DAVID O’BRIEN, Managing Director of Prosper Valley Enterprises provides an insight into his family’s venture into quarrying. I feel most readers may be somewhat surprised that a tiny quarry which operates with no power, no plant, no buildings, no fuel…
ANDREW ZUPO, Director of REAZ Australia Pty Ltd reports on the most significant technical advancement seen in drives in the last 30 years. We all agree it is imperative to keep in touch and move with the latest developments in…
Delivering a state of the art crushing and processing plant that incorporates the latest technologies in intelligent motor control. Gordyn & Palmer are proud to announce their success in winning a prestigious Excellence Award hosted by peak Australian industry body…
SHAUN DEN-BAKKER, Tutt Bryant Equipment reports on the new core products of the business. Tutt Bryant Equipment, the leading multi franchise national distributor of construction equipment and cranes in Australia proudly offer a complete quarry, mining and recycling solution including…
IM CAIRNS, Sales Manager for Galesafe Weighing (Vic/Tas) reports on a brand new product, Loadrite’s InsightHQ, which aims to answer a Quarry Manager’s question “What is actually happening in my quarry?” With the internet changing the way we all do…
The 2015 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre in Wangaratta. JACINTA GALL, CMPA Administration Support Officer reviews a fantastic weekend. The weekend began with fifteen CMPA members participating in Down the Line and Skeet shooting…
BRENDAN PYLE and GERARD VERMAZEN of DMM Engineering report on the growth of the business and its commitment to continuous improvement. DMM Engineering has been operating since 1987, providing the sand and quarrying industries with a range of capabilities including,…
MICHAEL Steel, CEO of Bamstone, reports on the development of the family business as well as its positive future growth in the stone industry. A family owned and operated business. Bamstone started supplying Dimension Stone Bluestone to the world on…
Extracts from Mawson’s Centenary Book, published in 2012 and reproduced below, provide some interesting history on the Glenrowan Quarry. Part of Australian folklore as the scene of Ned Kelly’s last stand, Glenrowan is also notable for its long quarrying history…
CHRISTINE KINDER, Marketing Manager for Kinder & Co reports on the new K-Superline Polyurethane Lining System. “A problem shared is a problem solved” was the welcome outcome for a construction aggregate materials site in Victoria’s south-east. Here the site utilises…