The approximately 89ha piece of land, located in the Welsh town of Tredegar, included Trefil quarry, which was said to have operated for a Read more
Aussies claim international quarry awards
After a successful inaugural awards program in 2012, global building materials giant HeidelbergCement, the parent company of locally-based supplier Hanson, organised the second Quarry Read more
Industry skills council completes training package review
In line with new standards that had been introduced for training packages, the RII09 training package was superseded by the RII training package in Read more
State government releases vision for quarry rehabilitation
The plan relates to the 1935ha Penrith Lakes site, which is said to be the largest sand and gravel quarry in Australia, supplying more Read more
Customers get hands on with ?intelligent? dozer
The first model in the new Komatsu range, the D61EXi/PXi-23, debuted at a “Boots On” event held in late November at the Hunter Plant Read more
State body makes case for recycled aggregate
Sustainability Victoria’s campaign, which includes a business case outlining the viability and cost competitiveness of recycled materials compared to virgin quarry materials, largely relates Read more
Trainees to learn from quarry rehabilitation
Tweed Shire Council acquired the Walls Quarry, located in Terranorra, New South Wales, more than 20 years ago and completed filling the disused quarry Read more
Draft industry standard for ?mixed? fleets to go global
The AEMP Telematics Standard has been expanded to include 19 data fields with fault code capability, to create the new AEM/AEMP Draft Telematics Application Read more
Supplier adds value to excavator orders
Under the “Choiceplus program”, all customers that order a new Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia (HCA) excavator from now until 31 December, 2014 will be Read more
Australia being ?leap-frogged? by global competitors
The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–15 produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF), indicated that Australia had dropped in rank to 22nd place, one place Read more