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A record-breaking group of JCB apprentices had two reasons to celebrate at the launch of National Apprenticeships Week on Monday (March 4th).
A total of 79 apprentices were awarded their apprenticeship certificates – at the same time as getting coveted contracts of employment with the Staffordshire, England-based digger maker.

The group is the biggest in the history of JCB to graduate as Level 2 and 3 apprentices in a single year. They received their awards from JCB directors at a special graduation c

The global construction aggregates market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% in the period 2016-2024, reaching a market value of US$468.2 billion by the end of 2024, according to a new study by Future Market Insights (FMI).

The new FMI study titled ‘Global Construction Aggregates Market: Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016–2024’ states that new trends in construction aggregates, such as manufactured sand and recycled aggregates, along with rising investme

Continental, the German premium on- and off-highway tyre manufacturer and technology company, is pressing ahead with the integration of its tyre services for truck and bus fleet customers. In the newly established Fleet Solutions department, the company’s Truck Tyres Replacement business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is merging its Conti360° Fleet Services business field, which also includes ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect, with the ContiLifeCycle business field, comprising retreading and cas

EvoQuip has appointed Haberl Baumaschinen as authorised EvoQuip distributor for Austria for the full EvoQuip portfolio of compact crushing and screening equipment.

Franz Haberl, Haberl Baumaschinen managing director, said: “We are excited to expand our product offering to the Austrian crushing and screening market with the addition of the EvoQuip brand. Our success depends on providing our customers with innovative products, superior services and technical support, and we are confident that by adding Ev

Finnish global quarrying equipment market giant Metso has completed the expansion of its Metso Park production facility in Alwar, India. With this expansion Metso is addressing the growing demand for crushing and screening solutions in the Indian market, as well as improving the availability of products for export operations to Asia.

The global demand for Metso's aggregates crushing and screening equipment remains strong, and India is one of the fastest growing markets for Metso in business areas. Metso

Don McGovern is to step down from the board at CRH, having completed two three-year terms as a director of the Irish global building materials company.

He will depart from the board at the conclusion of the CRH annual general meeting on 25 April.

CRH chairman Nicky Hartery said: "On behalf of the board I would like to thank Don for his commitment to CRH over his six years on the board, and in particular for his service as senior independent director and as chairman of the remuneration committee. We wi

Tarmac’s Mountsorrel Quarry has discovered that British national treasure Sir David Attenborough is a fan of the Charnwood, county Leicestershire, England region’s unique pink granite.

The team at the quarry heard of the connection via BBC Radio Leicester presenter Ben Jackson, who had recently interviewed the Leicestershire-born broadcaster for his mid-morning show. During the discussion, Sir David credited his study of the rock with helping him earn a scholarship to Cambridge University. He also spoke

Ritchie Brothers has completed what it says is the world’s largest ever equipment auction that raised over US$297m.

Duo Group Holdings has expanded its management team with the addition of Paul Watson as the new general manager of Seoul Ltd.

Seoul is a new division of Duo Group created to offer sales, rental, contract hire and after-sales support for Doosan construction equipment including excavators, articulated dump trucks and wheeled loaders.

Within Seoul, Watson is charged with developing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with corporate customers with the backing of the Doosan brand.

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Peter Barkwill, one of the best-recognised members of the Institute of Quarrying (IQ), is stepping aside from his roles as West of England branch committee member and treasurer after more than 30 years.

Peter, an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Quarrying (FIQ), is chief executive at Wainwright. During his long association with the IQ he has held the posts of chair of the finances, membership and general purposes committee and the chair of the IQ council. More recently he sat on IQ’s board. He also pl

LafargeHolcim has been awarded long-term contracts worth €110mn to deliver aggregates and cement for the giant Grand Paris Express (GPE) project.

The GPE is said to be the largest transport infrastructure project in Europe and represents a total investment of about €38.5bn. The project is designed to meet the growing city’s needs for an improved transport infrastructure and prepare Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games.

To help realise the GPE’s anticipated 200km of new railway and 68 new rail stations, L

EPC-UK, a major company in the field of commercial explosives for industries including quarrying and mining, will once again be hosting its biannual Best Practice Seminars, providing the extractives industry with an important Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunity.

The seminars have been specifically designed to deliver an informative, industry-leading programme of interactive presentations, which will be an invaluable source of knowledge for all who work in the sector.

Each seminar w

In the summer of 2018, parts of a fossilised Pliosaur skeleton were found buried in land operated by building materials supplier CEMEX. The remains of this savage predator, a prehistoric sea monster that lived over 155 million years ago, are now on display at North Lincolnshire Museum in Scunthorpe, central east England.