For all those boys and girls who love their toys to be new, shiny, the latest and the greatest, the 7th Australian Construction Equipment Expo is the place to be! ONCE again this February, Sandown Racecourse will play host to the return of Australia’s leading expo for the civil construction, earthmoving and quarrying industries, the …
TEJ PANESAR of TSP Group of Companies reports on the advantages of TEDGE. THE repetitive costs of cutting edges; replacement and maintenance on sales loaders, its limited useful life, the need for lifting tools and tackles to handle the heavy cutting edge, associated OH&S concerns coupled with the undesirable down time of the loader translates …
With recent flood damage to quarries and mine sites Electric Motors may have sustained flood damage. JOHN TREIMANIS from Dytecna (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd reports. IT is important that Members have an understanding of what they need to look for when assessing the impact of flood water and/or heavy rain on their electrical motors. The …
NEIL KINDER reports on the supply agreement with Bi-State Rubber. KINDER & Co is pleased to announce a supply agreement with one of America’s leading custom industrial rubber manufacturers, Bi-State Rubber Inc. Bi-State Rubber manufactures custom conveyor belting for a range of industrial applications as well as weigh feeder belts, shot blast belts, magnetic separators. …
Following his article in the Oct/Nov edition of Sand & Stone, JIM MALADY from Australian Reliance Insurance Brokers outlines crucial items of coverage that will ensure the adequacy of your Directors & Officers Liability policy. DIRECTORS & Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) can be complicated, especially when no two policies are the same. There are, however, …
Mead Partners has introduced an easy to understand financial modelling software program to provide a critical financial analysis of your business, reported by JOHN PITITTO. RECENTLY, the major banks adopted this very same soft ware for the specific purpose of processing and approving business finance applications. Aside from assisting in identifying a business’s ability to …
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the Mineral and Extractive Industries Stakeholder Information Days. IN October 2010, DPI hosted five regional information days throughout Victoria -in Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, Traralgon and Benalla. This is the third year that DPI has hosted the information days targeted at industry and other minerals and …
PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. THE Annual General Meeting and Conference of the VLPA was held at the Waltzing Matilda Hotel/Motel in South Springvale on 16 November 2010. The conference was addressed by Debbie Shea, a Glenelg Hopkins Catch Management Authority Board Member who spoke on successful land rehabilitation …
JOHN MITAS, DPI, Earth Resources, General Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations reports on the issue that mining, prospecting and quarrying is not allowed in State forest on Code Red Fire Danger Rating days. ON days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating, State forests and forest parks are closed to the public. Everyone, including permit holders, …
The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s (QLD) latest safety alert looks at the safe operations of light vehicles. INCIDENT This Safety Alert results from an increase in reported unplanned movement / loss of control incidents involving light vehicles, rather than any one event. Of particular concern is how many of these incidents involved …