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Metso Outotec has appointed Exeter-based Duo Group as a distributor for its aggregates solutions in the UK.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) has added Tri-State Equipment Rentals to a dealer network which now includes more than 80 dealerships in over 180 locations.

Construction materials group Boral has reported a statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) of AUS$640mn (US$459.76mn) for the full year ended 30 June 2021 compared to a loss of AUS$1.145 billion (US$822.54mn) in FY2020.

Major off-highway machine diesel engine maker Deutz and utility provider RheinEnergie are joining forces to run a stationary hydrogen engine pilot project.

Tsurumi Pump provided an automatic bar screen to address frequently clogged pumps at a wastewater treatment plant of Port Austin, in Michigan’s Huron County.

Hitachi Construction Machinery's (HCM) board of directors has terminated and dissolved the manufacturer's joint venture relationship with Deere & Company (Deere) in North, Central and South America.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHIH) has completed its acquisition of quarrying and construction equipment manufacturer Doosan Infracore.

Allu has chosen Bejac to sell its heavy range of Series Transformer and Allu Crusher material processing attachments in a move which expands its North American network. 

Metso Outotec and Ascendum Makina Tic A.S. (Ascendum) have started cooperating to provide crushing and screening solutions for companies in Turkey's aggregates industry.

Caterpillar is expanding its Cat Command remote-control operation technology to large excavators in Japan and the US.

Global construction equipment sales are expected to reach 1.13 million units this year, some 2 per cent higher than the previous record of 1.11 million machines, which was achieved in 2018. This is the key finding from Off-Highway Research, following the completion of a mid-year update to its forecasts.

Cemex USA is investing more than $6 million in its new Brierfield plant to produce aggregates for construction needs across Alabama. 

Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net-zero carbon emissions.