Aptella has partnered with XGRIDS. Image: Aptella Customers can access handheld laser scanning solutions through Aptella’s partnership with XGRIDS. Aptella is collaborating with XGRIDS to bring the Lixel K1 and Lixel L2 Pro series handheld laser scanners to customers across Australia, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. The Lixel K1 and L2 series are designed for …
Image: Heidelberg Materials/Aleksej Keksel Three Australian projects have been nominated for Heidelberg Material’s Quarry Life awards. Heidelberg Materials Australia announced three projects involving its quarries are up for consideration, including two Queensland projects and one in Western Australia. The competition is running for the sixth time and enables researchers, students, local communities, NGOs, and …
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Concrete panels that will form the retaining wall. Image: Victoria’s Big Build A Victorian quarry’s materials have supported the latest stage of Victoria’s Big Build project development over the Old Calder Highway in Diggers Rest. The Victorian quarry has supplied more than 10,000 cubic metres of volcanic rock to use as backfill for the …
Boral has upgraded its Wollert Quarry. Image: Boral Boral has revealed a multi-million-dollar investment in its noise control at Wollert Quarry to be proactive in meeting current noise regulations. Boral completed the improvements in a staged progresssion with a collaboration between the Wollert team and Boral’s capital projects team over nine months and invested more …
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Image: Prime Creative Media The PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (PNG Expo) has announced a range of networking opportunities to help Australian attendees make the most of the international event. Delegates are invited to kick off the 2025 festivities at welcome drinks the night before the exhibition’s commencement. Set against the backdrop …
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The MATES Big Lap is returning in 2025. Image: MATES in Construction The MATES Big Lap is set to return later this year as MATES in Construction looks to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health. MATES in Construction supports initiatives for workers in the construction, mining, energy and manufacturing sectors. The organisation’s …
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Heidelberg Materials have signed a deal with Pronto. Image: Heidelberg Materials More than 100 autonomous haul trucks are set to be deployed around the world following Heidelberg Materials’ deal with Pronto. The agreement between the two companies will see Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System, known as AHS, at more than a dozen Heidelberg Materials sites …
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Holcim is a global business. Image: Holcim The name for Holcim’s new North American venture has been revealed as the plan to spin off into an independent public company continues. The North American business will be named Amrize once the planned spin-off is executed. The name is a combination of ambition and rising. According to …
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Metso is celebrating 40 years of the Lokotrack range. Image: Metso Metso has announced plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lokotrack mobile crushers throughout 2025. Established in 1985, Lokotrak units has sold more than 11,000 units across the global aggregates crushing industry. “We are excited to make the 40th anniversary of the …
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Image: Postmodern Studio/ stock.adobe.com Fletcher Building has announced Peter Crowley and Jacqui Coombes as key appointments to its board renewal process. Crowley’s appointment as chair of the board will take place immediately, while Coombes will join the board as an independent, non-executive director from April 14. Current acting chair Barbara Chapmna will step down …
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