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No obvious secret to success for IQA award winner

People person first, quarry manager second is how Steve Butcher sees himself. Even after winning the IQA’s Quarry Manager of the Year Award, Hanson’s Bass Point head of operations says there’s never a dull moment on the job when working with a diverse range of people and tasks.
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Clean Air, Clear Lungs: A campaign for healthier job sites

Safe Work Australia has launched the Clean Air. Clear Lungs. campaign to raise awareness around occupational lung disease in dusty workplaces.
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Past growth causing future delays, reports latest PCI

Construction growth slowed in June as constraints on building supplies pushed prices higher, according to the Australia Performance of Construction Index.
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Mawsons welcomes Milbrae in supporting southeast Australia

Mawsons has acquired Milbrae’s concrete, quarry, mobile crushing and mining services businesses, combining sites across Victoria and NSW.
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Turning market pressure into market opportunity

Most people would list some essential qualities of quarrying equipment as robust, reliable, low maintenance, and maybe high tech. But one feature becoming increasingly important, in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions is Australian-made.
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Boral releases fourth statement as Seven Group raises Offer

Boral has continued urging shareholders to reject Seven Group’s latest update to its takeover bid after it secured a 29.5 per cent stake.
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Schaeffler seals the deal with top of line sealed bearings

Bearing failures on mine sites occur most often due to mining material like aggregates, iron ore or coal penetrating the seal of the housing.
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Managing regulatory and environmental challenges to extend quarry’s viability

A concrete and quarrying producer has successfully sought the assistance of a consultancy and engineering specialist on a variety of complex consent applications.
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Landfill approved at Mary’s Mount Quarry

MacKellar Excavations has been approved to develop an innovative landfill site as extractive operations are progressively completed at its Mary’s Mount quarry in New South Wales.
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