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Caterpillar chief executive officer Jim Umpleby, other senior executives, management and salaried workers will not get a pay increase in 2020 as part of the world's biggest off-highway machine maker's efforts to cut costs during the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg news agency reports. They also won’t receive the payout outlined under an annual incentive plan.

Building materials supplier CEMEX says it has successfully completed a project to supply over 25,000 tonnes of asphalt to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, UK while ensuring the site remained operational at all times.

Paul McManus, chairman of the British Aggregates Association (BAA) and owner of Cloburn Quarry Company, in Lanark, Scotland, has stressed to BAA members that both he and the association's officers were making every effort to support the membership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liebherr and Designwerk have developed fully-electric truck mixers with 10m³ and 12m³ drums on a 5-axle chassis in a key move designed to reduce the carbon footprint of the global concrete supply sector.

Hitachi has introduced a range of new high-performance hydraulic breakers that are suitable for the full range of Hitachi ZX excavators from ZX10 up to ZX890.

JCB has answered a call from the University Hospitals of North Midlands for donations of vital supplies of personal protective equipment during the current Coronavirus crisis.

The Caterpillar Foundation has pledged US$8.5 million to support global communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Command Alkon, a leading supplier collaboration platform for heavy construction and quarrying customers, and Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, have announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Command Alkon by Thoma Bravo from its current owner, Quilvest Capital Partners.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed a statement from the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy), which acknowledges the essential contribution that the mineral products industry is making by supporting the construction industry and wider society.

Europe’s construction machinery manufacturers association, CECE, reports that 2019 was a positive year for the sector. However, the forecast for the coming year is that market conditions will be challenging.

HeidelbergCement is advancing the development of innovative technologies to reduce CO2 emissions. After very good results from the first phase of the project, the company is starting the further development and scale-up of the LEILAC technology (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) together with the Australian technology company Calix and a European consortium.

Doosan Infracore Europe's crawler excavators have won awards in the 2020 EquipmentWatch Lowest Cost of Ownership (LCO) and Highest Retained Value (HRV) Awards.