Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) has undertaken the delivery of three days of training sessions to Arabian Explosives (AREX) at its production plant in the Northern Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE).

Utilising materials tailored to the bespoke needs of AREX, the training provided a comprehensive guide to Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness over three half-day sessions. The course was designed to be interactive and included a number of specially desig

Miller UK, which is investing heavily to enhance production processes and product availability in preparation for global expansion over the next decade, has strengthened its executive team with the strategic appointments of group managing director, Mike Askew, and global sales and marketing director, Brendan Quill.
The north-east England company, which designs and manufactures attachments for earthmoving equipment, recently launched a range of hydraulic breakers to add to its product line.
Keith Miller,

Global attachment specialist Miller UK has broken new ground with the addition of a hydraulic breaker to its attachments product range.

“The new hydraulic breaker is yet another industry-leading product innovation that sets Miller apart from the competition in terms of technical capabilities, quality and reliability,” says Brendan Quill, sales and marketing director for Miller UK.

Operating weights of the breakers range from 55kg (MGB0060) to 7,000kg (MGB7000), and the carrier class from 0.5-1.5tonn

An Australian quarry operator has stayed with the Rammer brand by purchasing another 4099 breaker for a hard rock quarry application.
WA Limestone is a family-owned company that has been operating for over 40 years, and is now one of the largest suppliers of granite armour stone, magnetite, quarry and construction aggregates, road construction materials, and marine infrastructure in Western Australia.
As part of an ongoing growth, the company has expanded its fleet of Rammer hammers with the new 4099, bou

France's national union of quarry industries and construction materials (Unicem) reports an activity decline of 3.4% in May 2014, confirming the downward trend witnessed in April.

Ready-mix concrete production was stable at 0.2% in May but down 2.3% compared with May 2013.

The aggregates sector was down 5.6% in May 2014 compared to May 2013. There was a 3.4% increase in public works contracts carried out between April 2013 and April 2014. Housing starts have declined since the beginning of 2014, with