Americas

When needing to source a mobile jaw crusher and increase their production capacity, one US company needed to look no further than Sandvik.

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by the US-based Dodge Construction Network, slipped 8.6% in March to 183.7 (2000=100) from the revised February reading of 201.0. In March, the commercial component of the DMI fell 6.6%, and the institutional component decreased 12.9%.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.7 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted 20 March 20 to 3 April. The reading is 0.4 months higher than in March 2022.

The US construction industry supported 412,000 job openings in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. 

Heidelberg Materials has acquired all operating assets and reserves of RMS Gravel, a producer of high-quality sand and gravel products located in the Central New York market. 

Terex MP has announced the purchase of MARCO, a US manufacturer of bulk material handling conveyors based in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. 

Building industry software and solutions provider Command Alkon is now offering its customers a Customer Portal solution.