Quarry Park demonstrates 100-year-old derrick

The 100-year-old Liberty Derrick moves a 4-ton block of granite at Waite Park's summer festival. Quarry Park and Nature Preserve presented a demonstration of its 100-year-old Liberty Derrick at the summer festival in Waite Park, Minnesota, on Saturday. The derrick, which is similar to those used at granite quarries in the early- to mid-1900s, hoisted a 4-ton block of granite for the demonstration. According to WJON, the ...

Housing starts increase 6.8 percent, building permits drop 3.1 percent in May

After a 14.8-percent drop in April, home construction starts in the U.S. increased 6.8 percent in May, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The figures come from new U.S. Census Bureau data, which show that May’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 914,000 home construction starts reflect a 28.6-percent improvement ...

Millington Quarry rehabilitation vote delayed

(Photo: Basking Ridge Patch) In New Jersey, the Bernards Township Committee’s vote on the Millington Quarry’s proposed rehabilitation plan has been put on hold due to ongoing litigation between the quarry’s owners and the township, according to The Bernardsville News. The township’s planning board last month partially endorsed the ...

Metso forms a new screening and conveying division

Metso's Adrian Quigg says the company has added a new screening and conveying division to its portfolio. On March 19, Metso announced the formation of its new Screening and Conveying Solutions division. The new unit is headed by Director of Sales Support David Quail. "We have an unmatched ...

Aggregates Manager garners editorial recognition

“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly,” Plato I recently learned that articles published in Aggregates ...

Guest Blog: ALJ Affirms Driller’s Work Practices

Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP On May 31, 2013, ALJ Rae issued a decision affirming work practices by a contract driller ...

Guest Blog: Housing increases more than offset by falling federal spending

A new home undergoes construction. (Photo: Cecil Cardinal / Flickr) Merger and acquisition activity remains slow, but steady, as the ...