AIM-quoted construction materials group SigmaRoc has entered into an agreement to assume control of LafargeHolcim's quarrying operations co-located at the group's Carrieres du Hainaut (CDH) Belgian business.
Sika scientists have developed Sika Stabilizer-500 VCC - an environmentally-friendly concrete admixture said to improve the performance of contaminated aggregate.
CASE Construction Equipment's Nicola D'Arpino has been elected to represent UNACEA - the Italian construction equipment trade association - on the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) steering group.
A research team in Switzerland has been investigating the use of patterns of string to bind road asphalt together in place of more environmentally damaging bitumen.
Doosan Infracore Europe has announced the appointment of Lang Maschinenpark and Eisenwagen Baumaschinen as new dealers in Germany and Austria, respectively.