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Materials handling and recycling equipment company EDGE Innovate has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

The award is in recognition of outstanding short term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

Established in 2008, the family run EDGE Innovate business employs almost 200 people directly. The Dungannon, Northern Ireland-based company says its overseas earnings have grown by 68% over the last three years with top markets including the United States, Australia, Fr

With effect from October 1, 2019 latest, Ann-Sofie Räftegård will take up the role of senior vice president, Human Resources at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE).

Räftegård will lead Human Resources by driving talent management, compensation and benefits, workforce planning, diversity and engagement of Volvo CE’s global workforce of over 14,000 people. She will report to company president Melker Jernberg and be a member of the Executive Management Team (EMT).

‘I am very excited to join the Volv

South Africa surface mining association Aspasa has called into question the need for borrow pits, which have long been used by contractors and especially road builders to obtain easily accessible and cheap aggregates near to their construction sites.

The country still bears the scars of thousands of these excavations that disfigure our landscapes and degrades the land use for future generations. Yet, in most instances nearby formal quarries are able to fulfil the requirement of these projects from certif

The French-Swiss building materials company has signed an agreement with YTL Cement Berhad for the divestment of its entire 51% shareholding in Lafarge Malaysia Berhad for a cash sum of US$396m.

The Lafarge Malaysia Berhad operation features three integrated cement and two grinding plants. With the divestment, LafargeHolcim will fully exit the Malaysian market. YTL Cement Berhad is part of YTL Corporation Berhad, a Malaysian infrastructure conglomerate, which is mainly active in cement production, cons

Orica says new features on its BlastIQ solution are said to have been developed to bring additional capabilities and help customers reduce the overall cost of quarry and mine drill and blast operations, improve operational productivity and safety, and facilitate regulatory compliance.

Improvements to the BlastIQ user interface allows real-time access to the status of each blast through the centralised online BlastIQ Platform, enabling users to collate and collaborate on data from across the drill and bla

Following an unexpectedly strong performance at the end of 2018, UK sales volumes of mineral products across markets including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete (RMC) and mortar declined in Q1 2019. Seasonally adjusted sales volumes for aggregates had the sharpest decline, down 4.2% compared to the previous quarter, followed by RMC (-4.0%), mortar (-2.8%) and asphalt (-1.9%).

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) results are in line with recently published trends in construction activity. In the

The Terex Materials Processing (MP) segment of Terex Corporation posted sales of US$346m in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 10% on Q1 2018.

It says the increase was driven by continued strong global demand for crushing and screening products, material handlers and pick and carry equipment.

Terex MP adds that its backlog also continued to grow in Q1 this year, up 11% on the first quarter of 2018 to US$499m. The brand says it is well positioned across its portfolio of businesses to deliver ex

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) has appointed Nicolas Rousseau as its new senior sales manager, Construction Equipment.

An international sales and key account manager with more than 20 years’ experience in B2B sales of large equipment, Rousseau brings to HCEE extensive knowledge of dealer networks and OEM equipment. In close cooperation with the Hyundai branches and European dealer network, he will be developing and implementing profitably commercial strategies. Rousseau will be based at HC

Building materials company LafargeHolcim has set up a venture client unit to become an early adopter of start-up technology solutions.

LafargeHolcim says the Maqer unit, which was set up at the end of 2018, will encourage the open innovation trend and link the heavy industry and tech sectors.

Maqer is inviting start-ups, technology providers, universities and players in other industries to exploit the potential of greater links and long-term partnerships between the two sectors.

As a venture client

Green cement’s global market value is forecasted to grow from US$21.42 billion in 2018 to US$43.59bn by 2026.

Reports & Data, a U.S. headquartered global business market intelligence consultancy, says the multi-billion dollar rise in green cement sector value will be fuelled by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7% during the 2018-2026 period.

The market is said to be primarily driven by the growing construction activities in emerging economies, increased use of alternative fuels from renewable