Tarmac and RSPB create the biggest reed bed in the Midlands

A brighter future for quarrying in the UK

How costs associated with restoration can be reduced without lowering the quality of the scheme

2009 Caernarfon Award winning paper

From working quarry to public conservation area in Ontario’s Greenbelt

Week-long safety event highlights some recent product innovations

Communicating with lone workers in a safety critical industry

A necessary evil or essential piece of plant equipment?

Aggregate Processing Solutions (APS) have secured a sole distribution agreement with Italian centrifuge manufacturers Baioni

DUO Equipment install full washing and water-management plant for Nottinghamshire Recycling Ltd

Advice on how to make classifying tanks work more efficiently

New computer-controlled Linatex sand plant solves lignite problem at Hanson’s Barton Quarry

Increased efficiencies at a Lafarge sand and gravel quarry following the introduction of a turnkey washing plant from CDE Ireland

Details of a new quick-hitch safety-pin warning device

The evolution of the heavy-duty trommel and the recent upsurge of interest generated by quarry operators looking at more sustainable ways of maximizing profits by reworking waste stockpiles

A recent development in the screening of mineral fines

Metso Minerals hosted their traditional Barmac VSI conference in Matamata, New Zealand, from 10–13 November 2008

New £1.8 million facility at Denham

Summerleaze open new sand and gravel operation west of London

Update on the online Diploma project

Introduction to the concept of conservation banking

Preparing for a carbon-constrained world: Measuring carbon emissions along the value chain

Examining the barriers to sustainable supply

Assessing prospects for the quarrying industry

Second instalment of article looking at the role aggregates play in the economy

Precast concrete production plant represents a first in UK for Liebherr

First instalment of a two-part article looking at the role aggregates play in the economy

New rail aggregate discharge system with twin bagging lines for Day Group’s south-west London site

Mark Homan, global PPE/welding accessories business manager at ESAB, points out what quarry managers need to know

New Hippowash wheel-washing system for CEMEX plant near Shap

Rotherham Sand & Gravel Co. Ltd have taken delivery of a Merlo Multifarmer, which combines the functions of a tractor and telehandler into one machine

Scottish Coal Co. Ltd acquire four Liebherr R 9350 Litronic excavators for use at their Broken Cross OCCS, in Lanarkshire

Comment by Geoff Hooke, secretary general at the British Safety Industry Federation

New V-belt pulley design aims to revolutionize performance and reduce costs

How meeting exact plant requirements requires careful design and selection of feeder options

Why operators should not gamble with the integrity of their silo-protection system

A personal view by Roy Bush, HSE HM Inspector of Quarries

Tarmac look towards the bigger picture

The British Aggregates Association’s site assessment scheme

New CDE recycling plant comes on stream adjacent to Robin Hood Airport

QPA Health & Safety Scheme opens its doors to all

Liebherr are set to launch their Generation 6 crawler excavators, promising new standards of performance, economy and reliability

Measuring the benefits of 3D laser scan surveying

The better solution in rock breaking

Drilling and blasting operations at Glensanda

Steve Gilmartin, commercial manager with Maxam Explosives, discusses a number of important considerations for drillers and blasters

Adding value to rock-breaking operations

£15 million investment secures future of South Wales quarry for next 20 years