The proprietor of a burgeoning Sydney-based bulk and excavation and rock sawing business has come a long way from mining potato-growing soil in his native Ireland.
Caterpillar operator challenge reopens in 2022
Caterpillar has launched its Global Operator Challenge, calling all machine operators to test their excellence in safety and efficiency in 2022-23.
OneASTEC: Connecting people, processes, products
David Smale is the General Manager of Astec Australia. He explains the thinking behind Astec’s new business model and what it means for the quarrying industry.
Adbri secures future in SA with OZ Minerals
Adbri has extended its supply of cementitious materials to OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena copper mine in South Australia with a $10 million contract.
Charting the data points to transform the quarrying sector
Dan Barry is the General Manager of SmartTech Australia, the largest Trimble LOADRITE distributor for
on-board weighing technology globally. SmartTech offers software, wireless and hardware solutions for a range of applications in the extractive industries. Dan discusses the value added solutions Trimble and SmartTech are developing – and how it can benefit quarries.
Garraway Group assets go under the hammer
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers will hold its first Australian national unreserved auction on 23 and 24 February, managing the dispersal of 18 assets from earthmoving, civil construction and mining services Garraway Group.
We’ll do it ourselves: Urea supply boosted by Strike
Strike Energy and Leigh Creek Energy (LCK) have taken pivotal steps to solidify Australia’s domestic supply of urea as the country deflects an AdBlue shortage.
Silica sands get the go-ahead, survey says
VRX Silica has completed archaeological and ethnographic surveys at its Arrow Smith silica sands projects in Western Australia to finalise Aboriginal heritage approvals.
Wagners EFC for construction big and small
Wagners has satisfied another Queensland customer with its Earth Friendly Concrete product, saving the same amount of embodied carbon as the average home consumes in four years. Read more
Proactive approach, communication key to post-pandemic recovery
Jimmy Murphy is the Sandvik Product Specialist for national construction and hire company Porter Group. He summarises how Sandvik mobile products fared in 2021 and advises that forward planning will be critical to the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.