Tractomotive, a wheel loader pioneer
Image: A survivor, a Tractomotive model TL-20, still with its factory-fitted cab. The TL-20 carried a very useful five cubic yards and was quite at...
Category : Quarrying
Cutting red tape or shifting responsibility?
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill is much more than a technical reform – it shifts the balance between state oversight and organisational...
Double honours for Wayne Scott
Image: IOQ NZ outgoing president Chris Gray speaking at the QuarryNZ Awards at ILT Stadium in Invercargill. Aggregate and Quarry Association and MinEx Chief Executive...
All in a day’s work – complete with cake
How Nicole Pierce’s varied job description is a totally Kiwi thing – right down to a bit of home baking, explains Jane Warwick. Sometimes it...
An industry NES makes sense
A national environmental standard for quarrying will help streamline the resource consent process for future aggregate supply, benefitting not only those quarrying but also the...
First ‘super dozer’ Allis-Chalmers’ HD-41
Image: This HD-41 is working in Europe with another Allis-Chalmers product, an HD-21, in the background. This photo shows how the rear decking was sloped...
Science-backed approach to safety bunds
Image: Bird’s eye view of the Stevenson quarry in Drury, Auckland. Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but...