How Superior Industries is investing in the fundamentals

Superior Industries supplies its global clients with solutions to take them from the rock face to load out in the quarrying industry. Image: Superior Industries Superior Industries supplies its global clients with solutions to take them from the rock face to load out. The US-based manufacturer is known for quality crushing, screening, washing and conveying …

Why SMA is a tried and trusted equipment dealer

SMA has extended its partnership with Keestrack. Image: SMA Having a national presence in the Australian quarrying sector means being ready for anything, especially when the market forces you to adapt. SMA (Screenmasters Australia) has an Australian-wide coverage in the quarrying and recycling industries. It is a recognised dealer of mobile and fixed crushing and …

Dodge Industrial provides safety, stock, and sustainable growth

Dodge’s Raptor elastomeric split-tire coupling. Image: Dodge Industrial Dodge Industrial Australia business development manager Andrew Cousins discusses the mechanical power transmission sector and its potential to support quarries in 2025. What was the most important lesson learned from 2024? Dodge has been in a growth phase since we established ourselves in Australia. We’ve been working …

Eltirus: New innovations for a new year

Eltirus founder Steve Franklin. Image: Eltirus Eltirus founder Steve Franklin explains how innovation is being highlighted across quarries, and what it means for the future of the industry. What was the most important lesson from 2024? Take nothing for granted, always work to find out new ways of doing things and adding value for clients. …

Stevenson supports science-backed approach to safety bunds

Stevenson quarry in Drury, Auckland. Image: Stevenson Stevenson has backed a science-based approach to improve the safety bunds in its quarries. The change in approach comes after a sub-contractor died in an accident when the articulated dump truck they were driving travelled over a safety bund and fell to the bench below at the Stevenson …

AIMEX charity partnership takes off

Image: Prime Creative Media Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) has named the Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT as the official charity partner for its inaugural Adelaide event this year. The RFDS assists more than 50,000 patients in South Australia and the Northern Territory annually, operating from four aeromedical bases and three remote primary healthcare facilities …

Meet your IQA Ambassadors

Dean Olzard (left) and Frank Grech (right). Image: ABC Training and Consulting/Prime Creative Media The Institute of Quarrying Australia’s (IQA) Ambassador Program is officially underway for 2025. The new initiative from the IQA is designed to help the organisation strengthen the IQA community and enhance member engagement. Together, the group of ambassadors will help increase awareness …

New era underway at the IQA

IQA president Michael Close. Image: IQA Michael Close is the new president of the Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA). He talks about the organisation’s goals and plans for 2025.  New leadership has taken charge at the Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) as an exciting era in the organisation’s storied history gets underway. The IQA is …

Heidelberg Materials Australia wants to increase ‘high demand’ sand exports

Heidelberg Materials Australia has exported sand from the Port of Bunbury. Image: Southern Ports Heidelberg Materials Australia has become the latest company to join the growing exporter list at Southern Ports’ Port of Bunbury.   The construction materials provider (recently rebranded from Hanson) has exported more than 50,000 tonnes of silica sand from the Port …

Striker Crushing and Screening trusts in family values

Striker Crushing and Screening was established more than 25 years ago. Image: Striker Crushing and Screening Striker Crushing and Screening founder Craig Pedley spoke to Quarry about how differences between states can influence the industry. What was the most important lesson the business learnt from 2024? Following a set plan for innovation that does not …