Australian Crusher Repairs offers customer focused service

Australian Crusher Repairs (ACR) has been providing crushing material handling support since it commenced business in 1989. As the crushing industry developed with more and more mobile crushing and screening equipment becoming available, ACR has grown to support the mobile equipment market. The mobile crushing portion of ACR commenced with the dry hire of equipment …

Arup welcomes Tessa Knox-Grant

Signalling its focus on creating more inclusive cities through holistic transport planning, sustainable development consultancy Arup has bolstered its team of senior city planners and designers. The most recent addition to the firm’s Cities, Planning and Design portfolio is Tessa Knox-Grant, former Executive Director in the NSW transport department, who joins Arup as Sustainable Transport …

New CEO appointed at Pilbara Ports Authority

Samuel McSkimming has been announced as the new chief executive officer of the Pilbara Ports Authority, taking over from Roger Johnston after his term expires on 30 June. McSkimming is currently the general manager of Aurizon, Australia’s largest rail freight operator, looking after the New South Wales and Southeast Queensland divisions. WA Ports Minister Rita …

Adbri refreshes partnership with Independent Cement and Lime

Adbri has announced the company’s plans to extend its cementitious material supply arrangement with the Independent Cement and Lime Group (ICL) to the end of 2023. ICL is Adbri’s exclusive cement and cement related products distributor in Victoria and New South Wales, with the company acting as a 50:50 joint venture between Adbri and Barro …

Walker Quarries sets up for growth

Walker Quarries is about to roll out one of the most technically advanced wash plants in New South Wales, thanks to the options and consultancy provided by CDE’s engineers. In 2018, when Trevor Hoffmann, operations manager at Walker Quarries, approached the team at CDE, he was looking for a sand washing solution that could be …

John Deere has future-focused machinery

As part of the effort to make quarrying more sustainable, heavy machinery manufacturers like John Deere are rolling out all-electric and hybrid versions of their traditional vehicles. Low-emission driving and working is currently one of the main development goals of the heavy machinery industry, with an international focus on all-electric and hybrid drives. This was …

Heidelberg Materials acquires Mick George Group

Heidelberg Materials has announced the acquisition of the Mick George Group, a leading construction and demolition waste recycler in the Eastern region of the UK, with an annual revenue of around £220 million ($400 million).  The Mick George Group specialises in bulk excavation and earthmoving services, demolition, and environmentally sensitive waste removal, complemented by waste …

Making data work for you

Eltirus founder Steve Franklin writes on how the industry has never had greater access to data than we do now and yet, in many cases, quarry operators either don’t use it at all or don’t make full use of it – why is this and what can be done about it? Any piece of data …

Smarter washing for tougher environments

How 888 Crushing and Screening Equipment is supporting smarter washing solutions from MWS Equipment across Australia. Offering Australia-wide coverage for one of the most comprehensive sand and aggregate washing portfolios in the industry, 888 Crushing and Screening Equipment (888CSE) has expanded its product line to include stock from MWS Equipment. One of the world’s leaders …

Waterless washing is the way forward

Kayasand’s aggregate washing plants are not only waterless, but they also bring multiple savings and environmental benefits. For many quarries, high water usage and the associated hassle of processing the runoff are seen as unavoidable parts of the process. The team at Kayasand is chasing a vision of enabling quarries to “turn off the water” …