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Working to deliver net zero with digitized Mine to Mill optimisation
At EPC-UK we’re renowned for our passionate approach to researching, developing and delivering the ground-breaking innovations that continue to shape our drilling & blasting sector. At this year’s Hillhead exhibition, field forerunner and EPC-UK Explosive...
Managing Director, Ben Williams’ June Industry Update
Our industry’s long-awaited return to the Hillhead Quarry in Buxton was a credit to the sector this year. Not only was it great to receive the best of the weather, but also the outstanding numbers of visitors both to the event and our stand, demonstrating the passion...
EPC-UK gets off to a great start with award recognition at the BAA Conference
It’s Blastonbury week at Buxton for EPC-UK! Kicking off a week of summer industry events, EPC-UK joined a group of sector specialists at this year’s British Aggregates Association Annual Conference, an event organised by the association for independent quarry...
‘Making a stand’ for our charitable defibrillator funding programme
It won’t be long now before we tee off for the annual EPC-UK Golf Day, which this year is set to take place on Thursday 8th September 2022. The occasion, which takes place at the Macdonald Portal Golf and Spa Hotel, has become a special event that is close to our...
Cultural change: STOP WORK AUTHORITY CARD builds confidence to ‘call out’ concern
Earlier this year, EPC-UK’s Head of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, Bob Woolley, spoke to Onsite to give his experienced view on how safety culture has evolved during his 23-year career with EPC-UK, citing as a particular triumph, the introduction of our...
Explosive Engineer, Dan Richards on the Future of Drilling & Blasting
Following our physical return to the Hillhead quarry in June and the opportunities we had to discover more, ‘in-person’, about the course our industry is heading in, Onsite touched base with Explosive Engineer Dan Richards, fresh from the EPC Hillhead stand. Dan gave...
Systems and Security in safe hands
Demonstrating excellence in ensuring the success of EPC-UK’s Systems and Security, Daniel Ford takes time to give Onsite the latest report on how he is working to keep operations safe and secure nationwide.Almost a year ago, Systems and Security Manager, Daniel Ford...
It’s medal month, as ‘Commit to be Fit’ Chris steps up to the pool podium
Adding to the tally table of ‘Commit to be Fit’ employee successes this month, EPC-UK Logistics Manager, Chris Barlow has, following an impressive three-year programme of adult training, won a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle at the British Masters Swimming...
‘Commit to be Fit’ puts Shelley on track as a runaway fitness success
Back in 2018, PA to the Commercial Director, Shelley Totty was notably impressed when EPC-UK launched its inspirational Commit to be Fit programme; an initiative introduced by Managing Director, Ben Williams to encourage employees’ physical and mental wellness and...
May Bee Diary
Working as both a guardian for nature and a resident beekeeper keeps Andy Bailey on the go all year round. This month he’s been working up in Glasgow and down in Cornwall meeting a schedule that makes him as busy as the bees at Rough Close Works. Here’s more from Andy...
Great to be back! EPC gets ‘show ready’ for Hillhead
With our official launch of the Vertex software solution to unveil, recent introduction of EPC Metrics as a stand-alone company, and opportunities to hear Dr. Liam Bermingham delivering elements of his latest European Federation of Explosives Engineers (EFEE) paper,...
Engineering the future – meet the EPC-UK technical team ahead of this year’s Hillhead Exhibition
We are keenly anticipating our return to the Hillhead Quarry in Buxton this year as we take to stand B21 for Hillhead 2022. Last month we fired the starting gun for the industry leading exhibition, bringing down 30,000 tonnes of stone for equipment demonstration...