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12 July 2021 | Education & Training
Members are invited to step up to board roles to influence the development of the IQ and boost their own careers
Tagged in: Institute of Quarrying (IQ)
12 July 2021 | Loading & Hauling
Interact Analysis discuss how advances in technology are opening up a promising landscape for the future of electrified heavy-duty vehicles
Tagged in: Interact AnalysisIndustry PeopleViewpoint
14 June 2021 | Loading & Hauling
John Corcoran, managing director of Chepstow Plant International (CPI), discusses the importance of decarbonizing heavy construction plant through robust carbon footprint accounting, fleet-management...
14 June 2021 | Environment & Restoration
Enough is enough: it is time for industry to stand up, be proud, be counted and challenge more, says Nigel Jackson, chief executive of the Mineral Products Association
14 June 2021 | Environment & Restoration
Longcliffe Group have set themselves the ambitious target of being carbon neutral by their 100th anniversary in 2027. Group energy director John Shields explains how the company’s complex jigsaw of...
Tagged in: Longcliffe GroupCarbon reduction
14 June 2021 | Environment & Restoration
Hanson are focused on climate protection and committed to fulfilling their share of the global responsibility to keep the rise in worldwide temperature well below 2°C, as set out in the Paris...
Tagged in: HansonCarbon reductionCementSustainability
14 June 2021 | Drilling & Blasting
EPC-UK explosives engineer Dr Liam Bermingham details new possibilities to digitally measure, store and analyse data throughout the entire drilling and blasting process to help implement a fully...
Tagged in: EPC-UKDrillingBlastingAutomation & control
14 June 2021 | Automation & Control
Windows of opportunity for operational improvement by Kevin Vonesh, worldwide strategic account manager, Trimble aggregates
14 June 2021 | Automation & Control
Smart technology is optimizing manufacturing in almost every industrial sector, so why are some companies still reluctant to commit? Robert Whetstone, vice-president of Europe, Middle East, Africa...
Tagged in: Martin Engineering
14 June 2021 | Automation & Control
Why customer experience is key by Louise Smith, senior manager - customer insight at Tarmac, and Dan Moss, senior manager - Tarmac Connect programme
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14 June 2021 | Education & Training
IQ’s role in updating the overarching course curriculum at the University of Derby Centre for Minerals Products
14 June 2021 | Asphalt
Brian Kent, Tarmac’s national technical director, takes a look at what the highways industry can do to reinvent the UK’s towns and cities in a post-pandemic world
Tagged in: TarmacIndustry PeopleViewpoint
14 June 2021 | Loading & Hauling
QM takes a look at the new machine enhancements and technological features that are raising the bar on productivity, efficiency and operator comfort in the heavy equipment sector
Tagged in: Case Construction EquipmentWheel loaders
12 May 2021 | Others
QM takes a brief look back at some of the highlights of Hillhead Digital 2021 – the first-ever virtual conference and exhibition for the mineral products, construction and recycling industries
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12 May 2021 | Environment & Restoration
Sean Cassidy, regional environmental manager at CEMEX UK, provides an insight into how the business is ensuring site biodiversity and restoration remain a priority despite current challenges
Tagged in: CEMEXQuarry RestorationBiodiversity