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South African surface mining industry association ASPASA says its members, who supply sand and aggregates as well as ready-mix concrete to the construction industry, are alarmed at the lack of responsibility taken for concrete used on construction sites.

Equipment rental firm Ken Pink Plant Hire has purchased two more Volvo Construction Equipment A25G articulated haulers for its plant hire fleet.

The West of England company says it sticks to a rigid change out programme to keep its fleet fresh and up to date. The latest two additions are replacing a pair of two year old Volvo A25Gs and join a third truck purchased last year, along with a thirty-eight tonne Volvo EC380E excavator.

The World Cement Association is holding a webinar entitled “M&A Trends & Outlook in a Post-COVID Environment” on September 2.

Macka’s Sand & Soil Supplies counts on a fleet of L220H wheeled loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment to move two million tonnes of sand a year, a task which the reliable and productive machines complete with ease.

An urgent meeting of the technical committee of South African surface mining industry association ASPASA was convened to address inaccurate and procedurally incorrect laboratory tests that are said to be costing the sand and aggregate industry hundreds of millions of Rands every year.

Magna Tyres Group has appointed Ryan Cusick as sales manager of its US office.

Berry Tractor & Equipment has joined the distributor network of crushing and screening equipment manufacturer McCloskey International, serving the Kansas and Western Missouri markets in the United States.

CRH CEO Albert Manifold has praised the global building materials giant’s robust performance during a period of significant COVID-19-induced disruption but has warned of continuing marketplace uncertainty.

The Crown Estate and the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have published the 22nd annual 'Area Involved' report, which details changes in the extent of the seabed area licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2019.

CEMEX has provided more than 70,000 cubic metres of specialised concrete for the construction of Park Garage in the Mexican port of Veracruz.

The annual student Structural Concrete competition held by The Concrete Centre in partnership with Laing O’Rourke has been won by a team from the University of Salford.

Wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has announced plans to stage a virtual trade event for the materials wet processing industry across the globe.