Terex Jaques helps quarries meet increased product demands Established in 1885, Jaques began manufacturing crushing equipment in Richmond, Victoria. In 1949, it became a public company, listed on the Victorian stock exchange, prior to being taken over by Clyde Engineering…
Mibus Bros making regional inroads Development and maintenance of Australia’s regional infrastructure requires large scale machinery and specialised plant to operate effectively and efficiently. Based in Portland, Victoria, Mibus Bros (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mibus Bros) has been meeting the challenges…
Onetrak on track for continued growth Australia’s resources sector is big business and requires large scale machinery and plant to operate effectively and efficiently. Australian success story, Onetrak, supplies and maintains a range of heavy equipment for the earthmoving and…
Mansfield secures crushing advantage As more and more major infrastructure projects are initiated by corporations and governments around the country, there will be increasing demand for the raw materials to support the works. Mansfield Crushing is an Victorian based company…
Epiroc builds on proven expertise in mining, quarrying and infrastructure. With a longstanding history dating back to 1873, Atlas Copco established an enviable reputation as a world-leading provider of industrial productivity solutions and mining and quarrying equipment and services. A…
In the 1990’s, before the introduction of the first Extractive Industries Training Package MNQ98, education for employees of a quarry was limited. It catered for the management in the industry. Prospective managers would be trained in disciplines such as legislation,…
AN EXTRACT OF THE CMPA CHAIRPERSON – GARRY CRANNY’s Annual Dinner speech for those members who were not in attendance, highlights the key issues we in the industry are now facing and into the future. Arguably, the economic drivers, the…
The 2018 CMPA Annual Dinner was held at The Australian Events Centre, Essendon Fields. CMPA Member Services Manager, Gavin Moreira, reviews a night to remember. A display of mobile plant and trucks are what greeted Members and guests to this…
Komatsu’s rollout of new low-emission, more fuel-efficient engines that comply with US Tier 4 Final emissions regulations has seen it launch an unprecedented 25 new machines across excavators, loaders, trucks and graders – the largest in its history. All feature…
Importance of the industry to Victoria’s economy! ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA. There has been much happening in the Extractive Resources space that is due to the increasing recognition by the Victorian Government of the importance of the industry…