Europe

Strong activity in the European construction industry and equipment supply chain disruptions have continued to push demand for machinery and pricing up, according to Ritchie Bros.

Tarmac has demonstrated and tested an innovative new low carbon concrete solution with Align, the joint venture delivering the Central 1 (C1) section of HS2 Phase One, the new high-speed rail line in the UK.

Materials shortage and supply chain issues are tempering strong construction equipment demand in Germany during early 2022, according to the VDMA.

The Fayat Group is benefiting from a strong performance with turnover reaching €4.6 billion for 2021. This represented an increase of 12.5% over the figures from 2020, showing a return to the level of turnover last seen in 2019, before the pandemic.

Mead Construction has recently taken delivery of a Sandvik QJ241 mobile jaw crusher to upgrade its fleet of equipment in Cambridgeshire, England.

Five of the best geology students from around the UK have been honoured by the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) for their continued dedication to learning.

Greening the construction supply chain in England's West Midlands using lower-carbon rail freight requires UK Government backing to unlock significant untapped potential.

The board of directors at Danish cement and mining equipment and solutions provider FLSmidth has nominated a new chairman and vice chairman ahead of its Annual General Meeting on 30 March.

Quarrying and construction equipment distributor SMT GB has moved its Birmingham team into what it says is a new larger, more modern and strategically superior site at Brownhills in the West Midlands.