UK construction site water treatment and silt pollution prevention specialist Siltbuster has appointed PR Power as its official distributor for Australia.
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Cautious optimism for employment
The results from an employment outlook survey for 2014 suggest employers in mining and construction expect to increase hiring marginally.
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IQA members impress on and off the quarry floor
Institute members recently enjoyed an action-packed day in one of Australia?s biggest wine-growing regions.
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Keeping your wheels oiled: Tips for maintaining mobile plant
In the aggregates industry, portable crushing and screening plants are more popular than ever. While the heart and soul of a wheeled plant is the crusher and/or screen mounted on the plant, as Dave Anderson writes, it’s important to pay attention to the maintenance of the portable chassis and conveyors on any portable plant.
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Community relations not a slogan
As New South Wales recovers from the devastating bushfires that raged through the state last month, Damian Christie reflects on the strategic significance of the fire-affected districts for the local quarry industry - and how aggregate businesses moving into those areas will need to satisfy the concerns of residents who have sought a "tree change" from life in the big cities.
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Self-cleaning magnets
Eriez?s CP20 range of self-cleaning suspended permanent magnets offer simple installation and low operating costs.
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Heavy-duty wheel loader
The new SDLG LG978 wheel loader has an operating weight of 23.5 tonnes and is equipped with a heavy-duty 4.2m3 GP bucket.
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Software reduces capital investment costs
With Australian resource companies and their supply chains expanding into international markets, a new challenge for operators is to find ways to maximise profits in all types of economies and cultures.
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What are sediment basins good for?
Every quarry needs to have them and a lot of expertise and expense is going into designing and constructing them, but how much budget is left over to see if sediment basins are actually working?
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Security the missing resource for capital equipment
Site and venue security firm Guardsplus has positioned itself for expansion into the mining security sector as a way to help solve one of the industry?s biggest plagues ? capital equipment theft.
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