Quarry Products

While demand for construction aggregates has been affected by the global recession, the call for marble appears to be unabated. Claire Symes visited a Portuguese marble quarry to find out more. Some of Europe's most prestigious hotels, museums, churches and piazzas owe some of their magnificence to the marble that lines the floors and walls of these structures. And it is demand for these materials for contemporary construction that is helping to maintain this market at a time when there is a slowdown in the

While acceptance of secondary aggregates is growing, there is also a need for legislation to ensure these materials are viewed as a resource not waste. Secondary aggregates were once viewed as second best but now the benefits to the environment and the bottom line are becoming better known and opinions are changing.

Construction of an irrigation canal in Turkey has given Eren Inşaat the opportunity to add aggregates production to its construction capabilities. Claire Symes visited the site to find out more. Over the last decade there has been a growing trend for construction companies to move into aggregate production in a bid to reduce costs and increase supply chain control. Turkey is no different and contractor Eren Inşaat is the latest business to join this step change. Eren Inşaat is the main contractor on constru

Natural sand is a limited resource but one Norwegian quarry operator is offering an alternative with industrial sand, which it claims is better than the real thing. Claire Symes visited Velde Pukk to find out more. If you arrive at Norway's Stavanger Airport right now, you may think you are on a building site, rather than an airport but the work marks a step change in the approach to concrete in Norway. Part of the work includes construction of a 27,000m2 car park by precast manufacturer and contractor Spen

In 2011 the European commission has developed three key documents, which will have strong implications for the aggregates industry and that UEPG will closely monitor. On raw materials, the communication, Tackling the Challenges in Commodity Markets and on Raw Materials, published in February, was followed by a European Parliament report adopted in September.

According to the latest figures from Norway's Geological Survey and the Directorate for Mineral Management, turnover in the extractive industries grew.

Spanish construction materials business Benito Arnó e Hijos has secured a €126million contract to supply material to Spain’s rail infrastructure operator ADIF.