As part of CDE Global’s Engineering Insights virtual event, several specialists in the area of construction materials supply and demand convened for a presentation on the growth of global cities.
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NSW Regulator refresher workshops open for quarry managers
In line with new experience requirements for Certificates of Compliance applicants, the NSW Resources Regulator will be holding a number of workshops to inform practising certificate holders.
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CCAA: COVID-safe construction essential to Australia’s recovery
Ken Slattery, the chief executive officer of the peak body for Australia’s heavy construction materials industry, has warned in an opinion piece that the capacity for the industry to be an engine for the nation’s post-pandemic economic recovery is being hindered by snap lockdowns.
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Victorian quarry industry secure – despite latest lockdown
The Victorian Budget for 2021/22 was announced this May, as the state government ensured the longevity of the quarry industry with an allocation of $35.7 million.
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An invisible culprit is weakening our concrete, research finds
A team of researchers has found trace amounts of organic matter in concrete and asphalt can cause premature deterioration of the building materials.
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Global Quarry Life Award opens for submissions
HeidelbergCement has launched the fifth edition of its Quarry Life Award which aims to promote sustainable quarry management through a global competition with prizes up to €30,000 ($47,160).
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Rare opportunity to acquire a Mudgee-based Dolomite and Limestone quarry
Well known to the quarry industry, the highly regarded Mudgee-based Mudgee Dolomite & Lime (MDL) is up for sale for the first time in 26 years.
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Belgian monks protect beer from quarry expansion
A Belgian chalk quarry has been denied the chance to expand after a group of Trappist monks insisted doing so would risk contaminating spring water used in producing a rare beer.
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NSW quarries and concrete health and safety seminar talks silica
The New South Wales divisions of the IQA and Cement Concrete Aggregates Australia held the recent Quarries & Concrete Health and Safety Seminar, headlined by the NSW Resources Regulator’s Garvin Burns and HeidelbergCement’s Klaus Hormann.
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Boral rallies shareholders to reject Seven Group Offer
Boral has urged its shareholders to reject an offer by Seven Group Holdings (SGH) to acquire up to a 30 per cent stake in the construction materials supplier.
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