A Washtenaw County judge has revised a temporary restraining order against Mid Michigan Materials, allowing the company to resume mining operations at an Ann Arbor-area mine with certain restrictions. The revision allows Mid Michigan Materials to continue its operations at the Vella Pit mine northeast of Ann Arbor, as long as the company complies with a conditional use permit, Ann…
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Perfecting the Sales Process in Aggregates
Rock Products Interviews Julia Georgi of Price Bee About Process Improvement, Workforce Issues and Pricing Technology. By Mark S. Kuhar Sales process improvement and digitization are fast becoming necessary in our industry, how did you come to specialize in this area and what particular roles have you had that qualify you as an expert in this area?For the past 15…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Hosts Athens, Ga., Legislative Delegation
Heidelberg Materials hosted a quarry tour at its Athens Quarry on Oct. 19, according to the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association. Legislative members attending included Sen. Frank Ginn, Rep. Houston Gaines, Rep. Spencer Frye and Rep. Marcus Wiedower. The Athens area has an outstanding delegation at the Capitol and this delegation is committed to solid infrastructure funding in our state, stated Jeff…
Read MoreSandvik Introduces AutoMine Core Automation Platform
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing AutoMine Core, a comprehensive automation platform for mass mining applications to support customers ramping up from manual operation to fully autonomous production. Built on Sandvik’s proven AutoMine Fleet and Manual Production Monitoring (MPM) solutions, AutoMine Core provides users with multiple levels of interoperability for Sandvik and third-party OEM fleets. It provides access to…
Read MorePermitting Update: Ontario, Canada
A Puslinch, Ontario, Canada, aggregate company will be extending hours of operations at one of its pits due to problems with meeting their annual extraction quotas. While they previously rejected an application from Dufferin Aggregates, Puslinch council has conditionally approved the company’s request for an earlier start as long as their concerns about trucks tracking mud and stones into the…
Read MoreConveyors: A Look Ahead
Emerging Technology Is All About Designing For The Future By Innovating The Present. By R. Todd Swinderman Higher production demands across all bulk-handling segments require increased efficiency at the lowest cost of operation, in the safest and most effective manner possible. As conveyor systems become wider, faster and longer, more energy output and more controlled throughput will be needed. Add…
Read MoreOptimizing Production Efficiencies
Maximizing Efficiencies Is A Battle. Half Of That Battle Is Knowing What To Look For And What Changes Can Affect The Overall Flow. By Jason Crain Many aspects of an operation can affect production efficiencies – from the people to the product flow, the type of equipment used and the individual equipment components. And we need to understand that increasing…
Read MoreLack of Resales Boost New Home Sales in September
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September increased 12.3% to a 759,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales in September was up 33.9% from a year ago.It takes 400 tons of aggregates to construct the average…
Read MoreGranite Grows Materials Segment in Third Quarter
Granite Construction Inc. announced results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and the first nine months of the year. Net income in the third quarter 2023 totaled $58 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $69 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted net income totaled $75 million,…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Reports Preliminary Financial Figures
Heidelberg Materials reported preliminary financial figures for the third quarter 2023, including revenue amounts to €5,611 million (previous year: €5,852) in the third quarter 2023. The capital market expects €5,694 million for this figure. The preliminary result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (operating EBITDA) amounts to €1,393 million (previous year: €1,193) in the third quarter 2023. The capital…
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