
Beneficiation - Lower carbon, lower cost: the future of concrete
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- Created on 17 October 2017
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By Robyn Grimsley
As one of the most widely used materials on the planet, concrete presents an ideal opportunity for the industry to minimise its environmental impact.

Technology - Fuel efficient flexibility with Kleemann Mobiscreen MS 703 EVO
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- Created on 17 October 2017
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By Robyn Grimsley
In June, 30 years after Kleemann introduced its first fully mobile track-mounted crushers to the market, Wirtgen SA launched the new Kleemann Mobiscreen MS 703 EVO triple-deck mobile classification screen to South African customers at the Raumix Willows Quarry in Pretoria.

CDE builds up young women in construction
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- Created on 04 October 2017
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Women are increasing their influence in the Northern Ireland (NI) construction sector and CDE, the Cookstown, NI-based international design and engineering wet processing equipment company, is determined to support them in this endeavour.

Concrete Conference to unlock high performance concrete
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- Created on 15 August 2017
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High performance concrete will be in the spotlight at The Concrete Conference (TCC) this year when experts from the concrete industry, including precast and readymix technologists, lay bare the latest innovations for the construction industry.

Industry Awards 2017 - Recognising excellence, rewarding innovation
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- Created on 14 July 2017
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By Robyn Grimsley
In every industry, there are companies, practices, people and innovations that stand out from the rest, and quarrying is no different. Industry and sector awards seek to recognise industry members who make a significant contribution; the ASPASA Health & Safety and Environmental Awards and the Concrete Society’s Fulton Awards do exactly that.

Durable by design: digging deep with Volvo’s largest ever excavator
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- Created on 14 July 2017
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By Robyn Grimsley
Thursday 4 May 2017 saw the South African launch of Volvo Construction Equipment’s much-anticipated 60-tonne A60H articulated dump truck (ADT) and 90-tonne EC950E crawler excavator at regional distributor Babcock’s Middelburg facility. First unveiled at bauma 2016 in Germany, the launch marked the first time the two mining machines are available for purchase in southern Africa.

IQSA Conference 2017 - Legislation, technology in focus at 48th IQSA conference
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- Created on 13 July 2017
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By Robyn Grimsley
This year’s Annual Conference and Exhibition for the Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) took place at the Coastlands Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks and incorporated both the IQSA and the Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (ASPASA) annual general meetings (AGM).