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Latest articles published in Quarry Management magazine covering the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries

12/10/2010 11:05 | Loading & Hauling

Celebrating 50 Years

Caterpillar’s medium wheel loader range clocks up half a century
12/10/2010 10:57 | Loading & Hauling

Haul Road Maintenance

A vital factor in the value chain
18/08/2010 12:27 | Business & Finance

Small Is Beautiful

Smaller quarry firms performing well despite downturn, BAA conference hears
18/08/2010 12:13 | Drilling & Blasting

Quarry Operations In Tanzania And Sri Lanka

Case studies on rehabilitation of the TANZAM Highway in Tanzania and the construction of a fisheries harbour in Sri Lanka
18/08/2010 12:03 | Materials Processing

High-Pressure Cleaning

New Hydro-Clean removes contamination with up to 75% less water than standard washing equipment
18/08/2010 11:56 | Materials Processing

MP300 Moves To Mangreen

Plant from Aggregate Processing Solutions delivers environmental savings for Lafarge Aggregates
18/08/2010 11:56 | Materials Processing

MP300 Moves To Mangreen

Plant from Aggregate Processing Solutions delivers environmental savings for Lafarge Aggregates
18/08/2010 11:48 | Materials Processing

Quality Silica Sand Products Call For Specialist Process Treatments

A look at the use of computerized systems in silica sand processing
18/08/2010 11:38 | Materials Processing

Tackling The Difficult Stuff

Tarmac Ltd’s sand and gravel plant at Snabe Quarry demonstrates how a new approach to the processing of lignite-contaminated materials can bring significant advantages
18/08/2010 11:17 | Materials Processing

Dry Ideas

Dewatering tips to keep sand operations flood-free
18/08/2010 11:07 | Site reports

Woodsford Quarry Comes On Stream

Hills Group open their first mineral extraction operation in Dorset
19/07/2010 11:32 | Materials Handling

Going With The Flow

Custom-designed transfer chutes from Martin Engineering help improve conveyor loading and reduce blockages
19/07/2010 11:21 | Recycling & Waste

Big Savings With In-situ Road Recycling

Newham Borough Council benefit from cost, time and environmental savings
19/07/2010 11:21 | Recycling & Waste

Big Savings With In-situ Road Recycling

Newham Borough Council benefit from cost, time and environmental savings
16/07/2010 14:11 | Environment & Restoration

Preserving The Past

Making a positive impact on the environment through the restoration of sites while maintaining an element of the quarrying history of the landscape
16/07/2010 14:03 | Environment & Restoration

Adding Energy Value To Restored Mineral Excavations

The use of wet restored mineral workings for energy recovery
16/07/2010 12:26 | Others

It’s Showtime

Quarry Management recaptures the excitement and atmosphere of Hillhead 2010
14/05/2010 16:19 | Site reports

Hillhouse Quarry Revamp

First phase of quarry upgrade delivers significant output and efficiency gains
14/05/2010 14:26 | Others

What’s New At Hillhead 2010?

A glimpse of some of the new products, equipment and services at Hillhead 2010
14/05/2010 11:00 | Asphalt

A Spark Of Innovation

MQP eliminate the use of virgin fuel oil across their West Midlands asphalt plants by developing a groundbreaking ‘igniter’ system with Mixlance
14/05/2010 10:52 | Automation & Control

New Control System For Day Group IBA Plant

Axon Power & Control help install advanced control system at Day Group’s Brentford Works
14/05/2010 10:44 | Automation & Control

Precia-Molen Install GeneSYS At CEMEX Tilbury

New automated system provides fast and efficient cement dispatch operation
14/05/2010 09:34 | Automation & Control

Benefiting From Automation

New approach to automation at Criggion Quarry exceeds expectations
14/05/2010 09:17 | Weighing

Stretching The Boundaries For Weighbridge Systems

The development of fully integrated weighbridge systems
21/04/2010 11:29 |

Feed In Tariffs

Howard Crooks of Willow Energy Ltd, specialists in renewable and sustainable energy, explains the potential benefits for the quarrying industry
21/04/2010 11:19 | Education & Training

Mapping The Future

Volvo CE open brand new training centre in Duxford
21/04/2010 11:07 | Recycling & Waste

A Perfect Partnership

Hanson UK’s agreement with Welsh local authority to turn road spoil into new asphalt benefits both parties
21/04/2010 10:57 | Recycling & Waste

Stabilised Pavements

Substantial cost and CO2 savings on in-situ recycling repairs near Bath
21/04/2010 10:57 | Recycling & Waste

Stabilised Pavements

Substantial cost and CO2 savings on in-situ recycling repairs near Bath
21/04/2010 10:47 | Recycling & Waste

Lightweight Advantage

An insight into how Lytag lightweight aggregate can help improve environmental performance
21/04/2010 10:39 | Site reports

Modern Brickmaking At Measham

Hanson Building Products invest £50 million in new brick factory with quality and sustainability at its core
21/04/2010 10:22 | Business & Finance

MPA Marks First Anniversary With Call To Arms

Mineral Product Association celebrates landmark year with the launch of The MPA Agenda
09/04/2010 11:08 | Materials Processing

A blinding success

Hanson’s Forestwood Quarry overcomes problem of excessive blinding during wet weather thanks to Metso’s Trellex TFX rubber screen media
29/03/2010 10:11 | Maintenance & Repair

Restoring Heavy Machinery By Welding

The benefits of using hardfacing solid wires

By Peter Wilkins, ESAB
12/03/2010 13:23 | Environment & Restoration

Digging A Little Deeper

Hanson sites helping archaeologists to extend knowledge of the past
12/03/2010 13:11 | Planning & Development

Archaeology And Quarrying

Insights from the Magnesian Limestone Project
12/03/2010 11:13 | Materials Handling

Mobile Harbour Equipment

Specialist mobile plant for ship loading and off-loading
12/03/2010 10:56 | Materials Handling

The Direct Approach

Hägglunds Drives outline the basic technology, characteristics and effects of the direct hydraulic drive approach to feeders and conveyors
12/03/2010 10:38 | Transport & Distribution

Capsule Pipelines For Aggregate Transport

A fresh look at an old idea for transporting quarried materials in pipelines
12/03/2010 10:38 | Materials Processing

Terex MPE unveil four new machines

New Terex Finlay units introduced to customers and dealers at annual conference and product demonstration event
19/02/2010 15:01 | Health & Safety

Staying On Target

Interview with Colin Mew, Principal Inspector of the Quarries National Inspection Team
12/02/2010 13:11 | Health & Safety

On Higher Ground

An efficient low-cost solution from Barr Quarries helps deliver improved health, safety and environmental performance at Tincornhill
12/02/2010 13:11 | Site reports

On Higher Ground

An efficient low-cost solution from Barr Quarries helps deliver improved health, safety and environmental performance at Tincornhill
12/02/2010 12:57 | Drilling & Blasting

Cliffhanger

Blasting overhangs close to a vibration-sensitive structure
12/02/2010 11:07 | Drilling & Blasting

Don’t Leave It To Chance

Best blasting practice requires ‘planning for compliance’ with statutory vibration limits rather than ‘monitoring for compliance’
12/02/2010 10:55 | Drilling & Blasting

Going For The Top

Top-hammer drilling sees new interest in the UK
12/02/2010 10:39 | Ancillary Equipment

No Need To Dig Deep For Generator Solutions

Guidance on generator selection and maintenance
15/01/2010 13:11 | Site reports

Hanson Complete Major Quarry Upgrade

New Benninghoven asphalt plant for Brayford Quarry

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