Tier 4 Final engines are not compulsory in Australia but, thanks to the innovations of OEMs, the nation is inexorably following the global transition in engine evolution. For operations feeling the ‘pressure’ to switch, how they approach the change could be vital to implementing fuel savings.
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Countering incorrect perceptions about the industry
With social media increasingly becoming a potent tool in raising opposition to quarrying applications, Clayton Hill outlines what the IQA is doing in its own use of social media to set the record straight and turn around false perceptions.
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Versatile telescopic conveyor
The Telestack TS 842 radial telescopic conveyor offers multiple material handling solutions for the extractive industry.
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Measuring Stockpiles By Smart Phone
Measuring stockpiles traditionally takes time, money and effort. Accurate measurement reports are crucial to finance and accounting.
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Easy to install shower system retrofit
Spraying Systems Co’s Automatic Brush Shower Retrofit enables users to replace the handwheel on existing brush showers in less than seven minutes.
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Bricks sector gets ACCC green light
An update from Australia’s consumer watchdog indicates it is “satisfied” that construction materials businesses are not passing on any carbon tax-related charges to customers following the levy’s repeal.
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Threatened plant creates additional hurdle for quarry
Despite receiving state government approval earlier this year, a quarry proposal will be required to undergo federal assessment due to the presence of a “vulnerable” plant species at its site.
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Time for business to get going again
With the federal election done and dusted and the focus of the new government now turning to infrastructure, Damian Christie urges quarry operators and suppliers to start investing for the future.
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Boral annual loss equals more cuts
After posting a $212 million annual loss for the year, Boral is finalising another round of restructuring with more job cuts.
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NSW equipment supplier expands south
Semco Equipment Sales, which specialises in new and used construction, concrete mixing and earthmoving equipment, has opened a sales and service centre in Somerton, 21km north of the Melbourne CBD.
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