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Aggregate washing is helping quarries in Europe to improve the quality of end products and add value. Claire Symes looks at the technological developments. Stricter aggregates specifications and the need to make the best use of all extracted material is driving greater use of washing equipment. But the latest technology means that this growth does not have to significantly impact on energy or water consumption.

In just eight years Tarmac has turned its Swinden Quarry operation around and gained full public support that has recently helped it gain approval for expansion. Claire Symes visited the Yorkshire quarry to find out more Gaining permission to extend a quarry is the Holy Grail for many quarry operators but to achieve that inside a national park is almost impossible. Nonetheless, Tarmac's Swinden Quarry in North Yorkshire, UK has achieved just that after turning around local opposition to the site in just eig