Navigating the uncertain waters of the quarry industry

Digitalisation gives clients more transparency on job site operations. Image: Kleemann Kleemann national sales manager Ben Lefroy outlines how global economic outcomes have affected the quarrying industry, and what it means for suppliers. What was the most important lesson from 2024? One of the most important things is to stay in touch with global and …

Toolkwip: More than just pumps

Toolkwip’s team boasts more than 30 years of collective industry knowledge. Image: Toolkwip Pumps Toolkwip Pumps provides quarries with the tools they need to handle much more than just pumps. Water plays an important part in a quarry, but when there is too much, that is when the headaches start. Most quarries are pits that …

Handle the pressure with the HRC 8 and HRC 800 from Metso

The HRC 8 excels in sand production. Image: Metso The high-pressure grinding rolls from Metso are helping quarries deliver high-quality sand and aggregates to the market. Access to natural sand reserves has become more complicated in certain regions, and other areas are seeing their reserves become exhausted. For customers looking to develop high-quality sand or …

Kayasand’s stand-out sand

Image: Kayasand Quarries across Australia have the chance to make a significant contribution to the sand industry by engineering a sustainable material from by-product. Concrete has been an industry standard construction material for 200 years.  It’s versatile and readily available. It also makes up around eight per cent of total global emissions, according to independent …

CDE delivers a bespoke solution for NSW family business

PF Formation was impressed by the design and technology in CDE’s solutions. Image: CDE CDE Group’s tailored equipment is helping a key supplier to the Sydney construction market. PF Formation, a third-generation family business, was established in 1956 by company founder Glen Graham. Now managed by Glen’s grandsons Joshua and Luke Graham, they sought to …

ONTRAC Group’s XMOR Bucket lasts the distance

Matthews Quarries uses an XMOR Bucket from ONTRAC Group. Image: ONTRAC Group Quarry owner Rob Matthews details his company’s experience using the XMOR Bucket from ONTRAC Group. When Matthews Quarries wanted to increase its production, the excavator bucket was at the forefront of its strategy. Since its establishment in 1986, Matthews Quarries has grown to …

The Institute of Quarrying Australia launches ambassador program

The IQA has launched its ambassador program for 2025. Image: IQA/SLR Consulting/Adbri The Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) selected 26 of the industry’s most respected leaders to champion its mission and growth in 2025. The diverse group of ambassadors will play an essential role in strengthening the IQA community and enhancing engagement with new and …

Why Bulk Handling Technologies and Total Rockbreaking Solutions are better together

(L-R) Jeff Jackson, TRS director and sales manager; Mark Godsell, TRS director and service manager; Paul Ingleson, TRS and BHT director and engineering manager. Image: Total Rockbreaking Solutions Bulk Handling Technologies and Total Rockbreaking Solutions’ partnership enables quarries to access better equipment solutions. Total Rockbreaking Solutions (TRS) and Bulk Handling Technologies (BHT) share a lot. …

Cement Australia and Holcim collaborate on ‘innovative’ SA project

The Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre under construction. Image: Cement Australia/YouTube Cement Australia has used its GreenCem technology for the first time in a South Australian infrastructure project.   In collaboration with Holcim, Cement Australia has used GreenCem to reduce the embodied carbon in the concrete used during the construction of the Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre in …

Terex MPS Americas announces leadership changes

Image: Alexey Rezvykh – stock.adobe.com Terex MPS Americas has announced a series of leadership changes for the new year across its business.   Daniel Wyatt and Chris Reed have been promoted to new positions within the company, which Pat Bain, vice president of Terex Aggregates, said was a reflection of the company’s commitment to “promoting …