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Brazil-based cement-manufacturer Votorantim Cimentos, through its Spanish subsidiary Corporacion Noroeste, has signed an agreement for the full acquisition of Cementos Balboa.

Exactly a year ago, Metso and Outotec merged and created a major new player in the mining, aggregates and metals refining industries by combining expertise that covers the full spectrum of products, services and solutions from ore bodies to metals.

EvoQuip has launched its Falcon 1220 and Falcon 1230 finishing screens in the US, providing a solution for scalping, screening and stockpiling in self-contained units.

A former UK quarry worked and restored by construction materials company Tarmac has become the focus of international interest where excavations have unearthed a Roman burial site containing the remains of a mass of decapitated bodies.

A new team of ACE detectives are set to feel the collars of construction and agricultural machinery thieves.

Indian cement manufacturers Ambuja Cements and ACC have announced a further investment in safety, technology and sustainability activities as part of parent company Holcim's ‘Plants of Tomorrow’ programme.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a fatality alert after raw material on the sides of a hopper sloughed off and engulfed a miner.

Tarmac has reached a major milestone in its commitment to continuously improving the emissions standards across its fleet of heavy goods vehicles.

SigmaRoc has signed a joint venture agreement with major Calais based high-grade limestone and construction materials company, Carrières du Boulonnais (‘CB’), part of Groupe Carrières du Boulonnais (‘Groupe CB’), which has become a 25% shareholder in Granulats du Hainaut (‘GduH’), to expand GduH into a Benelux and Northern France wide supplier of limestone products.

JCB has started a fresh recruitment drive for 500 new shop floor employees as the UK manufacturer says demand for its machinery continues to soar.

Perkins Engines distributor Clarke Powered Solutions is adding Kentucky and Virginia to its customer service area, which now covers 26 US states.

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has reminded quarry operators to ensure adequate safety precautions are taken whilst working around water.