton Sand and Ballast (NMSB) Darren Hazell.

Quarrying land being restored outnumbers that being prepared for excavations by more than 300hectares, according to the QPA’s latest sustainability report, so it is worth taking a look at w

Early last year SB Waste in Wolverhampton came to the conclusion that it was time to upgrade their plant to help improve material separation and give them more end products to take to marke

Weighbridge downtime can cost a quarry thousands of pounds an hour, so having an effective preventative maintenance programme in place is vital, argues Chris Thorpe, service manager for Ave

By Stuart Boulter, field projects team, Archaeological Service, Environment & Transport Dept., Suffolk County Council

By Lucy Farr, Royal Holloway University of London

By Dr Danielle Schreve, Royal Holloway University of London

By Rob Pile, David Jarvis Planning Associates

By P.A. Ellis, C.C. Leake and M. Hammond, Hafren Water

Addressing potential conflicts

By Dr Alan Thompson, head of earth sciences, and Claire Huxley, principal hydrogeologist, Capita Symonds Ltd

At a certain time each year the subject of potholed roads exercises the minds of those on news desks around the country.

At a time when ‘saving the planet’ is high on the agenda, the use of environmentally friendly alternatives as bitumen modifiers is becoming an increasingly popular option.

The bitumen market and the requirements of bitumen customers are changing, and the industry must adapt to meet its customers’ future requirements.

Increasing pressure from legislation and ‘environmental reputation’ is causing local government to look increasingly closely at environmentally friendly options for pavement construction and mainte

The quarrying industry has traditionally been a large user of energy and consequently management is constantly targeting areas of high-energy consumption, in particular asphalt and coating plants,

Sumburgh Airport in the Shetlands becomes the first UK airfield to benefit from Colas’s European airport surfacing materials

Tony Blair may have been labelled the master of spin, but in the world of water recycling it takes a centrifugal decanter to deliver spin with substance.

The growing need for water recycling in aggregates production is promoting the wider use of plate presses.

Nigel Jackson, chairman of the CBI Minerals Group, outlines the need for a strategic view of the future development of all UK mineral resources

As issues such as traffic congestion, carbon emissions and road noise become increasingly important, transporting aggregates in an environmentally friendly way remains one of the key challe

An innovation in coastal reinforcement

A new concept for delivering quality-assured ready-mixed concrete from Hymix

New integrated process control system helps Shardlow sand and gravel quarry realize its full potential. Robert Barksfield, contracts manager for Batching & Blending Systems, explains how the new system is helping to achieve operational benefits

Dull outside but brilliant indoors

New Ammann system controllers for existing production systems

Live, condition-based monitoring of critical plant and equipment

By Jon Scarrott of Lodestone Electronics Ltd

by Dr Jenni Chambers, Birmingham Archaeology, The Institute of Archeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham

by James Rose, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London

by Andy J. Howard, The Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, The University of Birmingham

A policy of replacing rather than repairing old gearboxes on conveyor drives can help quarries to cut energy bills and reduce other operating costs, says Renold Gears’ product manager, Simo

Major redevelopment scheme safeguards limestone production at North Wales site for the next 30 years

Australia launches its professional recognition programme

When The Institute introduced a CPD registration scheme on 1 January 2003, Council decreed that it should be a voluntary scheme by which the benefits of CPD would be promoted to members without thr

Barrie Miller of Scorpion Power Systems takes a look at standby power protection

A review of available solutions

Primary breaking with hydraulic hammers is not the panacea for all drill and blast problems. But, in the right application, it can be a viable economic and environmental alternative.