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Data and analytics company GlobalData says that the forecast for global construction output growth in 2019 has been revised down to 2.7%, which will be the slowest pace of growth in a decade.

A chief cause of the revised forecast is that the deterioration in construction output growth across emerging markets has been worse than previously expected, particularly in the US and the Middle East.

GlobalData’s forecast has implications for the global demand for construction materials. It sees global constru

O.C.O Technology has been awarded a 10-year contract with Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, for the management of Air Pollution Control residues (APCr) arising from the new power station.

O.C.O will process the residues using its Accelerated Carbonation Technology (ACT), whereby carbon dioxide reacts with the residues to create a carbon negative aggregate product. This manufactured limestone has many applications in construction, notably as an ingredient for use in the produ

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has formed a new partnership with Natural England to update the nearly 20-year-old UK guidance on handling soils.

The original guide by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) was first published in 2000 by the then Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). The guidance was written specifically to help the mineral industry and its contractors to achieve a good standard of restoration when using various combinations of earth-moving machiner

Marangoni Retreading Systems has staged a special “family day” celebrate the important milestone of 100 years of German company history.

Dr Nina Cardinal has joined UK building materials supplier Hanson Cement as its new national technical manager.

She heads the division’s technical team, which offers customers advice, information and support on all cement issues.

She previously worked at Tata Speciality Steels for more than 20 years, latterly as technical director responsible for a 70-strong team, before joining the University of Sheffield as director of operations in the Faculty of Science in 2016.

She commented on her appointmen

Building materials provider Cemex UK Operations has been fined £1m after a worker suffered fatal injuries when he was struck on the body by a centering machine lifting mast.

Livingston Sheriff Court in Scotland heard that on 13 May 2017, James Brownlie was carrying out maintenance and repair work on a dry sided conveyor, part of which ran under a machine known as a centering machine. The centering machine was not isolated at the time and part of Mr Brownlie’s body interrupted the path of the light beam b

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has approved the planned merger of Metso and Outotec.

The two companies announced that financial regulator the FSA has given its approval to the Finnish language demerger prospectus relating to the combination of Outotec and Metso's minerals business.

Outotec and Metso announced on July 4 this year that their respective boards had approved a combination agreement and a demerger plan.

The combined company will be named Metso Outotec and the merger wi

Bulk cargo service provider Golden Shipping & Trading is using seven SDLG wheeled loaders to help the efficiency of operations at a port in southeast India.

Golden Shipping & Trading operates three LG958L and three L933 wheeled loaders at Visakhapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh, which load and unload cargo including material from local quarries.

“We purchased six SDLG wheeled loaders in a span of 12 months,” said Rahul Koraganji, MD of Golden Shipping & Trading. “In such a short time, we have been conv

Finnish crushing and screening equipment manufacturer Allu has appointed CBS Wearparts as its new distributor in Denmark.

CBS Wearparts, based in the town of Glumsø, will supply a comprehensive range of Allu Transformer and Processor attachments, in addition to full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service.

Formed in 2009, CBS Wearparts has a special focus on servicing the aftermarket requirements for crushing and screening equipment. Its product ranges include a large selection o

Leading the charge on bespoke colour demarcation, Aggregate Industries has recently supplied its pioneering green, blue and buff coloured asphalts to Devonshire Retail Park, as part of a major expansion of the Torbay area on Devon’s south coast.

One of South-West England’s largest mixed-used development schemes, Devonshire Retail Park sits on the site of a former electronics factory in the seaside town of Paignton. Having recently opened, the out-of-town shopping complex includes prominent retail outlet

To meet increased demand, Angle Park Sand and Gravel has purchased a second Volvo L150H wheeled loader, and replaced a venerable L120E with a new H variant.

Based in the picturesque town of Cupar, in Fife, Scotland, Angle Park Sand and Gravel has been producing high quality sand and aggregates since 1961. Today, this third generation family-run business supplies domestic and commercial markets throughout Scotland’s central belt.

Led by father and son team, Ian and Peter Cuthbert, Angle Park Sand and

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched the GCCA Industry EPD Tool (Version 2.0) to support the publication of environmental product declarations (EPDs) by cement and concrete producers.

Dr Andrew Minson, GCCA Concrete and Sustainable Construction director, said: “We are committed to supporting the cement and concrete industry to reduce its environmental impact and support global sustainability goals. With the launch of the new EPD Tool, we are enabling the industry and its custome

As part of Terex Trucks’ ongoing expansion in key markets, the Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer has signed the Molson Group as a new dealer in the UK.

The UK is a key market for Terex Trucks. To support the company’s expansion plans, reinforce its commitment to customers and strengthen its presence in this important market, Terex Trucks has signed the Molson Group – the UK’s largest distributor of capital equipment – as a new dealer.

“With the Molson Group, we have a very experienced partne

In partnership with SNS, Volvo Construction Equipment has supplied its first front shovel excavator in Europe to Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Šuja, meeting the customer’s preference over wheeled loaders and backhoes.

For more than 40 years, Slovakian dolomite mine operator Dolkam Šuja has tested every combination of machines in search of the optimal equipment for its jobsite conditions. The conclusion – only a front shovel excavator will do.

“The selection of equipment in quarries is influ