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It’s great when Health & Safety is going right in your business, but it’s easy to become complacent and relaxed, leading to a drop in standards.

In the latest episode of The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - titled ‘Look at Your Business When Things are Going Right’ - host Colin Nottage emphasises the importance of challenging things when they are going well by looking more closely at how your employees are operating to make sure you are keeping them accountable, and that they are not letting you do

FLSmidth, a leading global mining and cement product and technology solution supplier, posted strong increases in its revenue and profitability in Q2 2019. The Denmark-headquartered group saw its revenues rise 16% in the quarter to DKK 5.5 billion (€736.88mn). Group EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes & Amortisation) was up 28% to DKK 487 million (€65.24mn), compared to the same three months of 2018.

Further released figures reveal that FLSmidth’s order intake for Q2 2019 stood at DKK 5bn (€669.9mn) –

Mexican building materials giant CEMEX is to make a number of senior executive changes, effective 1 September 2019.

Jaime Muguiro Dominguez, current president of CEMEX South, Central America and the Caribbean, and managing director and CEO of CEMEX Latam Holdings, S.A. (CLH), has been appointed president of CEMEX USA.

Jesus V. Gonzalez Herrera, current CEMEX executive vice president of Sustainability and Operations Development, has been appointed president of CEMEX South, Central America and the Cari

'Innovation in Focus’ is the theme of this year’s Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) Annual Conference, which will take place in Singapore on 10 October 2019. Delegates from around the world including renowned global experts, industry CEOs, executives and other key industry stakeholders will share ideas on innovation, the future of cities and sustainable construction amongst other major global trends influencing the future of the cement and concrete industry.

Delegates will also discuss and

Chinese mining company Zijin Mining Group Company Limited has chosen FLSmidth to provide a gyratory crusher, SAG mill and ball mill to the Majdanpek mine, which forms part of their newly purchased Zijin Bor Copper mine group.

The delivery of the equipment to the Majdanpek mine site in south-east Serbia, located 180 kilometres from Belgrade, is expected to occur between 12 and 18 months from now. The project is estimated to reach completion by the end of 2020.

The order of the new FLSmidth crusher and

Celtic Rock Services, a Devon, south-west England-based company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how three employees had developed and reported symptoms of HAVS but no action was taken. The employees used tools such as rock drills and jack hammers for cliff stabilisation work which is often carried ou

Discussions between local councillors, traditional leaders, communities, industry and national government departments are urgently needed to resolve quarry industry challenges, according to those attending a recent meeting of a key regional branch of South African surface mining industry association, Aspasa.

The meeting saw Aspasa members in Fern Hill in the Midlands area of Kwa-Zulu Natal agree that the South African government’s Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) woul

A Portuguese limestone supplier has added a Hitachi ZW310-6 wheeled loader to its fleet to help it maintain high productivity levels at its quarry near the town of Fátima.

The Filstone Natural quarry was established in 2002 by CEO Ricardo Jorge and produces 900,000 tonnes of material per year at the 30-hectare site.

The Hitachi loader is working on the second level of the quarry to load trucks, move limestone between different stockpiles, and feed the crushing and screening equipment. The material b

Ten geology students at universities across the UK have been given Institute of Quarrying (IQ) National Student Awards in recognition of their hard work and level of achievement.

The second-year students were nominated by their respective universities for continuous hard work and passion towards their course, as well as demonstrating strong potential for a successful career in the mineral extractives industry. Each winner receives a certificate acknowledging their achievement, plus two years free student

Doosan is adding to the smart solutions portfolio for its range of quarry, construction and mining equipment.

The company says that, to meet increasing demand for the greater efficiency offered by machine guidance systems on excavators, the smart solutions offering will now feature new Leica, Trimble and Xsite ready kits for the Doosan wheeled and crawler excavators from 14 to 30 tonnes. Doosan Smart Solutions already provides factory-installed options for the increased flexibility offered by SVAB/Steelw

Chris Leese has decided to step down from his senior role within CEMEX after a building materials industry career spanning 30 years.

Leese’s varied CEMEX career has seen him taking responsibility for a broad range of activities, notably as Ready-mixed VP and more latterly as VP of Aggregates.

A long-standing champion of Health and Safety improvement, Leese has played a lead role in CEMEX’s UK operations and the broader industry. He was chair of the MPA (Mineral Products Association) Health and Safety

Revenue in CNH Industrial's construction business fell by more than 5% in the second quarter of this year compared with Q2 in 2018.

Construction segment revenue in Q2 2019 totalled US$757m, down 5.3% from US$799m in Q2 2018.

Global manufacturing group CNH says the decline in its construction segment was due to positive price realisation being more than offset by unfavourable volume and mix in North America due to selective inventory destocking actions in its dealer network. CRH adds that another reas