Breaking Ground - A CheckProof Podcast

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Breaking Ground is a podcast by CheckProof featuring expert voices and frontline insights from the aggregates and construction materials industry. Through engaging conversations with leaders, from CEOs to site managers and senior leaders, we explore digitalization, operational excellence, sustainability, and the future of the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. JAN 29

    6. Ethical AI for Critical Operations

    INFORM'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 Needle 2:04 - The Truth About “New” AI 8:09 - “The Robots Are Coming”… Are They? 10:23 - AI in Aggregates: 300 Trucks/Day?! 17:04 - Hybrid AI: Humans + Machines 23:12 - Process AI Is the Next Wave 28:10 - Lessons From Airports + Ports 31:22 - The AI Playbook for Leaders Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  2. 12/17/2025

    5. The Engineering Mindset: Driving Safety & Reliability

    Tom 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 Safe 04:18 - Reliability Starts at Design 08:28 - Balancing Production and Maintenance 20:42 - Fundamentals of Maintenance Engineering 32:05 - Avoid Project Scope Drift Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  3. 11/26/2025

    4. A Futurist's view on Heavy Industry's Evolution

    Futurist 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 Mining 02:52 - People Over Compliance 04:05 - OSHA/MSHA: The Training Scope 05:43 - The Danger of Complacency 08:25 - Cultivating Team Vulnerability 10:00 - Lessons from a Catastrophic Crane Failure 12:10 - New Crane Policy: Third-Party Checks 14:43 - Using Cameras and Sensors (AI) 17:16 - Data Analytics: The Wednesday Spike 20:56 - Real-Time Photo Documentation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  4. 10/22/2025

    3. Safety Leadership in Practice

    In this episode of Breaking Ground, Katie Woodhall, Safety Director at The Beaver Companies, shares how real-world experience and leadership on the ground shape stronger safety cultures. She reflects on how an older company incident redefined the organization’s approach to safety and offers practical insights on keeping teams accountable, aware, and engaged every day. She also shares one of her most practical tips on getting to the root cause of an incident. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  5. 09/25/2025

    2. AI & Tech that transform operations with Breedon Group

    Tim Copping, Head of Operational Technology at Breeden Group, joins us to discuss how technology is reshaping operations in the construction materials industry. We cover the role of AI in delivering staff safety gains, why digital projects must be sustained and evolve with the business, and why retiring outdated solutions should be seen as progress rather than failure. Tim also shares the one task he would most like to automate, and it’s likely one you will relate to. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  6. 08/21/2025

    1. Inside Sweden’s Aggregates Industry with SBMI

    Mårten Sohlman, Managing Director of SBMI, joins us for a conversation about the role of Sweden’s Aggregates Producers Association for the aggregates industry. We discuss SBMI’s work in policy and advocacy, the push for circular materials, the updated Climate Roadmap, and why it’s crucial to raise public and political awareness of the industry’s value. Chapters: 00:20 – Intro 01:13 – SBMI's core mission 01:52 – The role of aggregates in society 04:14 – The climate roadmap 06:36 – Circular economy 10:37 – SBMI & regulatory advocacy 13:15 – Waste classification 14:23 – The cement crisis 17:12 – Attracting the new workforce 20:08 – SBMI's code of conduct 21:30 – Raising the industry's profile 24:19 – Closing question Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 Visit our website: checkproof.com Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof Subscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  • 6 Episodes

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Breaking Ground is a podcast by CheckProof featuring expert voices and frontline insights from the aggregates and construction materials industry. Through engaging conversations with leaders, from CEOs to site managers and senior leaders, we explore digitalization, operational excellence, sustainability, and the future of the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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