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The Swiss division of LafargeHolcim is providing the building materials for the extension of Zurich's historic Kunsthaus art museum.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has enrolled in the Construction Equipment Association's (CEA) CESAR anti-theft scheme.

An agreement has been reached on the standardisation of data produced by construction and quarrying machines.

A new £3.8million dry discharge system at CEMEX’s Northfleet Wharf in Kent, south-east England, has been officially opened.

LiuGong, the Liuzhou, China-headquartered global off-highway machine maker, has created a new international team to develop its quarry and aggregates business.

Headed by John Calder as director – Quarry and Aggregates, the vastly experienced team is part of LiuGong’s increased focus on customer segments.

UK building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched its 2020 Apprenticeship Programme, which has been specifically designed to offer people the chance to earn while they learn.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) says that recycled and secondary aggregates accounted for 29% of total UK aggregates supply in 2018/19, well above the European average.

Major equipment manufacturers have hailed the new USMCA free trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico as a 'victory' for the industry.

The CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) has raised its rating of CEMEX from B in 2018 to A- in 2019 for the company’s commitment to climate protection.

A team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell claims to have achieved a 77% reduction in CO2 by using the new Cemfree concrete mix on the Woodford West Viaduct on the UK's M25 motorway.