Australian innovative materials handling company Transmin was a winner
at the 21st Annual Western Australian Information Technology and
Telecommunications Awards (WAiTTA). Read More
Holcim outlines its plans to increase operating profits through a
program dedicated to customer excellence, reductions in
capital and investment costs, and skills development. Read More
Exposure to the quarry industry is a first step to ensuring that
tomorrow?s young adults recognise the value of quarries as well as
promoting road safety. Read More
A new generation of large industrial drives is being custom-engineered by Bonfiglioli Transmission Australia (BTA)?s Drives Service Centre (DSC) to produce outstanding reliability and torque densities to record values. Read More
Shanbao, a Chinese subsidiary of Sandvik Construction, has recently supplied crushing, screening and feeding equipment to two limestone producers that supply 10 per cent of the aggregate requirements in the Henan region?s capitol of Zhengzhou city. Read More
With Australia moving to adopt a national qualification to enable
workers to enter a construction site, a project is currently underway to
develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an immersive 3D computer game
to deliver occupational health and safety (?White Card?) certification
training for the construction industry. Read More
As smaller quarry operations become the acquisitions of larger operations, so interest grows in the application of capitalisation rates for quarry valuations. Rod Stephens explains how these applications work and what happens if they are incorrectly applied. Read More
Electricity is becoming a major operating cost in most businesses today but several quarries are taking advantage of a new way to purchase electricity and reduce their energy usage. Read More
Although Jim Playsted’s career was in many ways determined by his willingness to learn from several industry leaders, there is also no doubting his tenacity, ambition to succeed and boundless energy. Doug Prosser tells Jim’s story. Read More