Adbri increased sales volumes for all its products except lime in 2021 and managing director Nick Miller expects 2022 to be bigger and better.
Vision, values key to the success of long-time industry supplier
As part of the commentary in the past year about the characteristics of effective leadership, industry stalwart Neil Kinder charts the journey of his company Kinder Australia. He recounts its modest origins in a two-bedroom house in metropolitan Melbourne to a SME success story, both within Australia and around the world.
Vocational training among election focus areas: Ai Group
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has outlined three focus areas for federal policy in skills education and training as the ongoing labour shortage looms over an upcoming federal election.
Growing with the pandemic
Charles Pratt is the Operations Manager at Kinder Australia, a national supplier and manufacturer of conveyor and bulk materials handling products. He outlines why Kinder has grown in the pandemic.
A one-stop-shop for site, project management
Phillip Agius is the General Manager of Delta Rent, Australia’s largest supplier of modern, low hour hire plant and equipment. He predicts rental plant and equipment will play a vital role in assisting quarries to meet future construction materials demand.
Connecting on a common understanding of quarrying
Debbie MacDonald is the National Business Development Manager of Polo Citrus. She outlines how the company has worked closely with quarries to improve their dust emissions and water management.
Boral results avoid construction hurdles
Boral has delivered sales revenue of $1.5 billion for its continuing operations in the second half of 2021, with concrete and quarries growing in spite of construction shutdowns and inclement weather.
Holcim recognises value of Indigenous community
Holcim has unveiled its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to improve retention and support of Indigenous Australians within the business and across its supply chain.
OneASTEC: Connecting people, processes, products
David Smale is the General Manager of Astec Australia. He explains the thinking behind Astec’s new business model and what it means for the quarrying industry.
Maintenance, manufacturing expertise vital to driving industry forward
John Flynn is the Australian and New Zealand business manager for Terex Jaques, the local arm of Terex MPS. He talks about the importance of plant and equipment maintenance skills and expertise as the industry navigates its way through the post-COVID-19 era.