With a construction, demolition and excavation waste processing capacity of over 1.6million tonnes of material a year, along with its own rail facility and barges, Powerday’s Willesden, Nor

A case study on the role of the stemming column on fragmentation in an overburden sandstone formation

The first site we look at in our Changing face of aggregates focus is a good example of one of the many smaller sites now starting up around the UK to feed the growing demand for more susta

Claims farmers are the compensation equivalent of their intensive agriculture namesakes. And with an eye to large yields they are digging up a raft of historic deafness and HAVS claims.

In the final installment of his Recycling Diaries, Andrew Hewitt recounts the days up to the plant big switch on at SB Waste in late January.

The Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, one of the largest projects of its kind in Europe, will see more than 400ha of derelict land being restored and the opencast extraction of almost 11 million tonnes of coal over the next 17 years

Colas have been furthering the use of more productive and durable materials for surfacing runways on the island of Tiree and attracting wide interest from the UK airfields sector

Regular maintenance and adherence to some basic rules should be enough to ensure that bitumen is safely stored at quarries and roadstone facilities.

An introduction to the new European Standards and PD document, and their application in the UK

New Benninghoven coating plant for Newtongrange

By Penny Simpson, an associate at DLA Piper UK LLP

Terex Construction focus on the right products, the right people and the right processes

Why regular fan servicing and maintenance is essential for the quarrying industry

Major facility upgrade at one of the UK’s largest quarrying operations

Martin Isles gives an insight into the scheme and this year’s winners

When supplying major construction projects, it is essential that thorough and accurate concrete testing is carried out to meet client requirements and ensure safety, explains John Sutton, g

Ensuring a high specific input of energy into the mix

The latest digital online moisture measurement is not only critical to the production of quality concrete, but also financially beneficial, as Rolf Laffan, chairman of Hydronix Ltd, explain

Using mobile volumetric dispensers to sell concrete can provide aggregate producers with a speedy return on investment, as Richard Calder, technical manager with Armcon Cementech, explains<

While some still feel that the only business of business is to turn a profit while sticking to the rules of the game, the overwhelming drive is towards firms taking up some of the social sl

As it is the festive time of year when attention turns to goodwill, MQR is taking a look at corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The end of the year at SB Waste in Wolverhampton finds Andrew Hewitt in reflective mood and the company’s new recycling plant still not operational.

Professional selection and operation of hydraulic excavators

By Dirk Tegtmeier, product manager, Terex O&K

Geordies add value

Increased awareness about environmental protection and tighter legislation, such as the recently enforced REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) Directive, have pro

Is manufacturer repair and refurbishment of off-highway transmissions always best for the vehicle user?

The diesel engine is not ready to give up its dominance of the construction equipment industry quite yet – but it does have to share the limelight.

The maintenance management and condition monitoring division of Schaeffler UK, FAG Industrial Services (F’IS), is now offering customers RFID technology for its FAG Detector III device, the company

Robert Barksfield, contracts manager for Batching & Blending Systems Ltd, considers the need to have up-to-date process control systems in place and looks at the routes available to achieve this efficiently

New products for recording dust emissions from quarries

By Hugh Datson and Oliver Puddle, DustScan Ltd

Best-Chem develop innovative dust-control solution for Hanson site

BG Europa supply drying drum for low-temperature drying of aggregates at Tarmac quarry in Cheshire

Recent progress in dust control in the quarrying/asphalt industry – a personal view on best practice by Harold Wylie, managing director of Enviroflo Engineering Ltd

The legal angle on work-related exposure to silica dust

The quarrying industry must demonstrate its credentials, says the Quarry Products Association, if European Agreement is to be seen to work.

Liam Lynch (Quarries) Ltd install CDE dust-washing plant at Croom

Unfortunately, for most in the aggregates related industries the answer to the question in the title is usually no.

The Government’s love of on-the-spot fines is coming to a quarry or recycling site near you.

Over 50 aggregates industry employees have taken the plunge and enrolled on one of the new University of Derby diploma foundation courses seeking to turn the complexities of mathematics and

Constructing new plant for a waste operation is never going to go without a glitch but when the container holding your US manufactured screen gets delayed in New York, the concrete base hol

Managing the risk of falls from vehicles

By Helen Turner, Health and Safety Executive

New legislation on product safety means that manufacturers are more likely to find themselves in civil or criminal proceedings than ever before.

Having the right quality rock – at the right price – are the two main drivers of the global aggregates business

Lafarge and RSPB working together to enhance wildlife habitat at Sandy Heath Quarry

Coal is the most carbon-rich of all fossil fuels but a range of new technologies are being developed and used to reduce the environmental impact of coal-fired power stations.

Vibration produced by rolling bearings can be complex and can result from geometrical imperfections during the manufacturing process, defects on the rolling surfaces or geometrical errors i

Adrian Menzies, sales and marketing director of Revolvo Ltd, explains why the lowest-cost bearing solution for the OEM is usually the most expensive for the end-user

Fire-damaged wharf back on course following £2 million replant