An environmentally sustainable solution that fits the requirements of SUDS

By Dr Mike Nunn, TRL Ltd, and Dr Howard Robinson, Tarmac Ltd

BP lift bitumen industry standards to new heights

Lafarge/Tarmac joint venture chooses TBA240 coating plant

New 240 tonnes/h StarMix asphalt plant for Edentrillick Quarries

Recent advances in materials engineering have led Exeter Airport to specify a durable new asphalt surfacing to renew part of its runway, writes Mike Walter

Ronez Ltd choose an environmentally compatible KVM asphalt plant to maintain Jersey’s roads

Trellex’s Modular Screen Solutions range offers increased options and benefits

The progress achieved so far and the challenges and changes that lie ahead for this industry partnership

Metso Minerals offer an expanded range of differentiated support services tailored to individual customer requirements

Canning Conveyor mark 40 years in business with the launch of SuperDrive

What has SUDS got to do with it?

An overview by independent consulting engineers BT Bell

Hanson Aggregates invest £1 million in new LJH washing plant at Batts Combe

PSWS plant expands markets for West Midlands recycling company

A report on the proceedings of The Institute of Quarrying’s annual conference symposium

This article outlines the key issues regarding the demonstration of competence, as required under the Quarries Regulations 1999, and lists the current national vocational qualifications tha

Leeds-based firm tackles two-phase replant on Shetland

F.D. Birds install a 170 tonnes/h lignite-removal sand plant from CDE

Nordberg Travelling Scholarship report examining current dredging methods

The advantages of continuous fluid-bed drying over alternative sand-drying techniques

Moisture reduction system solves stockpile drainage problem for Lough Neagh sand producer

Non-contact mass flow measurement for screw, drag, bucket and belt conveyors

Turnkey Instruments discuss the use of continual dust monitors

The dangers associated with conveyors, the standards that relate to guarding and the best approach for adequately and cost-effectively safeguarding conveyors without affecting productivity<

The first step in dust control and suppression

By Prof. Geoffrey Walton and Hugh Datson, DustScan Ltd

Multi-million pound redevelopment brings dormant quarry back to life

Wainwright improve screen house dust and debris removal using Swedish technology

The consequences of inadequate dust control and the options available

The application and benefits of attrition crushing principles using high-performance cone crushers

Mobile crushing equipment can not only replace stationary systems – it can also eliminate the use of dumptrucks and reduce staffing

Three decades after its publication, Nigel Jackson reflects on how the seminal Verney Report helped to shape today’s aggregates industry and contemplates the challenges facing the industry

The implications of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for the quarrying industry

Today’s off-highway transmissions, featuring state-of-the-art electronic control systems and advanced diagnostics capabilities, deliver levels of performance, efficiency and reliability tha

The high cost of plant downtime combined with the varying price of motors and a host of new methods for detecting and fixing faults has made the decision of whether to repair or replace an

With health and safety high on the agenda in the quarrying industry, Vision Techniques have utilized RFID technology to immobilize potentially hazardous machinery, preventing unauthorized o

Highlights of the Quarry Products Association’s Showcase 2005 event

High environmental standards bring rewards for Irish quarry operator

Caterpillar’s automated bucket-loading system helps improve bucket fill and cycle times

The integration of new and diverse technologies with traditional weighbridges is playing a growing part in system improvement across a broad spectrum of industries. Weightron Bilanciai believe these advances are set to bring cost-effective improvements to the changing and challenging world of mining and quarrying

WBB Minerals’ £4.5 million investment in new sand plant boosts output and improves environmental control at Dolomite Quarry

Dispelling some of the myths about belt weigher installations

Sunshine and success at Hillhead 2005

Communications consultant Heikki Harri reports on North America’s triennial construction equipment trade show, which took place in Las Vegas from 15–19 March 2005.

How Bardon Aggregates are restoring parts of an active quarry to natural habitats for wildlife

Is there a way of developing new landfills on major aquifers?

With more and more companies already considering health and safety at board level, Phil Shirley talks to Foster Yeoman’s newly appointed chairman, David Tidmarsh, about the importance of co

An update by Martin Isles, the QPA’s director for health and safety

Bill Callaghan, chair of the Health and Safety Commission, presented this keynote address at the Institute of Quarrying’s annual conference symposium on 8 October 2004

New washing plant and plate press eliminates the need for silt lagoons