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Tarmac, a leading UK construction solutions company, is rolling out a revolutionary new digital system for tracking and recording deliveries to boost efficiency and enhance its customer service. Between now and December this year, Tarmac is rolling out a new Electronic Proof of Delivery process – known as ePOD – across its 1,800-strong UK vehicle fleet, providing instant access to electronic proof of delivery tickets and real-time tracking for customers across the country. The innovative electronic ticket

TITAN Group has joined the newly established Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

The GCCA is a global organisation dedicated to strengthening and promoting the sector’s contribution to sustainable construction.

Greece-based cement and buildings materials producer TITAN Group says that joining the GCCA builds on its commitment to actively engage in collaborative initiatives that aim to address global sustainability challenges.

Launched in January 2018, the GCCA aspires to become a respec

The UK-based Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has announced the official inauguration of its 69th president, following the completion of the outgoing president’s two-year tenure.

Phil Redmond FIQ is managing director of Hanson Aggregates UK. He steps up to his new role as IQ’s president after two years as the Institute’s chairman.

With more than 30 years’ experience in the quarrying and construction materials sector, Redmond is widely recognised within the industry and takes over the role from outgoing pre

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) today launched its ZX210X-6 ICT hydraulic excavator with machine control on to the European market at the same time as unveiling a redesigned demonstration area at its headquarters in Amsterdam, Holland. The ZX210X-6 ICT and new demonstration area unveiling took place at the construction and quarrying equipment manufacturing giant’s press and European dealers day event titled ‘Tomorrow’s Job Site’. The first Hitachi ICT hydraulic excavator with machine

Ahead of the British Government’s Autumn Budget, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, setting out a comprehensive package of measures which would boost UK economic growth, investment, employment and business efficiency. In particular, the MPA has highlighted the need for the Government to avoid additional costs to industry businesses and customers at a time when construction and mineral products markets are subject to

By 2021 there will be 4.6 million construction industry vehicles that are connected using telematics, according to Volvo CE. The Swedish construction equipment company says that, while telematics adoption has so far been slow, it has the power to drive construction industry productivity. It adds that poorly coordinated data in construction can raise costs by 25%. Volvo CE currently has 130,000 connected assets, while the Volvo Group as a whole has 700,000. Full connectivity became available in 2010-2014

Construction equipment sales in Indonesia are tipped by Off-Highway Research (OHR) to exceed 17,000 units this year, following a third successive year of growth. This will take demand to more than twice what it was in the recent low point of 2015. OHR notes that the volume of equipment sales makes Indonesia by far the largest equipment market of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc. Although demand is expected to be somewhat volatile over the next few years, OHR’s new report, The

US-based Stowers Machinery Corporation has joined the Metso distributor network. Stowers Machinery will supply Metso mobile and stationary crushing and screening products to Eastern Tennessee contractors in the construction, recycling and demolition markets. Knoxville, Tennessee-based Stowers Machinery employs more than 350 people and has six store locations in five cities throughout East Tennessee offering sales, rental, parts and service support. "Stowers' commitment to growth and development in this

Due to huge demand, the Construction, Quarry and Machinery Show (CQMS) has had to relocate to a new and larger venue. Punchestown event centre, near Naas in Co. Kildare will host Ireland’s premier construction and quarrying industry showcase on 21-22 June 2019. Following on from the successful CQMS'17 which had over 8,000 visitors, bigger crowds and stands are expected at next year’s showpiece exhibition. The popular event is hosted by Ireland’s bestselling plant equipment title, Machinery Movers Magazine

Global wheeled loader sales last year reached 163,139 units, a 33% rise on 2016. These machines had a retail value of US$14.8 billion, according to Off-Highway Research’s new report, The Global Wheeled Loader Industry. The OHR report notes that the key growth driver was a surge in the Chinese market, which represented 43% of global sales in 2017. The underlying factor was a sharp increase in infrastructure investment by the Chinese Government and through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Global wheeled loader sales last year reached 163,139 units, a 33% rise on 2016. These machines had a retail value of US$14.8 billion, according to Off-Highway Research’s new report, The Global Wheeled Loader Industry. The OHR report notes that the key growth driver was a surge in the Chinese market, which represented 43% of global sales in 2017. The underlying factor was a sharp increase in infrastructure investment by the Chinese Government and through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

CEMEX UK has renewed its OTR tyre contract with Vacu-Lug and Magna Tyres Group until the end of 2019. The renewal is said to come after the major building materials supplier is said to have been impressed with Vacu-Lug’s quality of service and the performance, reliability and competitive price per hour of Magna Tyres Group’s tyre range. Lorraine Foan, national operations and purchasing planner for CEMEX UK, which has a large mobile equipment fleet working across its portfolio of around 60 quarries and 200

Continuing to transform the London skyline, Aggregate Industries has returned to the capital, this time for the £250 million redevelopment of 100 Liverpool Street, where once again Lytag has proved the go-to concrete solution for high-end refurbishments and new builds.

As part of the wider Broadgate campus adjacent to Liverpool Street station, the high-profile redevelopment strips the original building back to its structural frame, demolishing 50% of it and rebuilding new infills in structural steel wit