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

08/05/2012 12:29 | Education & Training

Your Contractors – Are they really competent?

MPQC helps companies achieve contractor competence
08/05/2012 12:09 | Education & Training

Extractive Industry Training to Develop Competence

Mentor Training help industry meet its competence targets
08/05/2012 11:54 | Maintenance & Repair

Wearing Well

Ceramic, metallic and polymer wear protection systems deliver longevity to feeding conveying and storage plant
08/05/2012 11:40 | Materials Processing

Meeting Demand in China

Shanbao supply 10,000-ton-per-day limestone production line to meet aggregate requirements in China’s Henan province
19/03/2012 11:26 | Loading & Hauling

Fleet Optimization At Cliffe Hill

Finning help Midland Quarry Products achieve efficiency savings across their new fleet of Cats
19/03/2012 11:14 | Drilling & Blasting

A Perfect Partnership

Collaboration delivers optimized blasting process at Thrislington Quarry
19/03/2012 10:30 | Drilling & Blasting

Better Blasting

Efficient blasting to improve the geotechnical stability of quarry faces
19/03/2012 10:11 | Drilling & Blasting

Glensanda Quarry Update

Latest developments in drilling and blasting at the UK's largest quarry
19/03/2012 09:53 | Business & Finance

Addressing Critical Issues

Unlocking triple-line business benefits
19/03/2012 09:42 | Business & Finance

The Eurozone Crisis

MPA chief economist explains what it means for us
19/03/2012 09:24 | Planning & Development

Mineral Rights Excepted

Finding a way through the mineral reservations minefield
16/03/2012 12:10 | Ancillary Equipment

Compressor Compliance

Doosan develop new Stage IIIB-compliant compressors
15/02/2012 11:17 | Health & Safety

Fatalities Focus Action

Pennyvenie OCCS tragedy draws sharp attention to 'Safer by Design'
15/02/2012 11:00 | Environment & Restoration

The Natural Choice

Improving quarry sustainability by biodiversity offsetting
15/02/2012 10:47 | Environment & Restoration

Manager’s Guide To Energy Efficiency

Measurement is the key to going ‘green’
15/02/2012 10:36 | Maintenance & Repair

A Ceramic Solution

Hanson UK’s Ingleton Quarry improves screening efficiency with ceramic lining technology
15/02/2012 10:22 | Maintenance & Repair

Tipping Point

Why tipping gear maintenance should not be overlooked
15/02/2012 10:14 | Maintenance & Repair

Keeping The Process Moving

The critical importance of good R&M strategies
15/02/2012 09:52 | Maintenance & Repair

Choices For A Changing World

Maintaining standards in a changing economic environment
15/02/2012 09:44 | Maintenance & Repair

Eliminating Bearing Failure

The importance of failure identification and analysis
15/02/2012 09:44 | Maintenance & Repair

Efficient Roller Bearings

New high-precision needle roller bearings from Schaeffler offer reduced friction and downsizing options for design engineers
15/02/2012 09:35 | Maintenance & Repair

Bearing Lubrication

Correct selection, application and maintenance of lubricants
15/02/2012 09:23 | Maintenance & Repair

Top Performance

How technology has shaped the bearings of today
13/01/2012 17:05 | Site reports

New Coating Plant For Glasgow

Tillicoultry Quarries choose Benninghoven for Clydebridge site
13/01/2012 16:55 | Asphalt

Moving Into A New ERA

Hanson look back at their first year of low-energy asphalt production
13/01/2012 16:47 | Recycling & Waste

Achieving Good Grades

Bitumen expert calls for care in the recycling of asphalt
13/01/2012 16:33 | Recycling & Waste

Recycling Asphalt – An Economic Advantage

Benninghoven recycling granulator offers an economic advantage
13/01/2012 14:40 | Asphalt

Controlling Costs By Controlling Moisture

The importance of moisture control in asphalt production
13/01/2012 12:38 | Legislation & Regulation

Clearing The Air

The varying approaches to exhaust emission after-treatment
13/01/2012 12:22 | Loading & Hauling

AdBlue Is The Colour

Bell begin roll-out of fuel-efficient SCR technology on their ADTs
13/01/2012 12:17 | Environment & Restoration

A Perfect Partnership

Broadoak Nature Reserve to thrive under Tarmac and Northumberland Wildlife Trust partnership
20/12/2011 11:42 | Concrete

The Versatility Of Concrete

A historical account of concrete's many and varied uses
20/12/2011 11:19 | Concrete

Concrete Sustainability

Hanson Regen helps reduce the carbon impacts of concrete production and use
20/12/2011 11:05 | Concrete

Coastal Countdown

Tarmac provide concrete for major Blackpool sea-defence project
20/12/2011 10:59 | Concrete

Wind Of Change

The supply of submarine concrete for the offshore wind sector
20/12/2011 10:14 | Concrete

Roll With It

Rapid International equipment selected for roller-compacted concrete paving in US
20/12/2011 10:04 | Transport & Distribution

Sustainable Transport

Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete use rail and barge to help reduce their environmental impact
20/12/2011 09:45 | Health & Safety

Lafarge Aggregates’ Journey To Zero Harm

Working to achieve a significant reduction in lost-time incidents
20/12/2011 09:31 | Loading & Hauling

New Cats Unveiled

Caterpillar introduce G-Series dumptrucks, E-Series excavators, K-Series wheel loaders and the D8T dozer
01/12/2011 11:35 | Loading & Hauling

Bell Wheeled Loaders A Positive Move For Earthline

Wiltshire-based company purchase two Bell machines for their Shellingford Quarry
01/12/2011 11:04 | Recycling & Waste

First UK installation of brand new Sandvik QJ241

Offerton Sand & Gravel develop aggregates sales arm with help from the new QJ241 from Sandvik Mining and Construction
21/11/2011 11:35 | Site reports

Turkish Delight

CDE mobile washing plant proves successful on major canal project in Turkey
21/11/2011 11:18 | Materials Handling

Under Pressure

Meeting the new MPA guidelines on cement deliveries
21/11/2011 11:15 | Weighing

Accurate Weighing

Tynes Tees Crushing & Screening take delivery of the UK’s first FXM belt weigher from Precia-Molen
21/11/2011 11:08 | Automation & Control

Going With The Flow

Monitoring quarry waste water – a long-term solution
21/11/2011 10:55 | Loading & Hauling

Combined Power

Latest developments in hybrid power systems for mobile plant
21/11/2011 10:43 | Ancillary Equipment

A Powerful Impact

A strategic and sustained approach to the management of power quality can contribute significantly to improvements in energy efficiency
21/11/2011 10:34 | Ancillary Equipment

Energy-saving Initiatives From ABB

ABB introduce UK’s largest energy appraisal team, introduce drives and motors swappage scheme and publish new six-step energy-saving plan

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