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German building materials group HeidelbergCement is predicting full 2019 year revenue growth after posting strong first-half-of-year trading figures.

Group revenue rose 7% to €9.2 billion on a like-for-like basis compared to H1 2018, but profit for the period stood at €291 million, compared to €435mn the previous year.

“Despite a persistently challenging environment, we increased our revenue in the first half of 2019,” said Dr. Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the HeidelbergCement managing board. “In gene

West China Cement has joined the World Cement Association.

The Chinese manufacturing group is one of the leading cement producers in Shaanxi Province, with a strong market position in eastern and southern Shaanxi and a presence in Xinjiang and Guizhou Provinces.

With over 40 years of development, the group has nearly 6,000 employees and production capabilities of 30 million tonnes of cement, 10 million tonnes of aggregate, and 10 million cubic meters of commercial concrete.

The group's cement prod

CEMEX has invested £1m in a new ready-mix concrete plant at its Bramshill Quarry in Hampshire, UK.

The new Liebherr 2.25 mobile mix plant replaces the Eversley ready-mix plant, which has served the local market for many years but will now close as the Bramshill site nears completion.

CEMEX says that the new modern, upgraded plant will vastly increase the output capacity to serve both large contracts and the local market. The inclusion of a central mixer also enables special products such as traditiona

Off-highway engine manufacturer DEUTZ posted a 5.9% increase in revenue to €929.8m in the first half of 2019.

The German company said its material handling application segment performed particularly strongly, delivering revenue growth of 8.8%, as did the high-margin service business, whose revenue was up by 7.9%.

DEUTZ received orders worth €953.3m in H1. New orders were 13.1% lower than what DEUTZ says was the "exceptionally robust volume" reported for the prior-year period, which it added had been

Construction market demand for mineral products in Great Britain has been weak since the start of the year, according to the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

Following two consecutive quarters of deteriorating markets, minerals industry association the MPA says that sales volumes of aggregates - including crushed rock, sand, gravel, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete (RMC) - in the first half of 2019 stood 1.9% lower compared to the same period in 2018. This represents declines of 0.3% for RMC and 1.1%

Superior Industries will showcase its latest construction aggregate processing and handling solutions at CONEXPO Latin America 2019, which takes place from 2-5 October.

The US-based manufacturer of bulk material processing and handling systems has recently expanded operations by adding three manufacturing facilities in South America. The company gained the property after acquiring Parcan Group, a 40-year-old Brazilian-based company that engineers and manufactures conveyor drums and rolls.

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Construction aggregates suppler Hanson has acquired a Cat 986K wheeled loader in a deal with Caterpillar dealer Finning UK & Ireland.

The loader is the penultimate addition in a series of new Caterpillar vehicles added to Hanson’s fleet as part of a 31-machine deal struck in 2018, and will be in operation at Hingston Down Quarry in Cornwall. Hanson has worked extensively with Finning over many years, building a strong relationship that has led to a number of ongoing projects with the business.

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Pollution, noise and dust emissions are factors companies must take into consideration when dealing with waste management.

They also need to choose the right equipment, by considering their cost, maintenance and transportation requirements, according to crusher and screening bucket manufacturer MB Crusher.

The Italian company says that the inert material recycling sector is evolving and continually looking for the best answer to the question of how to manage waste material. It adds that waste managem

Construction machinery and industrial equipment auctioner Euro Auctions attracted 700 bidders to its dedicated ex-rental unreserved ‘one day’ sale for quality equipment from hire companies, including A-Plant and Charles Wilson.

Hanson has donated specialist concrete to support the Jamie’s Farm charity in making essential improvements at its farm in Bath.

The charity helps disadvantaged young people, predominantly aged 11-16, to thrive through a unique residential programme built around ‘Farming, Family, Therapy and Legacy’. Jamie's Farm has sites in Bath, Hereford, Monmouth and Lewes.

Approximately 100m3 of bespoke concrete, which is part of Hanson’s Farm Range and specifically formulated for agricultural applications, was

The World Cement Association (WCA) has appointed Ian Riley as CEO with effect from September 1.

Riley has many years of international experience in Europe, America and Asia, most recently in China where he was the country manager for LafargeHolcim from 2008 until earlier this year.

The WCA says his relevant expertise will be extremely helpful in the association's development.

WCA chairman Vincent Lefebvre commented: “He has excellent business experience and the drive to help us take WCA to the ne

Scottish quarry operator Skene Group Construction Services has added three more Volvo L220H loading shovels to its fleet.

The Glenrothes, Fife-based company says two of the shovels will be used at its Soutra Mains quarry with the third operating at the Lomond quarry.

Two new L220H loading shovels join two existing L220s at Soutra with this particular size of machine being the optimum model of choice for carrying out rehandling and stocking out duties around the quarry. The machines have been specifi