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National Group’s managing director Mark Ackroyd looks at mining industry trends – past, present and future, renting versus buying machinery and the rise of automation.

Have you ever seen a dump truck race a Supercar? If not, don’t fret, because for the first time in a show of partnership between National Group and the Mobil 1 MEGA Racing team, an event of this magnitude has become a reality.

The winners of the 2019 Australian Mining Prospect Awards have been announced at Moda Events in Brisbane.

National Group and partner Mobil 1 Mega Racing organised a showcase at the BMA Peak Downs mine site… with a twist.

Australian Mining is proud to announce the nominations for next month’s Prospect Awards in Brisbane.

Building on the success of their semi-autonomous tractor system (SATS) technology, Wolff Mining has further strengthened its partnership with Hastings Deering in the forthcoming deployment of autonomous drills.

National Group is making moves in the mining industry with the acquisition of automation-focused Wolff Mining.

Managing editor Ben Creagh travelled through Europe with Liebherr ahead of Bauma 2019 in Germany to discover the origins and future direction of the equipment manufacturer.

The National Group takes a port-to-pit approach to its operations, with national and international transport an integral part of its business.

National Group managing director Mark Ackroyd says the adoption of a port-to-pit approach has been pivotal to the company’s success.

National Group-owned company National Machinery Xchange (NMX) has secured exclusive rights to manage the sale of surplus Caterpillar components.

The National Group has closed out a record breaking 2018 and started 2019 off with a bang by delivering a pair of brand new excavators into Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

National Group’s delivery of several Tier 1 ultra-class projects in 2018 was emblematic of mining’s returning fortunes. Australian Mining speaks to company founder Mark Ackroyd about what’s next.

The 2019 Australian Mining Prospect Awards, the annual event celebrating the mining industry’s top talent, is accepting nominations for each category until August 9.

National Group has started 2019 in the same way it finished 2018 by delivering a pair of excavators into Queensland’s Bowen Basin.

National Group has been a part of history in more ways than one this past month having recently handed over five of the world’s second largest mining trucks to BHP.

National Group’s mine contracting business, National Mining Services, has delivered a Liebherr R 9800 excavator and three Komatsu 930E dump trucks to assist Idemitsu in boosting its production at the Boggabri coal mine in New South Wales.

National Group has rented five Liebherr T 282 C ultra-class trucks to BHP at the Peak Downs coal mine in the Bowen Basin, northern Queensland.

National Group’s heavy transport solution business, National Heavy Haulage (NHH), has delivered five ultra-class Liebherr T 282 C dump trucks to BHP’s Peak Downs coal mine in the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

The National Group recently welcomed the first roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessel, VIking Destiny, at the Port of Mackay in Queensland.