Europe

The UK’s first all-electric ready-mix concrete mixer has successfully completed a three-month trial of commercial deliveries across Birmingham, central England, for Tarmac, marking a significant step toward net zero construction. 

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK is to relocate its national production headquarters to a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Coventry. 

Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, is buying UK-based Sivyer Logistics, a producer of recycled construction and demolition waste (CDW) for the London construction market. 

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published a new report setting out 18 regulatory reforms that it says the UK Government should enact to reduce uncertainty, delays and costs in the mineral products sector.

The Liebherr Group claims record performance for 2022. Turnover hit €12.589bn, an increase of 8.2% (€950m) for the performance seen in 2021.

Off-road engine manufacturer Deutz and Daimler Truck say that their comprehensive cooperation agreement, first announced at the end of January, has now been finalised.