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Kevin Yanik is editor-in-chief of Pit & Quarry. He can be reached at 216-706-3724 or kyanik@northcoastmedia.net.
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With slips, trips and falls a regular source of mining injuries, operators should reflect on how employees handle ladders.
SAM by Sandvik, which is available on all 800i series crushers, was a focus in Sandvik’s booth last week at ConExpo-Con/Agg.
An ABB Electrification survey found that 92 percent of business leaders believe fluctuating energy costs and instability still pose a threat to their competitiveness.
Port facilities in Mexico are at the center of a dispute between Vulcan Materials and Cemex that involves armed police and military.
Pit & Quarry’s Kevin Yanik reflects on the five-day trade show on the final day of ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas.
ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE attendees voted Holcim’s ECOPact low-carbon concrete to victory in the inaugural award program.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported the attendance figure for ConExpo-Con/Agg and the co-located IFPE. Find out how many people were in Las Vegas for the shows.
Chris Upp, who spent 27 years at Conco Quarries and dedicated his career to aggregates, died last week. He was 49.
ConExpo-Con/Agg is now in its fourth day. P&Q’s Kevin Yanik offers a look at the trade show floor on Day 3 of the five-day monstrosity.