Europe

O.C.O Technology has announced a joint venture with Petronor to develop a €20 million facility in the Port of Bilbao.

Andrew Boileau has been appointed Managing Director of Heidelberg Materials’ Leicestershire-based asphalt and quarrying business MQP (Midland Quarry Products).

Develon has opened its new Uptime Center for Europe is up at the company’s regional headquarters in the centre of Prague in the Czech Republic. The Prague branch is part of a global Develon Uptime Center (DUC) operation headquartered in Seoul in South Korea, with more branches around the world, including those in Dubai, Ghana, Brazil, North America and Indonesia.

EvoQuip , a leading manufacturer of compact crushing and screening equipment, is launching the Bison 170 — the latest addition to its jaw crusher range.

On 19 June 2024, Linde and Heidelberg Materials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction plant in Lengfurt, Germany. Christian Knell, General Manager of Heidelberg Materials Germany, and Andreas X. Müller, Managing Director of Linde Gas Germany, welcomed around 50 guests to this milestone event on the construction site at the Lengfurt cement plant. 

In a UK-first, leading building materials and construction solutions provider, Tarmac is trialling an all-electric tipper truck. With an ambitious commitment to reach a 30% absolute reduction in emissions by 2030 from a 2021 baseline, decarbonising operational equipment and plant is part of the company’s roadmap to net zero.

The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has announced the appointment of a new Chair.

McCloskey International has appointed Jane Halfpenny as Sales Director – EMEA & Southeast Asia. Jane is responsible for sales activities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well countries in the Southeast Asia region.