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.
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.
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.
National sales and hire business partners with local software automation experts
John Andersen is the co-owner of Crusher Screens Sales & Hire, based in Yatala, Queensland, but whose service is nationwide. He discusses the products and services unique to his business, including Australian designed and manufactured software and automation systems for local conditions.
The mission is ensuring the customer’s success
Greg Mumford is the Sales, Service and Marketing Manager for the ANZP division of Caterpillar Global Construction and Infrastructure. He briefs Quarry on how Caterpillar has fared over the course of the global pandemic, and how the company is promoting new technologies to reduce carbon emissions, further customers’ success, and overcome the industry’s impending challenges.
The dynamic duo: CBC Dubbo and Bonfiglioli save the day for a local quarry
Fostering stronger, collaborative relationships between OEMs, producers
Grayden Leaver is the Director of Sales & Marketing at CJD Equipment, the Australian dealer for Volvo Construction Equipment. He contends that strong dealer relationships with quarry producers will be as vital to the industry’s success as new technologies.
Metso mobiles: Providing an accurate guide to quarrying productivity
Paul Doran is the business development manager for Metso mobile crushers and screens at Tutt Bryant Equipment. He provides insight into which Metso mobile products are popular, when some of the latest machines and innovations will be available in Australia, and how Metso’s after sales programs and services can benefit quarry producers.