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

22/11/2010 08:39 | Geotechnics & Hydrogeology

Safe And Sound

Rock and soil slope stabilization and protection
22/11/2010 08:20 | Geotechnics & Hydrogeology

Analysing The Hazards

Does your geotechnical assessment really provide the right information?
22/11/2010 08:14 | Geotechnics & Hydrogeology

The Design Of Quarry Faces And Slopes

Meeting the safety objectives of the Regulator while satisfying the excavation objectives of the operator
17/11/2010 14:40 | Ancillary Equipment

Focusing On The Flow

CEMEX adopt nationwide monitoring solution to meet new EPR/MCERTS regulations
17/11/2010 14:18 | Environment & Restoration

Translocation Success

A report on 10 years of monitoring following translocation of part of a species-rich neutral grassland to a receptor site at Tarmac’s Durnford Quarry
17/11/2010 14:07 | Health & Safety

Setting The Standard

HSE praises impressive progress of quarrying industry at recent joint IQ Conference/MPA Health and Safety Awards
17/11/2010 13:53 | Maintenance & Repair

Effective Maintenance

Parker Hannifin highlight the importance of effective hydraulic oil and diesel filtration for extremely demanding quarrying applications
15/10/2010 15:21 | Maintenance & Repair

Restoring Heavy Machinery By Welding

A look at some of the welding techniques for creating wear-resistant parts
15/10/2010 15:09 | Maintenance & Repair

No Wear To Be Seen

Creusabro 8000 exceeds expectations in Liebherr abrasion test programme
15/10/2010 14:50 | Maintenance & Repair

Maintenance Matters

A holistic approach to maintenance can pay dividends in business performance for quarry operators
15/10/2010 14:35 | Materials Processing

The Right Screen For The Job

A guide to determining the correct screen for the application
15/10/2010 14:28 | Materials Processing

Automation In Crushing

Automated systems offer greatly improved levels of plant control and support but such systems must themselves receive proper attention and maintenance
12/10/2010 16:10 | Site reports

The Bray Triangle

Ingenious conveyor solution opens up new reserves for Summerleaze
12/10/2010 14:42 | Environment & Restoration

The Coldstones Cut

A major piece of public art that aims to reveal, inspire, challenge and interpret
12/10/2010 14:31 | Health & Safety

Safety First

Glendinning receive British Aggregates Association (BAA) Site Assessment Certificate for the highest standards in health and safety
12/10/2010 14:27 | Weighing

Rock And Roll

Precia-Molen install a fully automated loading and weighing system for RockTron
12/10/2010 14:27 | Weighing

Rock And Roll

Precia-Molen install a fully automated loading and weighing system for RockTron
12/10/2010 14:07 | Weighing

A Question Of Standards

Why choosing the correct software for weighbridges is just as critical as specifying the system
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

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