In May 2019, the management of Whatley Quarry, owned by Hanson Aggregates, located near Frome in Somerset, approached Vulcanising South West Ltd and asked them to carry out a belt calculation on their CV07 conveyor. The conveyor carries crushed limestone aggregate and is central to the site’s operation because without it, all primary and secondary crushing operation comes to a dead halt. Their concern was that the maximum expected operational life of the 1000/4 6+2 belts being used on this … Continue reading CASE STUDY – HOW A CHANGE OF CONVEYOR BELT SUPPLIER TRANSFORMED PRODUCTION OUTPUT AT WHATLEY QUARRY IN UK