Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications

The Newry, Northern Ireland-based concrete maker Smith Concrete, including its substantial site and production facility, has been put up for sale as a going concern with an asking price of over £1.5m.

A new research effort led by Denmark-based FLSmidth and supported by various partners, including sustainable construction solutions provider Mannok, will use digitalisation and advanced predictive modelling to maximise the use of supplementary cementitious materials in cement, a key pillar to decarbonise cement.

Complete General Construction, an Ohio-based construction company, has recently added another Rapidmix mobile continuous mixing plant to its fleet.

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonisation efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18)

Building materials provider Holcim has been named one of Fast Company’s 2023 “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators”.