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Amid persistent headlines around road traffic accidents, particularly those involving cyclists, Aggregate Industries has stressed how a standardised approach to colour demarcation is crucial to making Britain’s roads safer.

It comes as latest figures show that almost 1,800 people are killed in reported road traffic accidents each year, with cyclists 15 times more likely to be fatally injured on the UK’s roads than other road users2. And with confusing road signs and unclear road markings frequently cited

CEMEX is contributing to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral after the devastating fire that partly destroyed and ravaged the building, including the iconic church’s roof and spire.

The building materials company says it will match the donations made by its employees in France to Fondation du patrimoine (French Heritage Foundation), a private organisation dedicated to saving French cultural and natural heritage.

CEMEX adds that it will also assist in the reconstruction efforts with a range of t

Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) posted increases in net sales and profitability in the first financial quarter of 2019, driven by growth in most major markets.

During the first three months of 2019 the construction equipment manufacturer saw net sales jump by 15% to SEK24,155m (€2,300m), compared to SEK20,914m (€1,991m) in Q1 2018. These higher sales, plus improved prices and product mix, helped to positively impact operating income, which rose to SEK3,646m (€347.1m), up by 26% compared to SEK 2,888m (

Buy-and-build construction materials group SigmaRoc has acquired a 40% equity interest in GDH, a quarrying and construction materials group located in South Wales.

London, UK-based SigmaRoc says it intends to acquire the remaining 60% share by mid 2020.

GDH is one of Wales’s largest independent suppliers of aggregates. It operates out of six granite and limestone quarries – incorporating three asphalt plants. six concrete plants, and a wharf operation, as well as a civil engineering division deliveri

Building materials and solutions company LafargeHolcim plans to appoint three new members to its board.

The company's board of directors will propose the appointments of Colin Hall, Naina Lal Kidwai and Claudia Sender Ramirez for shareholders to approve at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on 15 May.

Two current board members - Nassef Sawiris and Gérard Lamarche - have decided not to stand for re-election to the board at the AGM.

Colin Hall has extensive experience in international finance and is

The venture capital unit of CEMEX has invested in LINKX, a company that offers specialised software for optimising the delivery of construction materials.

The LINKX software solution is designed to enable control of deliveries and vehicles in real time, allowing for data-based decision-making and facilitating communication and information among all involved parties (shipper, carrier and receiver).

LINKX, which currently operates in the Mexican and Spanish markets, says it is exploring new potential s

Construction, quarrying and roadbuilding equipment provider LiuGong has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Portsmouth, UK-based direct sales operation Construction Plant & Machinery Sales (CPMS).

CPMS will serve as LiuGong’s exclusive dealership for England, Wales and Scotland. LiuGong says the move establishes its first international retail operation, which will be overseen from its European HQ in Warsaw, Poland.

The former shareholders of CPMS will remain as directors of the business, whic

JCB has finalised a deal worth nearly £17m to supply Plant Hire with new fleets of Loadalls and compact excavators.

The agreement will see the UK hirer add to its construction machinery line-up with the purchase of 300 new JCB Loadalls and 50 compact excavators, along with site dumpers and tandem rollers.

The new machines, supplied and supported by Gunn JCB, will be used by contractors on construction and civil engineering projects around the UK and will add to Plant Hire UK’s existing fleet of JCB

Finnish company Robit exhibited its S Sense drill hole measuring technology at this month's bauma construction expo in Munich.

The patented system is designed to measure the straightness of surface production holes bored during the percussive drilling process. The deviation data is visible to the rig operator immediately after retracting the drill string from the hole, and automatically transmitted to the Sense cloud service for storing and wider visibility.

The S Sense measuring technology is paired

RUBBLE MASTER has been previewing a new app that enables users in the field to identify a machine part that needs replacing via a smartphone camera and then order a new one.

The RM Original Part Scout app is due to be launched by the crusher and screener manufacturer at the end of Q3 this year in Android and iOS versions and can also be used with tablets and laptops.

The app identifies the photo taken by the user. If it is identified with 95% accuracy the user can message their head office to order th

Diesel engine manufacturer Perkins is strengthening its aftermarket activities, including new remanufacturing options, in a bid to help its customers do more with less.

For the first time at a show, the company’s aftermarket business had its own stand at this month's bauma event, staffed by product support engineers.

“Economically, everyone is tightening their belts and trying to get as much out of their investments as possible,” said marketing manager Siobhan Scott. “They’re running their engines as

Atlas Copco is launching a new addition to its line of PAS (Pumping Application Solutions) HH pumps.

EvoQuip has appointed Barry O’Hare as its new international sales director.

Here this week meeting customers and dealers, O’Hare has a wealth of experience in the crushing and screening industry, having worked in a variety of positions for Powerscreen and Terex Minerals Processing Systems (Terex MPS) over the past 11 years, most recently as a Powerscreen regional sales manager.

Through his new role at the Northern Ireland-headquartered compact crushing and screening equipment manufacturer, O’Hare will

EvoQuip has appointed Barry O’Hare as its new international sales director.

Here this week meeting customers and dealers, O’Hare has a wealth of experience in the crushing and screening industry, having worked in a variety of positions for Powerscreen and Terex Minerals Processing Systems (Terex MPS) over the past 11 years, most recently as a Powerscreen regional sales manager.

Through his new role at the Northern Ireland-headquartered compact crushing and screening equipment manufacturer, O’Hare will