Metso unveils showcase line-up for AGG1 exhibition

Image: Postmodern Studio – stock.adobe.com Metso has unveiled its showcase line-up for the aggregates industry at AGG1 2025.   The company’s line-up will include the latest innovations, technologies and offerings for the aggregates industry from Metso. The AGG1 international construction trade show will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 25-27, 2025.   Metso …

Early bird tickets for PNG Expo now available

Image: Prime Creative Media Discounted tickets are now available for the PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (PNG Expo) are now available. Returning to Port Moresby from 2-3 July 2025, the PNG Expo gathers the mining and resources industries of PNG into one location. Combining an extensive exhibition floor with a thought-leading conference …

Boral launches crumbed rubber asphalt bitumen innovation

Australian-first proprietary crumbed rubber asphalt bitumen that replaces common crumbed rubber with that from Off the Road (OTR) tyres was used in road demonstrations in Glass House Mountains, Diddillibah, and Nambour. Image: Boral Boral has unveiled a proprietary crumbed rubber asphalt bitumen using off road (OTR) tyres in what is understood to be an Australian …

Aggregate Industries rebrands to Holcim UK with ‘renewed strategic direction’

Aggregate Industries has rebranded to Holcim UK. Image: Holcim UK Aggregate Industries has been rebranded to Holcim UK as the Swiss-based parent company continues to make a strategic shift across its global network.   Holcim UK will be focused on expanding the uptake of sustainable building materials in the UK through continued investment in people, …

SafeWork NSW inspectors conduct statewide safety search

Image: Enrique del Barrio/stock.adobe.com SafeWork NSW inspectors have conducted a statewide compliance operation with a focus on mobile plant, fixed machinery and vehicles in the workplace.   The inspectors conducted the targeted operation to help reduce injuries occurring in the workplace. The inspectors issued more than 140 notices during the campaign relating to forklift safety, …

CCAA welcomes SA Infrastructure Strategy

Image: SKW/stock.adobe.com Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has supported introducing an infrastructure strategy in South Australia.   The 20-year infrastructure strategy was released by the South Australian Government, outlining the long-term vision for infrastructure investment in the state.   According to Infrastructure SA, the state government’s infrastructure program is set to deliver record levels …

New Infrastructure Australia report marks shifts in construction spending

Infrastructure Australia has released its latest Market Capacity Report. Image: Enrique del Barrio/stock.adobe.com Infrastructure Australia has released its latest insights into the Australian sector with a holistic new report. A new report has highlighted how rising material costs, worker shortages, and other external influences impact Australia’s infrastructure sector. Infrastructure Australia has released its Market Capacity …

How Volvo proved its worth at Western Quarries’ Dunneworthy site

Western Quarries’ Volvo EC550E is the first of its kind in Australia. Image: CJD Equipment Western Quarries team explains how Australia’s first 50-tonne Volvo EC550E crawler excavator is helping maximise production at its Dunneworthy site. Western Quarries was initially founded with an important goal in mind – to offer high quality aggregates that were in …

How Multotec is moving on up in Australian quarrying

Multotec Australia aims to helping customers improve their yields through tailored solutions. Image: Multotec Australia Multotec Australia has plans to expand its presence in Australia and the local quarrying sector in 2025. When Grahame Hopkins returned to Multotec Australia after more than a decade, he realised the company was onto something special. He had spent …

IQA President: Momentum builds across the IQA community

IQA president Michael Close. Image: IQA Institute of Quarrying (IQA) president Michael Close has given insights into the organisation’s activities within the Australian quarrying community. The opening months of 2025 have demonstrated the strength and vibrancy of our IQA community. Our education programs have launched with unprecedented demand, with several courses, including the critical control …