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Digitalisation holds the promise for aggregate producers

Due to economies of scale, aggregate producers in Africa have traditionally lagged behind their mining counterparts in the digital transformation journey. However, leveraging several proven digital tools at their disposal and the ample lessons learnt from mining, now is the time for quarries to move into what Juandré Scheepers, sales engineer at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, refers to as ‘the modern means of operation’. By Munesu Shoko.

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GAIN seeks to broaden membership in Africa

On the back of immense growth potential for the aggregates industry in Africa in the years ahead – driven by the huge need for infrastructure, housing and other social facilities, underpinned by population growth – the Global Aggregates Information Network (GAIN™) is on a drive to grow its membership on the continent. By Jim O’Brien, convenor of GAIN.   

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