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Breaking Ground - A CheckProof Podcast
Conversations with thought leaders from the construction materials industry
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10. Inside the Aggregates Industry with NSSGA's President & CEO
42:58|NSSGA's Michele Stanley on infrastructure policy, permitting reform, workforce development, and why aggregates deserve a seat at every table.Chapters:0:00 2 billion tons a year0:43 Welcome & guest intro2:32 What NSSGA does5:39 Hill Day and why it matters10:34 The Surface Transportation Bill13:42 The Highway Trust Fund17:23 Permitting reform21:32 Workforce crisis33:26 Sustainability and reclamation37:44 Safety culture
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9. 9. Turning Construction Waste Into Certified Aggregate
23:50||Season 1, Ep. 9Paul Nicholls, CEO and co-founder of Recycle It Global joins Breaking Ground to speak about what circularity actually looks like on the ground - from processing complex waste streams into certified aggregate, to building a UK consolidation platform one acquisition at a time.8. 8. CONEXPO 2026 Special
19:44||Season 1, Ep. 8Step inside on of the world's biggest construction materials shows. CheckProof's team reports from the ground and covers the coolest machines, noteworthy stage speakers and the favorite moment of the week.7. 7. An Editor’s Take: The Trends Reshaping Quarrying & Aggregates
30:38||Season 1, Ep. 7In this episode, Guy Woodford shares an editor’s view of what’s changing across aggregates and construction materials - from electrification and automation to AI and circularity.Chapters:1️⃣ 0:00 — Electric Fleets & The Road Ahead2️⃣ 2:30 — A $400 Billion Industry3️⃣ 3:02 — Digitalisation, Mining & Tech Transfer4️⃣ 4:06 — Inside China’s “Green Quarry”5️⃣ 9:31 — Green Products as a Commercial Lever6️⃣ 13:02 — Why Digital Adoption Spreads (FOMO Effect)7️⃣ 20:01 — The Workforce of Tomorrow8️⃣ 27:15 — Five Years From Now6. 6. Ethical AI for Critical Operations
33:45||Season 1, Ep. 6INFORM's Justin Newell speaks of the importance of Hybrid AI - Ethical AI complemented by human expertise which will ensure safer, more resilient critical operations.⏱ CHAPTERS:0:00 - AI That Actually Moves the Needle2:04 - The Truth About “New” AI8:09 - “The Robots Are Coming”… Are They?10:23 - AI in Aggregates: 300 Trucks/Day?!17:04 - Hybrid AI: Humans + Machines23:12 - Process AI Is the Next Wave28:10 - Lessons From Airports + Ports31:22 - The AI Playbook for Leaders5. 5. The Engineering Mindset: Driving Safety & Reliability
33:54||Season 1, Ep. 5Tom O'Boyle, Project and Engineering Manager at Heidelberg Materials, shares insights on using data to find hidden downtime, fostering team collaboration, and the importance of design in reliability.⏱ CHAPTERS:01:49 - Reliable Plant Is Safe04:18 - Reliability Starts at Design08:28 - Balancing Production and Maintenance20:42 - Fundamentals of Maintenance Engineering32:05 - Avoid Project Scope Drift4. 4. A Futurist's view on Heavy Industry's Evolution
28:29||Season 1, Ep. 4Futurist Ant Morse discusses the fundamental change driven by Generative AI. The major near-term prediction is AI assistants. These systems, using glass technology, will boost safety, accessibility, and predictive maintenance in heavy industry.⏱ CHAPTERS:01:00 - Intro: From Art History to Mining02:52 - People Over Compliance04:05 - OSHA/MSHA: The Training Scope05:43 - The Danger of Complacency08:25 - Cultivating Team Vulnerability10:00 - Lessons from a Catastrophic Crane Failure12:10 - New Crane Policy: Third-Party Checks14:43 - Using Cameras and Sensors (AI)17:16 - Data Analytics: The Wednesday Spike20:56 - Real-Time Photo Documentation