December 9, 2016
The installation of proficient plant automation in quarries across the world is generating big cost savings through improved operational efficiency.…
December 2, 2016
Volvo Construction Equipment is among those leading the R&D of machines for the quarry and construction sites of the future, with a recent…
December 1, 2016
Europe has no shortage of interesting museums and one of the most special is located under the green hills of Pálava in the Czech Republic. Patrick…
November 29, 2016
Malcom Kent, senior technical consultant for the UK-based CEA (Construction Equipment Association), highlights concerns over the current global…
November 29, 2016
Five Indeco HP18000 FS hydraulic breakers working in Italy and India show that maxi reakers can meet the challenge of extremely hard rock masses.…
November 29, 2016
Hydraulic breakers can be used to reduce boulders in the rock pile or on the primary crusher. Whenever blasted rock is too big to be handled by…
November 29, 2016
Efficient loading is crucial to the long-term success of any quarry operation. Guy Woodford looks at two of the most eye-catching new models for such…
November 28, 2016
Chris Tofts of Stephens Scown reviews a recent European Court of Justice case and analyses its impact on recovery of waste in backfilling quarries.…
November 28, 2016
The tri-annual UEPG Sustainable Development Awards Ceremony is a milestone event in the organisation’s calendar. The tri-annual, must-attend major…
November 24, 2016
The geological history of the Altmühltal region in upper Bavaria, Germany, reveals significant strata dating back over 140 million years when giant…