Alan Connolly will be the interim chief financial officer. Image: CRH CRH has confirmed its appointment of an interim chief financial officer who will take over from incoming chief executive officer Jim Mintern in 2025. Alan Connolly has been appointed as the interim chief financial officer from January 1, 2025. Connolly will take over from …
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Bathurst Quarries features reserves of decomposed granite. Image: Bathurst Quarries A family-owned quarry is using innovative practices to meet sand demands in central west NSW through its reserves of decomposed granite. Bathurst Quarries has supported local campaign-type projects in the region, including roadworks or site developments in Bathurst, since it was first approved in 1997. …
Martin Kriegner, region head AMEA at Holcim, presents Holcim Australia chief executive officer George Agriogiannis. Image: Holcim Australia/LinkedIn Holcim Australia has been recognised at the company’s latest iteration of its Australia, Middle East and Asia CSR & Sustainability Awards. Holcim Australia chief executive officer George Agriogiannis was on hand to receive the award, which …
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Chuck Schmitt, Head of SSAB Americas. Image: Fond&Fond. Chuck Schmitt will retire from SSAB in the summer of 2025, which will end his tenure at the company, which began in 1990. Schmitt started at US-based IPSCO, which SSAB later acquired. During his time with SSAB, Schmitt served as the head of SSAB Americas and was …
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Superior Industries has a wide range of sand washing equipment available. Image: Superior Industries Superior Industries explains why one-size-fits-all approaches can fail in wet sand processing and how tailored approaches drive performance, profitability and sustainability. Achieving optimal sand production and fines recovery requires solutions tailored to each operation’s specific parameters. A one-size-fits-all approach often fails …
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Changes in engine technology have increased their efficiency. Image: Eltirus Eltirus founder Steve Franklin explains why the quarry industry needs to foster and encourage innovation. While we take it for granted now, the wheel, the printing press, steam engine, internal combustion engine, electricity, air travel and computers have all changed our lives in profound ways. …
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The Mag’Impact is a versatile crusher with high capability and European quality. Image: Magotteaux Environmental restrictions are tightening on sand mining around the world, but Magotteaux’s vertical shaft impact is providing an alternative. While at first, sand might sound like a plentiful resource – that couldn’t be more wrong. Some sands are better than others, …
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Boral chief executive officer Vik Bansal with Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. Image: Boral Boral has unveiled upgraded carbon-reducing technology at its Berrima Cement Works in a major milestone for its net-zero ambitions. Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen attended the official opening of the upgraded site. …
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Image: Serhii/stock.adobe.com Are you playing a role in the quarrying industry’s digital revolution? Grab the opportunity to be showcased in the upcoming February edition of Quarry. It may have taken a while for digital innovations to fully emerge within the quarrying industry, but the floodgates have well and truly opened. From AI to drones to …
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The new solution has helped Ghelma’s business operations. Image: Terex Washing Systems Terex Washing Systems has helped Ghelma increase the value of its products with a bespoke solution tailored to its application. Ghelma, a leading Swiss construction company, needed a solution to process excavation material as well as sand and gravel, much of which was …
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