Features

By tonnage, crushing is by far the largest operation in aggregates processing. To do it cost effectively, it’s always important to deploy the right crusher for the application.
This not only saves you time, but it will also save you money in the long run. Munesu Shoko reports.

Regarded as the main process in aggregates production, crushing is the first controlled size reduction stage and is the basis for optimal further size reduction. It is, therefore, important that when choosing a new rock crusher,

With demand for building materials on the rise in Indonesia, one company has turned to the new Volvo EC200D crawler excavator to provide the reliability and productivity needed to cope with a growing order book. Guy Woodford reports

The aggregates industry in Indonesia is experiencing a boom, with over US$104 billion invested in road infrastructure in the country. Providing the building materials to satisfy this huge level of investment is a challenge for many companies, but one contractor based outside

Central Asia’s five republics are rapidly growing their transport and other infrastructure, creating eye-catching opportunities for global building materials suppliers and aggregates handling and processing equipment manufacturers. Guy Woodford reports.

Close observers of geopolitics and emerging market economics will have noted how the five Central Asian republics - Uzbekistan (population 31 million), Kazakhstan (18 million), Tajikistan (9 million), Kyrgyzstan (6 million), and Turkmenistan (6 million) –

As we approach the date when the UK is due to leave the EU there are many unanswered questions. Not least is how UK businesses will be able to access the EU labour market. This has potential implications for many businesses in the aggregates sector where EU nationals fulfil some key roles. Lisa Mulholland, a specialist immigration lawyer from Stephens Scown LLP, explores the potential scenarios.

EU Settlement Scheme

In unprecedented fashion, all EU nationals in the UK will be required to submit applic

Tice’s Meadow Nature Reserve in Farnham, Surrey, south-east England, formerly a Hanson UK sand and gravel quarry, has been named as an international winner in the Quarry Life Award 2018.
The Biodiversity Trail project, submitted by the Tice’s Meadow Bird Group, won the Connecting Quarries and Communities category and claimed the €10,000 (over £9,000) prize. The project has created a 1.5 mile-long, fully accessible, self-guided circular walk around the nature reserve to enhance and promote biodiversity to v

Partners Volvo CE and Skanska say the initial pilot of the Vikan Kross Electric Quarry has shown its huge potential environmental, efficiency, safety and cost benefits. Liam McLoughlin reports.

Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska have recorded claimed ground-breaking results from their Electric Site research project.
The duo tested the viability of the Electric Site research project in a 10-week trial at Skanska’s Vikan Kross quarry, near Gothenburg, Sweden, from September to November

A prominent German aggregates producer is in the frame to capitalise on rising local demand for building materials after a major primary crusher station upgrade. Guy Woodford reports.

Jakob Bauer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG (Jakob Bauer Söhne) based in Erkenbrechtsweiler, near Stuttgart, southern Germany, has been processing White Jura rock from the Swabian Alb since the 1920s.

The company’s gravel plant produces chippings and gravel for road construction and maintenance, with the same site also renowned for

Construction equipment sales were healthy in 2018, but uncertainty over the policies of the new Italian government is leading to caution over further investments in aggregates and construction equipment. Liam McLoughlin reports.

Construction equipment sales in Italy jumped 22% year on year to reach 9,615 units for the first nine months of 2018.
The figures reflect the continuing recovery of construction equipment sales in recent years, following one of the most serious recessions in Italian history.
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Employee ownership is increasing in popularity, particularly in the UK and USA. Christian Wilson, partner and head of corporate at employee-owned law firm Stephens Scown LLP, considers the benefits for businesses in the aggregates sector.

Arguably the most famous employee-owned business in the UK is John Lewis. On the face of it, aggregates businesses have little in common with the retailer. However, a closer look at the membership of the UK’s Employee Ownership Association reveals that many sectors from