Europe

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has partnered with the National Highways' Driving for Better Business (DfBB) scheme, reinforcing the industry's ongoing commitments to road safety.

In line with its strategy to further expand the portfolio of low-carbon cementitious products available to its customers, Titan Cement International (TCI) has acquired concession rights in Vezirhan Pozzolana Quarry in East Marmara, Turkey.

According to the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) Winter Forecasts, UK construction output is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year due to falls in private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement (rm&i) - the two largest construction sectors.

A1 Services has rebranded as Heidelberg Materials, reflecting its affiliation with one of the UK’s leading suppliers of construction materials.

Finning, the world’s largest dealer of Cat machinery, is looking to recruit up to 44 new apprentice engineer roles with placements available across the company’s 11 branches – up from 26 last year.

Heidelberg Materials is introducing its new global product brand evoBuild for low-carbon and circular products.

Heidelberg Materials has acquired the outstanding Smiths Concrete shares from the Smiths family. It has owned a minority stake in the Banbury, Oxfordshire, England-headquartered joint venture since its inception in 1957.