Dave Fitzpatrick, managing director of Cheshire Pump Company Ltd, offers some valuable insights into pumps, pumped systems and fluids

Construction machinery show debuts at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground

4B Braime Elevator Components outline how Hazardmon.com, their secure cloud-based solution, is designed to revolutionize the site monitoring and maintenance of conveyors and elevators

CDE assess custom-build CRM systems against off-the-shelf systems

Siemens explain how their new Plant Cloud Services platform will help drive forward the digitization of industrial control

Total Bitumen discuss how warm-mix asphalts incorporating cross-linked polymer-modified bitumen can reduce risks in an asset-management culture

Eminox look at the implications of Stage V emission standard on quarry plant and equipment

Brevini highlight the technical challenges of designing gearboxes and offer some guidance on selecting the right gearbox for the job

Biodiversity-led mineral site restoration can provide added benefits for people and the natural environment: Nature After Minerals’ Carolyn Jewell reports on the extra ‘services’ that a site’s ecosystems can provide, when restored for nature

Across the UK, Lafarge Tarmac have developed a unique approach to the restoration and rehabilitation of quarries. At Sandy Heath in Bedfordshire, the company has collaborated with a number of partners to restore the land and create a space that can be enjoyed by both locals and visitors

Jonathan Reynolds of SLR explains why former minerals sites should be regarded as part of the solution to the current housing crisis

With storm events increasing in frequency and intensity, a well-designed, well-maintained water-treatment system can ensure a compliant discharge and improve the environmental performance of a quarry

John Bruce from Portsmouth University and Geoffrey Walton, managing director of DustScan Ltd, set out options for assessing the levels of dust and the likelihood of nuisance from dust coming from quarry operations, so as to meet the requirements of planners and regulators

As the biennial construction equipment exhibition returns, QM takes a look at some of the companies exhibiting new products, equipment and services at the show

Metso in-pit crushing system increases site safety and efficiency at Marocca Costruzioni’s Fosso della Foresta limestone quarry

An examination of quarry surveying techniques and technologies – past, present and future, highlighting some of the global challenges

The beneficial impacts of modern point-cloud survey techniques on geotechnical assessments are brought into focus using a series of quarry case studies

Accurate structural data collection for use in quarry slope design

The UK market is next in line for a technological innovation that is set to change the quarrying site workflow forever

Changing attitudes, improving performance and giving people the motivation to achieve more

Cost and productivity optimization for Boral through effective blast planning and scheduling by Orica

JCB launch complete QS generator range plus world’s first intelligent hybrid generator and new secondary hybrid power solution

Indoogoo set to launch the world’s first social auction site for heavy construction plant and equipment

Institute of Quarrying’s Derbyshire branch and the HSE host third annual Safety Conference

Sean Donaghy, national sales manager with IROCK Crushers, provides a few tips on selecting the correct mobile aggregate screener

Trimble Loadrite’s InsightHQ centralized reporting of loaders, excavators and conveyors makes remote visibility of quarry operations more accessible

Proactivity, helpfulness and transportation efficiency will be brought into sharp new focus at Nynas in 2015 as the company sets out to establish the benchmark for customer service and care

Tony Ingham, sales engineer with Sensor Technology Ltd, reports on cutting-edge sensor technology development and explains how sensors will define the future of production and technology

Trained operators are valuable assets, not just a health and safety compliance. CDE’s global service manager, Ryan Barker, explores the advantages of ensuring plant operators and site engineers receive regular and adequate training

Conference debates the merits of a UK Minerals Strategy and draws attention to the economic contribution of the minerals industry

High-tech Benninghoven BA5000 asphalt plant opens at FM Conway’s new asphalt production facility near Heathrow Airport

Hillhouse Quarry Group’s new Ammann plant in Cambuslang provides more efficient coverage and service, and opens up new opportunities

Wight Building Materials install the UK’s first Parker StarMix 2000 asphalt plant at their Blackwater site on the Isle of Wight

BG Europa supply new hot-storage system to Aggregate Industries’ Westleigh asphalt plant

Hydronix explain how moisture measurement and control reduces costs and ensures product quality

Schäfer-technic describe how cold-applied thin asphalt layers offer a low-cost solution in preventative road maintenance

Bomag begin the roll-out of their latest user-friendly compaction technology for single-drum and tandem rollers

With its Stage IIIB-certified engine and a new design, the Volvo P6870C ABG paver is now quieter, more productive, and up to 30% more fuel efficient

JCB introduce a special edition of their 3CX backhoe loader – a single-machine solution for cost-effective and permanent pothole repairs

Liebherr introduced their first ring-pan mixer some 60 years ago, heralding the start of what has become a huge success story for the German manufacturer

Ready-mixed concrete plant relieves pressure with silo cleaning service by Martin Engineering

Gasmet Technologies highlight the challenges faced when monitoring mercury in cement kilns and explain how a new continuous mercury monitoring system addresses these issues

Kelston Sparkes purchase seven new Hitachi excavators highlighting the company’s reliance on Hitachi equipment for its core UK quarrying business

Marubeni-Komatsu introduce the new fuel-efficient third-generation Komatsu HB215LC-2 Hybrid excavator to the UK market

Michelin explain how the right tyre for the right job together with proper maintenance can help operators get the most out of their earthmover tyres

German quarry operators Fels-Werkre GmbH protect their loading and hauling fleet with Erlau tyre-protection chains

Product specialist with Chicago Pneumatic outlines a two-pronged approach to hydraulic breaker care and maintenance

A new European-funded project by materials washing specialists CDE Global and German recycling operators Feess Erdbau aims to improve the quality of recycled sand and aggregates produced from construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste. QM spoke to Peter Craven, head of marketing at CDE, and Walter Feess, managing director of Feess, about the technological innovations and environmental benefits of the recycling plant operating in Stuttgart, Germany