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Coming hot on the heels of the bauma 2019 Munich exhibition, the Plantworx construction machinery exhibition hosted by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is now just 68-days away.

The 4th biennial working construction event is taking place at its brand-new home at the East of England Arena in Peterborough from 11-13 June. The show will benefit from 20% more exhibition space than at its previous location in Leicestershire and spans more than 140,000 square metres – that’s an area bigger than 20-

Global construction equipment sales hit an all-time high of 1.1 million units in 2018, according to new analysis by Off-Highway Research (OHR), a leading industry market research consultancy. OHR says the 2018 sales – with a retail value of around US$110 billion - eclipsed the most recent highs of 2011, the peak of the Chinese stimulus spending boom, and 2007.

Continuing the trend seen in 2017, OHR notes a widespread improvement in equipment sales around the world last year, with increases in North Ameri

Swedish firm Maskin Mekano will be showcasing its ECO3 plant at bauma 2019 in Munich (8-13 April). As more landfill and construction waste needs to be processed on site when transport and deposit costs are rising, the ECO3 is said to be designed to increase profitability.

A state-of-the-art screening unit on a hook-lit frame, the cheap and easy to transport ECO3’s operating costs are said to be low thanks to the diesel electric drive and the cheap and easy-to-change screening meshes. It makes the screeni

Caterpillar is introducing the redesigned 777G off-highway truck that is suitable for large earthmoving and mining applications.

The rated payload for the new Cat 777G is 89.4 tonnes, with a standard-body volume (SAE 2:1). Cat says the design of the 777G, which replaces the 777F, focuses on fuel efficiency, enhanced visibility, and operator comfort, convenience and safety.

The new vehicle's Cat C32 ACERT engine meets US EPA Tier 4 Final as well as EU Stage V emission standards and is available in conf

Xuan Thanh Cement has awarded FLSmidth a contract to deliver equipment for a brownfield cement production line in Ha Nam province in Vietnam. The contract has a value of around DKK 550 million.

FLSmidth will design and engineer the new clinker production line and deliver energy-efficient equipment for the entire production from crushing to clinker silo. The order is due to be fully delivered by the end of 2020, and once operational the production line will have a capacity of 12,500 tonnes/day.

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Aggregate Industries says it has become the first construction materials supplier to achieve PAS 2080 verification after demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supplying low carbon solutions to infrastructure projects.

A major milestone for the UK firm, Aggregate Industries underwent a rigorous, independent audit process by the BSI to be certified as the first supplier of its kind that can ensure delivery of infrastructure projects meet the PAS 2080 standard.

As the world’s first specification for ma

Calder Masonry has chosen a seventy-five tonne Volvo EC750E excavator as production increases at its sandstone quarry in northern England.

Established in 1994, Calder Masonry acquired the Britannia Quarry and production facility in Morley, West Yorkshire eighteen months ago from its previous owners. Since then, it has uncovered fresh reserves of the local Woodkirk Yorkshire buff sandstone, to which it has sole rights. The company has invested heavily as part of a strategy to significantly increase produc

Terex Trucks, the Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer, has big plans for North America. The company wants to expand its already 35-strong North American dealer network, bringing its TA300 and TA400 machines to even more customers throughout the region.

Terex Trucks wants to focus more attention on the North American market, bringing its TA300 hauler to a wider customer base throughout the region.
With the way things are going, America – the ‘land of opportunity’ – will soon become known as the ‘

CEMEX, the Mexican-headquartered global building materials market giant, has published its 2018 integrated report: ‘Building a Stronger CEMEX’. The key document includes a complete analysis of CEMEX’s strategic vision, operational performance, corporate governance, and value creation at a global level. It also outlines the company’s new 2030 sustainability ambitions, which aim to considerably benefit its main stakeholders.

“Conscious that our progress begins with our people, our highest priority and perm

Drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider Kespry says its technology has achieved significant growth across the aggregates and mining industries.

The US company says its drones are now used by more than 210 of America’s mining and aggregates firms, including 43 new companies in the last 12 months. Kespry adds that its platform is also seeing widespread use across Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 insurance companies.

Its technology is designed to enable users to capture, analyse and share critical

A new series of video-based Institute of Quarrying (IQ) member communications is being launched, with the first film focusing on Standards and Professionalism.

Filmed over a two-day period in February 2019, the programme features authoritative figures from the Health & Safety Executive, the legal profession, operators and IQ speaking on issues of health and safety.

Sarah Fry, IQ’s head of membership and marketing, explains: “We recognise that members have many different pressures on their time, b

A cross-industry UK initiative is aiming to develop technical solutions for future supplies of the cements used to stabilise radioactive waste.

The three-phase project - which involves the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Radioactive Waste Management, Sellafield Ltd, and research group Eden Nuclear and Environment - started in 2016 and is now in the final phase of implementing the recommended options. The project has identified that new approaches will be needed in future to address the growing

CEMEX Ventures, Mexican building materials giant CEMEX's corporate venture capital unit, has signed a collaboration agreement with TEKFEN Ventures, the investment fund of TEKFEN, a Turkish industrial conglomerate working in the construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and real estate sectors. Both companies have agreed to develop synergies between the parties to better enable them to innovate within the construction industry.

By giving visibility to start-ups that they are aware of, and might be of inte

Philippines companies ATN Holdings and AlphaRock Mining have agreed a five-year contract to supply rock aggregates for government infrastructure projects in the country.

ATN said in a stock exchange disclosure that the partnership with AlphaRock would double the amount of aggregates it produces, with an annual volume of 2.4mn tonnes and potential revenues of US$227.9mn (P12bn).

It added that the contract will meet high aggregates demand from Philippines government infrastructure projects, particularl