Martin Engineering offer a range solutions for extending tail pulley life, preventing carryback build-up in conveyor discharge chutes and reducing abrasive wear on metal surfaces

Consideration of materials in the design and specification process for quarrying plant is key to ensuring the most efficient operation and lifetime of the equipment, as Ian Cornfoot, Hardox Wearparts’ Oceania wear service manager, explains

Kepware Technologies explain how connecting everything within an industrial environment will transform manufacturing for years to come

Martin Hook, managing director of Alma CG, explains how mining and quarrying businesses can benefit from ‘The Innovation Pound’ and gain competitive advantage

Stuart Moran, head of Minerals and Aggregates Markets with Siemens Process Industries & Drives, explains how the extractives industry can achieve greater efficiency by learning from other sectors

The energy efficiency challenges facing the quarry industry are numerous and difficult. Here, Adam Patterson of Multi Source Power, examines how new breakthrough technology can address the issue

Newly launched real-time analytics and carbon footprint reduction specialists EveryWare use the Internet of Things to help businesses save money through identifying inefficiencies

Tarmac’s sustainability director, Dr Martyn Kenny, highlights the need for collaborative innovation and sustainable solutions

Fund chairman Martin Isles provides a commentary on the Institute of Quarrying's Benevolent Fund

A new era dawns for the Hemerdon tungsten and tin project as Britain’s first new metal mine for 45 years gears up for full production

Atlas Copco discuss raising the power and extending the lifecycles of rock drills with advanced clean engineering steels

A new cost-saving methodology for system control of the drilling and blasting process

Practical experience with the Ontaris explosives stock book at a quarry in Germany

With the 31st edition of Bauma opening its gates in Munich next month, QM takes a brief look at some of the new construction plant and equipment that will be showcased at the world’s largest trade fair

Tarmac’s Mancetter Quarry takes part in trial project to explore the concept of Corporate Natural Capital Accounting (CNCA)

Callam Brough reports on the fourth annual safety conference hosted by IQ’s Derbyshire branch and the HSE at the Proact Stadium in Chesterfield

Martin Isles highlights the importance of the NEPSI Agreement in the bid to banish silicosis to history

Metso Premier screens deliver the right capacity, precise separation and effective performance for Romania’s Florea Grup

CDE extend their Infinity screening range with new units set to debut at Bauma 2016

Hycontrol examine the issues surrounding level monitoring in screen houses and outline the optimum measurement solutions for this challenging environment

Installation of Flex-Mat 3 self-cleaning screen media from Major Wire helps boost limestone production for US quarry operator

Don Valley Engineering discuss condition monitoring for linear screen drives and vibrating machines

Nigel Jackson, chief executive of the Mineral Products Association, discusses the current constraints on aggregate supply and outlines some of the steps necessary to ensure demand can be met in the long term

Hillhouse Quarries choose state-of-the-art Benninghoven asphalt plant for Troon

New BG Europa SF20/2 fabric filter installation provides increased exhaust and filtration capacity

Exceptional asphalt mixtures incorporating resilient aggregates and high-performance binders are invariably needed for that most challenging of applications: the surfacing of heavily trafficked bridge decks. Two recent examples are the Dartford Crossing and Doncaster’s St George’s Bridge

Bitumen is a multifunctional construction material with a diverse range of characteristics. In this article, Rebecca Ann Haigh, asphalt manager with Total UK Ltd, provides a brief guide to bitumen properties, testing and specification

Despite clear industry guidelines published more than a decade ago and revised in 2015, Hycontrol still regularly encounter asphalt plants with insufficient safety protocols for preventing spills of hot bitumen

Nick Johnson reports from Germany on new Bomag machines destined to make their UK exhibition debut at Hillhead 2016

Latest compact milling machine includes a multitude of automated functions to make the operator's job easier

Airport runway rehabilitated in record time with 15m-wide compact asphalt pavement built in a single pass

Event confirms ‘health and well-being’ as a top agenda issue and celebrates innovation and achievement

Institute of Quarrying/BRE conference focuses on addressing continuous performance improvement by raising standards and leadership

From a Uttoxeter garage to a global force – JCB mark 70 years in business

Eco-Readymix adopt new Teka THT Turbine mixing technology combined with next-generation Hydronix moisture-control system

Stetter’s new automated concrete mixer cleaning system proves popular with batching plant owners

Mark McCreadie of Atlantic Pumps discusses pumping applications in the ready-mixed concrete industry and looks at some solutions to the challenges faced

South Wales-based concrete company win Wales Quality Centre 2014 Innovation Award

How the Quarries Partnership Team is bringing together key stakeholders in a bid to tackle workplace dust

Oliver Puddle and Geoffrey Walton from DustScan Ltd set out their approach to conducting on-site dust monitoring and related personal monitoring to check on Workplace Exposure Levels and critical RCS limits

Julian Clark of Arctic Automotive Air Conditioning outlines the importance of dust control within the confines of the cab

Atlantic Pump discuss the problems caused by airborne dust to quarry operators

JD Ultrasonics examine some of the key methods and technologies used to combat airborne dust

US cement manufacturer takes control of airborne dust and fugitive material

How the mineral products industry is playing a key role in building on Britain’s Natural Capital

New tunnel opens up access to Gallagher Aggregates’ western extension at Hermitage Quarry

Fuel expense accounts form a significant proportion of the total machine operating cost in earthmoving plant and equipment. Jason R. Hurdis describes the five factors that can determine fuel efficiency and outlines the steps aggregate producers can follow to reduce their fuel consumption.

Liebherr mark a significant milestone in their technological developments with the introduction of their new large XPower wheel loader series