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A giant dumper, seen for the first time seen at a trade show, and a tractor weighing 1,500kg, both made of Plexiglas, will be a crowd-puller at the 2018 edition of The Tire Cologne in Germany.
They can be seen at the over-500m² booth of BKT, the Indian-based multi-national group, a major global player in the off-highway tyre market.
The event is being held from 29 May-1 June and BKT’s stand is Hall 06.1, Stand C030 D039.
“This effective setting provides additional value to the selection of top-of-the-ra

Metso has announced a new version of its Metso Expertune PlantTriage control loop monitoring software. The newest version further improves process plant operational efficiency, reduces cybersecurity risks, and helps to improve profitability. This version provides a clearer view of PID (proportional-integral-derivative) tuning benefits via a new performance evaluation dashboard and a performance summary panel. These features show the effect new tuning parameters will have on valve duty, relative response

CEMEX is supplying over 480,000m³ of concrete and around 760,000tons of cement for major infrastructure projects related to the Suez Canal in Egypt. These projects involve the construction of tunnels to connect Egypt’s mainland to the Sinai Peninsula and the development of a commercial seaport.

Through a joint venture with Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.), CEMEX is supplying 350,000m³ of concrete and 160,000tons of cement for the construction of two tunnels that ext

UK-based MPQC has announced that its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) smart device app has been chosen as the platform of choice by Tarmac and will be rolled out to all 7,000 of Tarmac’s employees. The app was originally developed to assist MPQC members with recording CPD, utilising technology to make it easy and smart. The new partnership with Tarmac follows the collaboration with Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) back in March.Developed alongside ICT and then Tarmac individually, each

More than 200 corporate jobs are set to be axed at French Swiss global building materials giant LafargeHolcim after the sector giant announced new proposals to further simplify its corporate organisation.

Consistent with its Strategy 2022, LafargeHolcim says the new streamlining of the Group’s business will see the loss of 107 jobs in Zurich and Holderbank and a further 97 in Paris. LafargeHolcim corporate offices in Paris and Zurich will close with remaining positions in Switzerland being moved to the c

A French family-owned recycling company is successfully diversifying its business activities following the successful installation of an Ammann CBS 105 Elba concrete mixing plant.

Independently owned and managed by the Pruvo brothers at Cauchy-à-la-Tour near Béthune in the Hauts-de-France region, GTP is housed in a former brickworks. The firm specialise in recycling various materials with a particular focus on road residues, but the Pruvos recently decided to diversify into ready-mixed concrete and the

Skills development in the surface mining profession has been shunted squarely into the international spotlight by South Africa’s opencast mining industry representative association, Aspasa, with its awareness-raising presentation, recently delivered to an international audience of peers in Spain.

The Global Aggregates Information Network (GAIN) focusses quarrying and surface mining industry associations on numerous topics raised by its members and discusses solutions and best practices from its members a

A new specialist training facility at Tarmac’s Alrewas Quarry in county Staffordshire, England is helping students from the National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR) learn first-hand the technical skills needed to deliver the future of the UK rail industry. The centre has been developed by a joint venture between Tarmac, a leading UK sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, and Max Bögl, the largest privately-owned infrastructure engineering company in Germany. It features

The UK’s largest precast concrete event, PRECAST2018, took place at a new venue, Silverstone Circuit, in county Northamptonshire, England last week. Sponsored by Trimble Tekla, the day, attended by over 400 delegates, included an outstanding programme, with top speakers from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Construction Products Association (CPA) and the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Giving the keynote speech, Sir Ken Knight, chair of the government's independent expert advisory panel on

Leading UK infrastructure services company FM Conway has bolstered its senior team with promotions within key divisions to support the business’ ongoing focus on developing its core highways services for clients.

Julian Wynn has been appointed divisional director for the company’s cleansing and traffic management divisions. He will be responsible for leading the commercial direction of both divisions, which provide services for local authorities, network operators and commercial organisations as part

Boral Limited has agreed to sell its Concrete & Quarries business in Denver, Colorado, USA to Brannan Sand and Gravel Company for US$127 million.

The sale price represents a trailing 12 month EV/EBITDA multiple of around 8 to 9 times. On completion, Boral expects to recognise a pre-tax profit on sale of around $45 million, subject to customary completion adjustments, which will be reported as a significant item in FY2018. Proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce debt.

Boral’s CEO & managing direc

Aggregate Industries, a leading UK building materials supplier, has relocated its asphalt plant in Daviot in the Scottish Highlands to a prime new Inverness city centre location, as part of ongoing plans to improve customer services.

The new state-of-the-art facility is located within Longman Industrial Estate - just five minutes’ drive from central Inverness. This location will make it easier and quicker for busy customers to access the plant by offering 24 hour service by request. Additionally, the new

The Concrete Centre has welcomed recognition in the final report of the Hackitt Review that the use of non-combustible materials “inherently provides higher levels of protection.”
The review, Building a Safer Future: Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report, also calls for a “focus on reducing ongoing building risks during the occupation and maintenance phase”.
Dame Judith Hackitt published her review of building regulations and fire safety, which was commissioned in th