Europe

Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Connect Plus - a consortium that includes Edge Orbital Holdings Ltd, Balfour Beatty and Egis Investment Partners, to develop and deploy solutions and technologies to decarbonise road paving in the UK by extending the life of pavements.

Doosan has introduced a new waste and recycling kit for the company’s DL-7 range of wheeled loaders.

An innovative hydrogen fuel supplement system has been named the winner of Tarmac's 2022 Supplier Innovation Challenge, an initiative that encourages suppliers, organisations and individuals to submit ideas to support the acceleration of the company's journey to net zero. 

Harborlite Aegean in Turkey, a subsidiary of Imerys, now processes different types of perlite for the juice industry with an impact crusher of type PB 0806 from BHS-Sonthofen. This is the first time the machine has been used for this purpose. Tests with original material in Sonthofen and previous experiences with the maintenance-friendly machines from BHS gave the customer the confidence to make this unusual choice.

CEMEX has successfully completed a carbon reduction road re-surfacing programme with Liverpool County Council in northwest England, providing a CarbonNeutral asphalt product that has saved 16 tonnes of CO2e.

The construction industry’s first-ever Tarmac Fairy makes her debut in this year’s Tarmac festive film – will she spend the festive period searching high and low, wondering where everyone has gone? Or will she find a way to unlock the spirit of Christmas?

Continental continues to expand its industrial business through the acquisition of Backes Transportbandservice. The company from Växjö is a leading service provider for the material handling industry in southeast Sweden.

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCM UK) - which supplies of excavators, wheeled loaders, parts and servicing - has announced a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK.