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Why 2014 is the year of the workers’ voice

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MSHA has recently expressed concern about fatalities in the aggregates industry and about employees taking risks by not focusing on potential consequences. The agency has emphasized that fundamental procedures, such as locking out and blocking equipment, are indispensable to preventing… Keep Reading

6 steps to streamline mobile processing

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Six simple solutions to enhance culture, improve safety and increase profits. Have you ever found yourself waiting impatiently at a traffic light when there were clearly no cars coming in the other direction? Do you ever find yourself looking for… Keep Reading

Rebuild: Eriez

The Eriez 5-Star Service Center in Erie, Pa., is fully staffed and equipped to rebuild all Eriez equipment, as well as competitor models. Once remanufactured, all Eriez equipment leaves the facility with an “as new” warranty. Manager of Service and… Keep Reading

Tips and technologies for hydraulic breaking

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Following these tips and technologies for hydraulic breaking can save producers money and downtime. About as long as man has known rock, people have been designing and perfecting tools to demolish it. In recent years, hydraulic breaker technologies have evolved… Keep Reading

Budgeting for profits

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Budgets are almost essential for every business and can help aggregate producers plan for a prosperous future. Successful aggregate producers usually develop budgets to monitor progress toward their goals, help control spending and predict cash flow and profit. In other… Keep Reading

Aggregates app helps perfect pricing

An industry-customized app is helping Bluegrass Materials win more jobs and maximize its freight rate. Pen and paper. That’s how Pat Malaney did business with customers for the overwhelming majority of his 28 years selling aggregates. “I’m old school,” says… Keep Reading

Terex to unveil new washing solutions at Hillhead

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) says aggregate producers can look forward to more innovative ways to wash sand, gravel and C&D waste thanks to its two new offerings, which will be officially launched at Hillhead 2014, in Buxton, England, this month.… Keep Reading

How a California quarry settled its pond problems

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A California quarry gets its settling pond problems settled once and for all. For decades, workers at Stevens Creek Quarry in Cupertino, Calif., dreaded the monthly need to drain and clean out the quarry’s settling pond for its excess slurry… Keep Reading

Safety leadership

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Aggregate site superintendents can coach supervisors and managers into promoting better safety practices. From the senior-most level to the front lines, people in the mining industry share a great value for safety. Despite this common ground, safety results don’t always… Keep Reading

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