By Ian Riley, chief executive officer, World Cement Association

Celebrating excellence and inspiring future leaders

As new chair Ben Uphill takes his seat at the QNJAC table, he talks about receiving the reins to the role, and new chairperson of the Plant, Fixed & Mobile Working Group, Iain Ormrod, looks to the future

By Ben Parsons, business development director, SRL Traffic Systems

With quarry/waste-recycling operators under constant pressure to reduce costs and increase productivity, Kirkby Tyres talk about the importance of embracing client centricity, building long-term relationships and creating value for their customers

Proceedings of the British Aggregates Association’s annual conference at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate

How MPQC represents businesses ranging from sole traders to multinational corporations, enabling it to tackle pressing sector issues, including the setting of appropriate standards and the provision of training and qualifications for competency

With rapid advancements and investments, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing many assembly operations. According to Atlas Copco, it is becoming a powerhouse in these operations, and it is vital for companies to embrace it, rather than fear it, to thrive in the competitive industrial landscape

Mone Bros have opened a brand-new £4 million soil-washing plant in Leeds to provide a local source of high-quality recycled aggregates for the buoyant construction markets in Yorkshire and surrounding regions 

Eight new skid-steer and compact track loaders featuring more power, performance and comfort

An insight into Bobcat’s ever-expanding range of machines and attachments, and their applications

The Institute of Quarrying has announced the appointment of Ben Williams as its 71st President

Target set to recruit industry professionals to tell their stories of working in minerals products to schools and further education colleges

SBM Mineral Processing’s flagship REMAX 600 track-mounted impact crusher is a central component of the Austrian OEM’s ‘Autonomous Crushing’ project, which is set to revolutionize mobile aggregate processing

AI's ability to identify patterns and abstractions from data make it ideal for understanding complex processes in mineral processing

Advising on health and safety and more sustainable extraction

At the recent record-breaking Hillhead 2024 show, Terex Washing Systems unveiled their latest productivity-boosting innovations to maximize uptime, boost efficiency, and increase profitability

CDE unveil new generation of filter press at Hillhead 2024

IQ, EPC Groupe, and the University of Derby have developed a new, accredited University Diploma

Midlands recycling firm boosts throughput with new Terex Finlay 873+ Hybrid screener

Hillhead 2024 showcased a plethora of new products, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative trends that promise to shape the future of the industry

The ongoing drive towards net zero at Hillhead 2024

The importance of delivering bespoke equipment solutions and top-tier aftermarket support

Unlocking the Potential of RAP

Energy-efficient bitumen systems with strong focus on safety

Membership organisations demonstrate commitment to industry

Ben Garner, low-carbon logistics lead, Tarmac

Learning from the Labour Market Intelligence Study

In the run up to Hillhead 2024, Ben Williams, chairman of the QNJAC (Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee) board, together with chairpersons from the organization’s dedicated working groups, talked about their involvement with the multifaceted body and their priorities for the coming months

At Hillhead 2024 Tarmac are celebrating the changing face of quarrying and construction – from improving equality, diversity and inclusion, through to the latest technology-led solutions.

BDS give an overview of the aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt industries between 2020 and 2024 and look at the key issues and developments affecting market demand

The evolution of quarry face restoration

A case for updating the scope of soil assessments and guidance for mineral workings, by Dr Neil Humphries FRBS FBSSS FIQ

Membership organisations will showcase their value to industry

Hygrove Aggregates’ acquisition of Cwm Nant Lleici Quarry in South Wales last summer has not only reestablished their presence in the region, through a business with long-term high PSV mineral reserves, but also given the company an opportunity to build stronger community relations

Orica highlight how new technologies and advanced service solutions are helping customers to operate more efficiently, precisely and responsibly

EPC-UK technology helps drive down emissions

Combining safety and efficiency

Written by the industry, for the industry

Emerson see Boundless Automation as an industry inflection point to address data barriers and modernize operations

IQ’s £5,000 Emerald Challenge returns to echo first year’s success

By Andrew Rowley, national commercial director, Tarmac

Mick George Group invest in new state-of-the-art CDE wash plant, supplied through Molson Washing

QM spoke to Victoria Smith, director of North and Midlands at AI’s Surfacing Solutions division, about its ongoing and relentless drive to minimize energy consumption, achieve major reductions in asphalt-related carbon emissions, and support the UK’s ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Aggregate Industries invest in state-of-the-art Ammann ABP 240 Universal asphalt plant