A construction materials supplier has praised a new code of practice that aims to improve efficiency and productivity on major construction projects.
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How shelters can reduce costs in quarry operations
Supplier unveils a new range of container shelters in a variety of sizes to profit the drill and blast segment.
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Report finds compliance burdens business
A new report has shown that the combined cost of administering and complying with public and private sector bureaucracy is costing Australia $250 billion every year – with much of this self-imposed.
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Explosives supplier?s profit falls
Orica chairman Peter Duncan expresses disappointment about the group's first fall in underlying profit in 12 years.
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Drill research to increase speed, improve safety
A group of university researchers are adapting existing mining techniques to improve the efficiency and safety of borehole drilling while reducing its environmental impact.
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The mobile phone ? Is it a curse or a blessing in disguise?
Some of us may remember the launch of the mobile phone in Australia, about 1981. The first versions were hard-wired, in-car only. A briefcase-sized unit – the “bag phone” that was in-car or portable but had a very short battery life and was hardly mobile – soon followed.
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Construction material assets up for grabs
Following the announcement last month that Holcim and Lafarge would likely merge, a number of companies have started eyeing the companies? assets.
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IQA stalwart a guiding light for Boral?s expansion
BRUCE MAURICE BLACKWELL, 8 NOVEMBER 1926 – 30 DECEMBER 2013
NSW IQA member Bruce Blackwell was not just an enthusiastic supporter of the IQA but was at the forefront of major changes within Boral over more than two decades. Doug Prosser recalls some highlights from the life and career of an industry veteran.
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NSW IQA member Bruce Blackwell was not just an enthusiastic supporter of the IQA but was at the forefront of major changes within Boral over more than two decades. Doug Prosser recalls some highlights from the life and career of an industry veteran.
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Claiming financial support for innovation
Don?t think there are opportunities in the quarrying industry to create better products or deliver new services? Well, think again!
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Going mobile for more output
A Queensland contractor has embraced the use of mobile crushing plant to meet demand for a range of quality end products. Damian Christie spoke to Ostwald Construction Materials? Evan Boone and Finlay?s Ronnie Bustard.
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