Adam Daunt

1 week ago | aggbusiness.com | Adam Daunt

Rogers Group Inc. has confirmed its latest acquisition, which will expand further expand its operations in Kentucky. The company, one of the largest privately held aggregates companies in the US, has acquired Albany Quarry, Albany Asphalt, and Jamestown Stone (TN). The three acquired companies collectively employ 35 individuals, the majority of whom have transitioned into key roles within Rogers Group Inc.

1 week ago | aggbusiness.com | Adam Daunt

Jim Nickolas will depart Martin Marietta after nearly a decade with the organisation to take on a new role with CNH. Nickolas has chosen to leave Martin Marietta to relocate his family to Chicago, their hometown, and work with Chicago-based CNH. Nickolas has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Martin Marietta. “Over the course of his Martin Marietta tenure, Jim has been an integral member of the executive leadership team and a valued colleague.

1 week ago | quarrymagazine.com | Adam Daunt

Multotec is helping quarries rethink vibration analysis with equipment from the UK. The old-school methods of vibration analysis rely on sight, sounds, touch and guesswork. Multotec product manager Marc Barraclough has seen how old-school methods can fail quarries. In one case, a customer usually conducted a vibration analysis audit once a month. A week after their most recent audit, a bearing failed, causing unplanned downtime while maintenance was performed to repair it.

1 week ago | quarrymagazine.com | Adam Daunt

A WA-based business has turned to 888 Crushing and Screening to support its crucial quarry. Cardinal Contractors has been entrenched in the Western Australian earthmoving industry since three young men established it in the 1960s. The trio started the business by focusing on bulldozing and bulk earthworks, which supported infrastructure work around Collie’s mining heartland.

1 week ago | quarrymagazine.com | Adam Daunt

Metso has pushed ahead with a new evolution of its HP range, introducing the HP350e and other models for crushing operators. How do you evolve a recognised brand to become even better? That question challenged Metso as it sought to develop the Nordberg HP, which was reviewing the classic workhorse from the “ground up.” The result is the Nordberg HPe.The Nordberg HPe series aims to provide improved performance, uptime, application coverage, and serviceability more sustainably than its predecessor.