Europe

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, has visited a state-of-the-art construction and demolition wash plant run by NRE Aggregates, part of regeneration business Peel L&P.

Building materials provider Holcim has been named one of Fast Company’s 2023 “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators”.

As the authorised dealer for Belgium, Interparts will be showing a wide range of products from Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, for the first time in Belgium at the Matexpo exhibition. 

As part of its decarbonisation strategy, Heidelberg Materials is pioneering a large-scale closed-loop recycling project called CIRCO₂BETON. As a first in France, the company will install an industrial-scale selective separation platform at its Achères quarry near Paris, where demolished concrete will be crushed using novel processes and separated into its components: sand, aggregates, and recycled concrete paste (RCP).

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has launched five new claimed industry-leading lithium-ion Energy Storage Systems (ESS) models. The new units are said to take modular energy storage to a new level, expanding the spectrum of suitable applications and providing customers with increased options for power. 

UK-based building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has helped a West Highlands rugby team represent Scotland in a global amateur competition.

UK-based Quarry Manufacturing and Supplies (QMS) has recently finalised a bespoke sand and gravel plant for building materials giant Cemex. 

Cemex represented the cement and concrete sector at the latest meeting of the UK Government’s high-level Net Zero Council, which took place at Artillery House in Whitehall, London, yesterday.

Komatsu will be 'in the thick of it' at steinexpo 2023 from 23-26 August at the Mitteldeutsche Hartstein-Industrie quarry in Homberg/Nieder-Ofleiden.

Derbyshire, central England-based Longcliffe Quarries has invested significantly in a second drill rig for its calcium carbonates quarrying operation, delivering major improvements in efficiency and sustainability.