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Doosan Infracore has launched its new XiteCloud smart construction solution, initially in South Korea.

LafargeHolcim, GE Renewable Energy, and COBOD are to co-develop wind turbines with optimised 3D printed concrete bases, reaching record heights up to 200 meters.

Building materials from HeidelbergCement are important components of sustainable construction. To further accelerate developments in this area, the Germany-headquartered, global building products market-serving group has joined the Europe Regional Network (ERN) of the World Green Building Council as official Regional Partner.

Building materials supplier CEMEX UK and rail transport operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) have launched a new service from CEMEX UK's Dove Holes Quarry near Buxton to Crawley. 

Northern Irish conveyor belts manufacturer Smiley Monroe has introduced a new flexible work pattern which will see many employees finish work at 12.30pm on Fridays

Boral, Australia's largest construction materials and building products supplier, has appointed Zlatko Todorcevski as its new chief executive officer and managing director, effective 1 July 2020. This will allow a transition period with Boral's current CEO & MD, Mike Kane, who will retire from Boral in September 2020.

Tarmac is supporting Drowning Prevention Week, a UK-wide campaign aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of entering open water and providing people with the information they need to enjoy the water safely.

Sandvik says the coronavirus pandemic has led to its precision tube site in Werther, Germany going fully digital in only two days.

Hanson has supplied the concrete foundation pads for a new NHS Nightingale Hospital that is under construction in Exeter, south-west England.

MPA UK Concrete, the group representing the UK concrete industry, has developed a framework to help inform the delivery of an ambitious roadmap for the UK concrete and cement sector to deliver net-negative emissions by 2050.