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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Holcim provides raw materials for post-bushfire community projects
Holcim has continued strengthening its presence in local communities, providing building materials for projects serving disabled children and bushfire affected areas.
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Performing at your peak: embracing self-improvement
In the construction materials industry, it is not unusual for one to put the needs and demands of the business or organisation above one’s own aspirations, Peter Ambrose explains.
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A conscientious path to belt conveyor alignment
Conveyor belt alignment is a challenging prospect for many quarrying producers. As Cameron Portelli explains, it may be tempting to introduce a belt alignment device but there are many solutions for simpler root causes and tracking options that can be just as effective.
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Modern dump trucks highlight advantages of renting
Since 2005, Delta Rent, a subsidiary of the diversified, turnkey contracting service for urban and industrial landscapes, has certainly seen its equipment grow in size and quantity, and the latest addition to the family is no exception to that mantra.
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Adbri cautious about post-pandemic construction recovery
Adbri chief executive Nick Miller has shown mixed emotions on the future of the construction industry, as a budget boosted near-term barrels towards the migration bans of COVID-19.
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Geologists bat for volcanic features as quarry begins remediation plans
A 70-year-old quarry in south-western Victoria has become the centre of a debate: to revegetate, or not to revegetate?
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