Construction Equipment Association (CEA) CEO Suneeta Johal has praised members’ “resilience and tenacity” in 2021 while also highlighting continuing strong demand for construction and earthmoving equipment across Britain going into a new trading year.
Aggregates supplier Hanson has reopened the railhead serving its Penmaenmawr quarry in north Wales as part of a UK rail strategy to reduce vehicle movements and cut associated CO2 emissions.
Britain’s concrete producers have joined forces in one association to represent the industry in a move they say will accelerate its journey to beyond net zero carbon emissions.
Singapore's largest cement and concrete producer Pan-United Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum to develop decarbonisation solutions in the construction and urban solutions industries.
Terex Washing Systems have recently delivered a sand washing plant for Clarence Sands. This newly established site is now one of the premium sand quarries in Sydney, Australia.
Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial parts that serves the aggregates and cement industries, has purchased Kaman Distribution Group (KDG) in Connecticut for approximately $1.3 billion.
The number of UK construction firms reporting delays in construction material and product supplies dropped from 47% in November to 34% in December, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index.
Greyco, an international expert consultancy for the construction materials industry, has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate member.
