Cost and productivity optimization for Boral through effective blast planning and scheduling by Orica

JCB launch complete QS generator range plus world’s first intelligent hybrid generator and new secondary hybrid power solution

Indoogoo set to launch the world’s first social auction site for heavy construction plant and equipment

Institute of Quarrying’s Derbyshire branch and the HSE host third annual Safety Conference

Sean Donaghy, national sales manager with IROCK Crushers, provides a few tips on selecting the correct mobile aggregate screener

Trimble Loadrite’s InsightHQ centralized reporting of loaders, excavators and conveyors makes remote visibility of quarry operations more accessible

Proactivity, helpfulness and transportation efficiency will be brought into sharp new focus at Nynas in 2015 as the company sets out to establish the benchmark for customer service and care

Tony Ingham, sales engineer with Sensor Technology Ltd, reports on cutting-edge sensor technology development and explains how sensors will define the future of production and technology

Trained operators are valuable assets, not just a health and safety compliance. CDE’s global service manager, Ryan Barker, explores the advantages of ensuring plant operators and site engineers receive regular and adequate training

Conference debates the merits of a UK Minerals Strategy and draws attention to the economic contribution of the minerals industry

High-tech Benninghoven BA5000 asphalt plant opens at FM Conway’s new asphalt production facility near Heathrow Airport

Hillhouse Quarry Group’s new Ammann plant in Cambuslang provides more efficient coverage and service, and opens up new opportunities

Wight Building Materials install the UK’s first Parker StarMix 2000 asphalt plant at their Blackwater site on the Isle of Wight

BG Europa supply new hot-storage system to Aggregate Industries’ Westleigh asphalt plant

Hydronix explain how moisture measurement and control reduces costs and ensures product quality

Schäfer-technic describe how cold-applied thin asphalt layers offer a low-cost solution in preventative road maintenance

Bomag begin the roll-out of their latest user-friendly compaction technology for single-drum and tandem rollers

With its Stage IIIB-certified engine and a new design, the Volvo P6870C ABG paver is now quieter, more productive, and up to 30% more fuel efficient

JCB introduce a special edition of their 3CX backhoe loader – a single-machine solution for cost-effective and permanent pothole repairs

Liebherr introduced their first ring-pan mixer some 60 years ago, heralding the start of what has become a huge success story for the German manufacturer

Ready-mixed concrete plant relieves pressure with silo cleaning service by Martin Engineering

Gasmet Technologies highlight the challenges faced when monitoring mercury in cement kilns and explain how a new continuous mercury monitoring system addresses these issues

Kelston Sparkes purchase seven new Hitachi excavators highlighting the company’s reliance on Hitachi equipment for its core UK quarrying business

Marubeni-Komatsu introduce the new fuel-efficient third-generation Komatsu HB215LC-2 Hybrid excavator to the UK market

Michelin explain how the right tyre for the right job together with proper maintenance can help operators get the most out of their earthmover tyres

German quarry operators Fels-Werkre GmbH protect their loading and hauling fleet with Erlau tyre-protection chains

Product specialist with Chicago Pneumatic outlines a two-pronged approach to hydraulic breaker care and maintenance

A new European-funded project by materials washing specialists CDE Global and German recycling operators Feess Erdbau aims to improve the quality of recycled sand and aggregates produced from construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste. QM spoke to Peter Craven, head of marketing at CDE, and Walter Feess, managing director of Feess, about the technological innovations and environmental benefits of the recycling plant operating in Stuttgart, Germany

Gallagher Recycling Services highlight the use of an RM70GO crusher in the processing of utility trench arisings for re-use as backfill material around new services

Singleton Birch invest £5 million in renewable energy technology at Melton Ross

Energy efficiency may be high on the agenda in the quarrying industry, but without fully understanding all the components within a drivetrain, only a fraction of the potential savings can be realized. Philip Crowe, marketing manager with Bauer Gear Motor GmbH, explains

MAC UK discuss new market trends in the aggregates industry along with their long-term goals

Major investment in new secondary-stage processing plant sees John Wainwright & Co. boost production capacity at Moons Hill Quarry

First published in the September 2014 issue of Quarry Management as From Flintstone to Finesse

Intelligent control and monitoring of feed into crushing/screening operations can increase throughput and product quality whilst improving operator occupational health, safety and well-being. Quarry control specialists Cantech explain how

Continuous research and development by a few manufacturers has allowed some impact crushers to match or even exceed the wear cost performance of cone crushers in hard and abrasive stone applications, offering operators cheaper and better results. Spanish impact crushing specialists ARJA explain how

Malcolm Watson of Brammer and Tony Synnott of NSK discuss best practice in mounting, handling and checking the operational functionality of new rolling bearings

Chris Gordon of Buck & Hickman outlines the operational and commercial benefits of MRO standardization programmes

Martin Engineering explain how their Walk the Belt programme can reduce costs and improve safety

Gareth Kenwell of CDE Global outlines the key benefits of the company’s R2500 screening unit currently feeding a new EU Eco-Innovation Funded CD&E waste-recycling project operating in Germany

Conveying sands and gravels stably and automatically in a pipe using a jet pump

The true cost of en-masse chain conveyors and explain how 4B Braime's Bolt ‘n’ Go chain and flight system can help reduce running costs

Use of InBulk Technologies’ ISO-Veyor tank containers ramps up in Asia-Pacific

The British Aggregates Association’s 2014 conference proceedings

A round-up of all the action at the three-day international quarrying, construction and recycling plant and equipment show

Chief executive Nigel Jackson reviews the Association’s achievements in its first five years and looks ahead to 2020 and beyond

CDE complete first turnkey washing plant in Sweden for Bröderna Björklunds Grus AB

A Sandvik vertical-shaft impact crusher is helping Hawaiian Cement supply aggregates and cement products for the the island’s construction industry