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Portable plants help company power through tough times
A Nevada company produces aggregates using a team of portable plants, sometimes working alone, sometimes in tandem. The pile at Q&D Construction’s yard in Sparks, Nev., at one time consisted of more than 100,000 tons of asphalt and concrete. That… Keep Reading
A cost saving crusher
A mobile jaw crusher investment has resulted in considerable cost savings for a pair of affiliated companies. A new jaw crusher is producing aggregate in Arizona from demolition concrete, reclaimed asphalt pavement and virgin stone brought to a yard from… Keep Reading
Southern Crush: Portable plants keep a company ahead
A Georgia company relies on portable crushing and screening equipment to stay ahead of competitors. “We travel all over Florida, Georgia and Alabama for concrete- and asphalt-rubble crushing jobs of 10,000 tons and up,” says Scott Conyers, equipment vice president… Keep Reading
Walk-around denied
An MSHA inspector arrives at your operation and asks if you’ll accompany him during an inspection. A representative of miners, if there is one, also has “walk-around rights.” Does it matter if the inspector does not provide such opportunities for… Keep Reading
Tracked vs. wheeled portable plants
Tracked? Wheeled? We take a look at which type of portable plant is the more productive. About 15 years ago I had this fantastic idea to revolutionize our industry by developing a process to crush rocks with sonic waves. As… Keep Reading
Better throughout: Solving a producer’s crusher problems
New manganese wear parts and other tweaks help solve a Wisconsin producer’s crusher problems. Haas Sons Inc. is an aggregate crushing and washing o–peration in central Wisconsin. Phil Haas and his three brothers, Steve, Darrel and Gary, run their father… Keep Reading
Testing a new screening system amid intense market pressures
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a story that began in last month’s issue of Pit & Quarry about sand-and-gravel producer Nels Ostero Ltd. in Taylor, British Columbia, Canada. The first installment discussed Nels Ostero’s need to beef… Keep Reading
Oldcastle Materials site receives special award for improving biodiversity
Reclaiming a spent sand-and-gravel mining facility is one thing. Having Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) recognize your efforts to partner with company employees, community organizations, youth groups and environmental education leaders in the process is quite another. WHC is a national… Keep Reading
How to use tax breaks to reduce employee education costs
Education is an excellent fringe benefit producers can employ to attract and retain employees – and tax breaks can help to reduce the cost. One of the major assets for all aggregate producers is their employees. As is the case with… Keep Reading
