NORTHERN IRELAND IS HOME TO MANY QUARRIES AND MANUFACTURERS OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE GLOBAL AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. By Mark S. Kuhar Quarrying is a major industry in Northern Ireland. According to the Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland (QPANI), there are approximately 160 quarries and sand pits located there. The construction industry, which contributes around 10 percent of the province’s gross domestic…
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Washing Where They Are Going
HIGH-TECH WASH PLANT AT GEDDES GROUP QUARRY IS EFFICIENT SOLUTION FOR SOLVING HIGH SILT PROBLEM. By Mark S. Kuhar The Geddes Group is meeting customers’ demands through a much more productive and efficient washing solution offered by global manufacturer Terex Washing Systems (TWS) at its new site, Struan Quarry Edzell. The Geddes Group’s sand and gravel reserves were running low at…
Read MoreJCB Steps Up
March 5, 2015 – At a special media event in Savannah, Ga., JCB introduced a number of new products for the quarry and construction industries, including the new JCB 457 front-end loader (pictured, being introduced by Peter Gallagher). Rock Products’ Associate Editor Josie Smith is on-hand at the event. Also being displayed at the event is the JS 220 Excavator and a variety…
Read MoreBenchmark 2015: An Exclusive Survey
ROCK PRODUCTS’ ANNUAL SURVEY ON THE OPINIONS, CONCERNS AND BUYING INTENTIONS OF PRODUCERS REVEALS WHAT IS ON THE INDUSTRY’S COLLECTIVE MIND. By Mark S. Kuhar With the national economy improving and indications that the infrastructure gridlock in Congress may be beginning to thaw, aggregates producers are looking ahead to the 2015 production season. Aggregates production rose in 2014, and 2015 is…
Read MoreFrom Rocks to Gold
A SPECIAL ROCK PRODUCTS INTERVIEW WITH DAVE TURIN OF THE HIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL TELEVISION SERIES ‘GOLD RUSH.’ By Mark S. Kuhar Dave Turin of Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” television series will be the keynote speaker at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Young Leaders Luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products and Superior Industries, at this year’s AGG1 Academy and Expo in Baltimore. Turin…
Read MoreRock Products Celebrates Young Leaders
Rock Products has its eyes on the future of the aggregates industry, which will be, without question, in the hands of its Young Leaders.
Read MoreAGG1 Growing Fast!
February 24, 2015 – Aggregates industry professionals who want to see the latest product innovations – and discover the latest industry best practices – are headed to the 2015 AGG1 exhibition in Baltimore, March 17-19. Show organizers tell me that: Advance registrations are tracking well ahead of previous shows. Registrants hail from all 50 states, 9 of the 10 Canadian provinces…
Read MoreResurrecting the Best 25
By Mark S. Kuhar By dusting off old advertisements, you’ll find the Best 25 Tracklayer was capable of “doing the work of 12 horses and three men.” Nowhere did it mention anything about how the 5,200-lb. tracklayer could go airborne, but that’s exactly what a long-lost Best 25 actually did. The story begins in December 2013 with a hiker in…
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Decrease 16 Percent
Nonresidential Building And Nonbuilding Construction Experience Substantial Declines; Highways Up 2 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreA Need to Feed
EDWARDS SAND AND GRAVEL RELIES ON VIBRATORY FEEDERS TO KEEP MATERIAL MOVING AT ITS PENNSYLVANIA QUARRY. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregate operations require equipment that can perform well during high-volume production and also withstand dirt, dust and corrosive conditions. That is certainly the situation at Edwards Sand & Gravel where the six-decade-old company produces construction aggregate for customers in its market…
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