Europe

Employees at Bradford, West Yorkshire-based concrete admixture firm Oscrete went back to school this month to improve the grounds at a local primary where two of the staff started their education.

The German company Manfred Woitzel (Woitzel) specialises in groundworks, demolition, recycling and disposal services. The company, founded by Manfred Woitzel in 1956 as a quarry operation, has evolved into the company it is today, collecting, transporting and storing and recycling several waste streams, like construction and demolition waste, soil and household waste.

After 28 years of service at Tillicoultry Quarries, Joe Hadnum retired from his director role on 17 May 2024. Joe's departure marks the end of a career in which he has displayed exceptional commitment and made a notable contribution to the growth of the major UK quarrying company.

Building materials solutions supplier Cemex has introduced Vialayer, an advanced asphalt solution designed to improve the durability of urban roads to help strengthen surfaces against the growing problem of potholes, deformation and premature cracking.

Heidelberg Materials UK has acquired B&A Group, one of southwest England's leading construction soil and aggregate recycling companies.

The amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an all-time high as producers invest in more advanced ways to turn ‘waste’ into valuable materials.

Volvo CE says it is disclosing the industry’s most extensive catalogue of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) reports - making it easy for customers to take active steps to reduce their environmental impact.