Europe

Atlas Copco has acquired Cooper Freer, a UK company whose customers are mainly industrial, water treatment and service companies active in the English Midlands region.

Following a review of the Government roadmap to ease COVID-19 restrictions announced on 22 February, The QMJ Group has made the decision to postpone the Hillhead exhibition by 12 months.

To mark International Women’s Day (8th March 2021), the GCCA (Global Cement & Concrete Association) is celebrating the important contribution that women make to the cement and concrete sector. From quarries to kiln operations, from marketing to research, and in sustainability progress women are helping to lead the industry on its sustainability journey.

CEMEX is supplying cement for the construction of the Santolea Canyon Dam, one of the most important hydraulic infrastructure projects in Spain.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its Sustainable Development Report 2020, covering a range of data from 2019/20 and aligned with its seven main strategic priorities and the corresponding objectives and targets. Despite challenging circumstances, the report outlines improvements across the mineral products sector.

CEMEX has added the Supaflo Rapide pumpable self-smoothing, levelling screed to its portfolio.

The UK Institute of Quarrying Benevolent Fund (IQBF) has launched a series of virtual coffee morning events designed to help IQ members, former members and their families who may be experiencing loneliness due to the lockdown.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak's decision to continue the freeze in the Aggregates Levy for 2021/22 has been welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA). But the association says future indexation will increase costs for the sector.