A quarry in Virginia, United States, is weeks away from brimming with ground water to serve a nearby water treatment plant and the 17,000 people it serves.
Giving Victorian approvals the Mitas touch
A sand quarry has been approved 21km from Ararat, Victoria, and a familiar face in Australian quarrying has shared his learnings after a lengthy approvals process. Read more
Infrastructure demand far outweighs Australian supply
Infrastructure Australia has released its first Infrastructure Market Capacity report, forecasting an inability for the construction and materials industries to meet some grand plans.
Rental plant gives busy site extra muscle, relief
A Hanson Australia extractive operation has never been busier. Fortunately, there has been extra support to assist the quarry’s core earthmoving fleet as it transfers aggregate from the face to the crushing circuit and out the gate.
Quarries urged to be COVIDSafe as construction resumes in Victoria
The Victorian Government has repaid the construction sector for its time in a two-week COVID-19 shutdown with a $196.6 million support package.
Fleet solution provides ‘at a glance’ visualisation
Developed on-shore by Komatsu Australia, the new iSite fleet management solution is now available to the Australian market. The OEM is keen to promote it to every quarry operation – large or small – across Australia and New Zealand.
Boral to repay shareholders for weathering the storm
Boral has completed the sale of several construction materials businesses, allowing it to pay its shareholders up to $3 billion in surplus capital.
Promise in the pipeline as construction stabilises
The Australian construction industry returned to growth in September, gaining back the ground it lost in August, despite a two-week construction shutdown in Victoria.
Adbri expands footprint with Melbourne sand quarries
Adbri has formed an equal joint venture with Barro Group to acquire the sand operations of Metro Quarry Group in the southeast of Melbourne.
The next three years of growth in Australian construction
The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) has released its Strategic Plan to 2024, with three major focuses: culture, commercial frameworks, and capacity, capability and skills.