Responding to the challenges of quarry restoration - the need for a strategic approach to evidence gathering

The Mineral Products Association’s 2013 Restoration & Biodiversity Awards

Smiths & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd in partnership with ESP Ltd deliver restoration scheme with wide ranging environmental benefits

Internationally important discoveries made at Must Farm clay quarry provide archaeologists with a new perspective on Britain’s Bronze Age

Honours Degree in Minerals Management launched at University of Derby Corporate

Brazilian quarrying firm using mobile plant fleet to meet World Cup and Olympic infrastructure requirements

Remote surveying and geological mapping in the quarry environment using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

Good co-operation, communication and collaboration by Nynas, Hanson and Toppesfield ensures surfacing success at Britain’s new global shipping port

‘Recognizing individuals and what they do’ – the new membership grade from the Institute of Quarrying

Martin Riley, managing director of the company's Aggregates & Asphalt division, talks about the challenges and opportunities ahead

New Sandvik down-the-hole drill rig increases production at Gurney Slade Quarry

New Atlas Copco top-hammer drill rig takes drilling efficiency to new heights

Introducing the first of Caterpillar's new C-Series models

The benefits of regular re-sharpening of drill bits to extend the life of button bits and maintain maximum drill penetration rates

A personal insight from Skelair into blast surveying techniques over the last 25 years

Undertaking the right steps towards conducting a successful blast

Casella discuss the use of air-sampling pumps to protect employee health

Implications and options for an organization aiming to fulfil its people potential

New sand-processing plant for Holme Sand & Ballast’s Masters Quarry in Dorset

Advanced screening technology helps prevent rain delays from ruining profits for Canadian company

The use of heavy-duty trommel screens to recover good-quality clean rock from waste materials

Recycling and waste-management company choose Sandvik equipment to help deliver ‘total solutions package’ for customers

Powerscreen New England sell first Warrior 1400X machine in the US market

Portuguese quarry operators Secil-Britas invest in mobile crushing and screening fleet equipment from Metso for operational flexibility and cost-effectiveness

Lightwater Quarries’ new washing and screening plant delivers increased production with ease

With the economy finally picking up, Brian Fisher, regional business manager with Avery Weigh-Tronix, offers advice on how to bring a mothballed weighbridge back to operation

CEMEX UK pick up top accolade at MPA Health & Safety Awards 2013

Interview with Chris Plant, CEO of Hope Construction Materials, about the challenges the company has had to overcome in their first year of business

Roadstone Wood’s Dublin quarry installs first Benninghoven high-level hot recycling drum system in Ireland

Taking a temperature check on asphalt carbon savings

Latest innovative design from Ammann sets benchmark for asphalt mixing plants

The Double Barrel dryer/drum mixer combines the functions of a dryer and a continuous-process mixer in a single compact and efficient system. Drying of the virgin aggregate takes place in the inner drum, followed by mixing of the aggregate and other ingredients in the outer stationary shell

Have Scottish roads taken the lead in the UK durability stakes? One road builder north of the border claims the case is compelling for using Scotland’s surface-course specification in place of the English version

Billian UK explain how advances in rubber-modified bitumen will make asphalt manufacturing more sustainable

Identifying risk connections to avoid surprises that can impact strategy, reputation and performance

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

Report on the MPA’s awards celebrating restoration and biodiversity enhancement in the quarrying industry

RESTORE priority habitat creation project gets under way across north-west Europe

Hanson Concrete technical services manager Terry Balmer looks at how innovation in the development of advanced sustainable concretes is boosting the use of cement replacements

Teka introduce THT series mixers with patented MixTurbine mixing tool

Kilsaran International develop new concrete product range in collaboration with acclaimed garden designer Diarmuid Gavin

The Concrete Centre explain the reason for concrete gravity foundations playing a major role in delivering offshore wind capacity

DISAB BagVac used for clearing spillages at Brassington Quarry

Akçansa Group’s Büyükçekmece cement plant benefits from Big Blaster Hurricane air cannons from Martin Engineering

New Bobcat S130 skid-steer loader for cement ships at Scotline

Powerscreen put brand new machines through their paces at international Open Day event

Sandvik Construction unveil their latest track-mounted cone crushers at an open day event in Northern Ireland

QNJAC launches new initiative aimed at getting staff working in the quarrying industry more involved with workplace safety