McLanahan acquired Diefenbach. Image: McLanahan For nearly 200 years, McLanahan has supported clients across many industries, including the quarrying and aggregates markets globally. As the company prepares in 2025 to celebrate 190 years since it was established, David Hunter, business line director for McLanahan, spoke to Quarry about the key trends he saw in 2024 …
ABC Training and Consulting attended the IQA National Conference in Adelaide. Image: ABC Training and Consulting Dean Olzard is the general manager at ABC Training and Consulting, a registered training organisation working around Australia. He shares insights with Quarry about the Australian industry and how the company is helping develop the next generation of workers …
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Glenn Manton, former Carlton and Essendon player. Image: IQA Check out what Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) members have been up to in this wrap-up of the latest events from around Australia. Far North Queensland’s bowls evening Swapping steel caps for bare feet, Far North Queensland sub-branch members took to the greens at West Cairns Bowling …
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ToThink Engineering is an Australian-based business. Image: ToThink Engineering ToThink Engineering director Darren Toth shares his thoughts on the state of the Australian quarrying industry as a well-regarded supplier. It does not take a long time to have a lasting impact in the industry and ToThink Engineering is an example of that. The Melbourne-based company …
Image: SKF SKF have recently launched the RecondOil Box, a solution designed to change the way industries use and reuse oil. By embracing a circular economy model, the RecondOil Box allows companies to significantly reduce their environmental impact while enhancing machine performance and reducing operational costs. Traditional industrial practices involve using oil until it degrades, …
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CJD Equipment’s executive general manager of sales and marketing Grayden Leaver. Image: CJD Equipment CJD Equipment Australia executive general manager of sales and marketing Grayden Leaver tells Quarry about goals, milestones and innovation. What were some of the highlights of 2024? Early this year we introduced to the market Volvo Construction Equipment’s zero-emission electric machines …
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Kayasand chief executive officer Bram Smith. Image: Kayasand Kayasand chief executive officer Bram Smith offers insights into the future of sand, sustainability and Australia’s construction industry. What has been the most important lesson from 2024? The growing realisation that quarries can play a big part in lowering emissions from concrete production. By producing high quality …
Shot of the Gunyangara (Gove Port) Tourism Project. Image: Neal Baulch Gulkula Quarry has played a key role in the latest tourism development in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem region. The company has supported the construction of a 63-metre rock groyne near Nhulunbuy at Inverell Bay, Gunyangara, as part of the Gunyangara (Gove Port) …
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A render of the new state-of-the-art logistics centre. Image: Liebherr Liebherr has broken new ground on a logistics centre, which will be a key part of its operations in the American market. The new logistics centre is situated in the Hive Business Park in Tupelo, Mississippi and is set to serve as the continental warehouse …
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Image: Enrique del Barrio/stock.adobe.com A report from Infrastructure Australia has shown how skill shortages and rising costs are impacting Australia’s infrastructure requirements. Infrastructure Australia has released its Market Capacity Report 2024, has lifted the lid on the state of play in Australia’s infrastructure pipeline. A key finding is energy and social infrastructure projects are driving …
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