Cutting edge design that improves bucket lifespan, equipment performance and operator efficiency. The primary reason customers spend money on expensive Front End Loaders is to use the bucket, therefore why not focus on its long and productive health, which has…
The modern quarry: supporting communities and infrastructure Conundrum Holdings is a family owned business with a number of quarry sites throughout Victoria, delivering quality products while caring for employees, the community and the environment. The company’s original Northern Quarries site…
Terex Jaques helps quarries meet increased product demands Established in 1885, Jaques began manufacturing crushing equipment in Richmond, Victoria. In 1949, it became a public company, listed on the Victorian stock exchange, prior to being taken over by Clyde Engineering…
Mibus Bros making regional inroads Development and maintenance of Australia’s regional infrastructure requires large scale machinery and specialised plant to operate effectively and efficiently. Based in Portland, Victoria, Mibus Bros (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mibus Bros) has been meeting the challenges…
Onetrak on track for continued growth Australia’s resources sector is big business and requires large scale machinery and plant to operate effectively and efficiently. Australian success story, Onetrak, supplies and maintains a range of heavy equipment for the earthmoving and…
Mansfield secures crushing advantage As more and more major infrastructure projects are initiated by corporations and governments around the country, there will be increasing demand for the raw materials to support the works. Mansfield Crushing is an Victorian based company…
Epiroc builds on proven expertise in mining, quarrying and infrastructure. With a longstanding history dating back to 1873, Atlas Copco established an enviable reputation as a world-leading provider of industrial productivity solutions and mining and quarrying equipment and services. A…
In the 1990’s, before the introduction of the first Extractive Industries Training Package MNQ98, education for employees of a quarry was limited. It catered for the management in the industry. Prospective managers would be trained in disciplines such as legislation,…
AN EXTRACT OF THE CMPA CHAIRPERSON – GARRY CRANNY’s Annual Dinner speech for those members who were not in attendance, highlights the key issues we in the industry are now facing and into the future. Arguably, the economic drivers, the…
The 2018 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at The Australian Events Centre, Essendon Fields. CMPA Member Services Manager, Gavin Moreira, reviews a night to remember. A display of mobile plant and trucks are what greeted Members and guests to this…