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The construction equipment industry is operating below its digital potential. Within the next years, companies need to adapt their organisations, further digitise their machines and operations and promote open innovation along the way. This will be central for the construction industry to remain competitive and will impact its dynamics and the OEM landscape drastically.

The issue of construction machinery digitisation was discussed at the Technical Forum, held during the CECE Summit on October 12 in Bru

Metso and Arabian Supply Center (ASC) have strengthened their cooperation by signing a new distribution contract. ASC will offer the full range of Metso's crushing and screening products to the construction segment in Qatar. "We are proud to welcome ASC to our expanding distributor community. We have already been working with ASC for some time and have been impressed by their industry experience and commitment to quality and customer success.

Tarmac, a leading UK building materials and construction solutions business, has announced the acquisition of ScottishPower’s 50% share of the ScotAsh Limited joint venture, a market leader in sustainable construction products.

Tarmac will now take full ownership of ScotAsh, which it has operated since 1999, and will continue to operate the company under the ScotAsh name, offering its full range of products.

With nearly 20 years’ experience, ScotAsh manufactures products using recycled pulverised fuel

CEMEX Poland’s Sustainability Report was awarded First Prize in the Social Reports Competition, organised by the Responsible Business Forum and Deloitte. CEMEX Poland also received the Award from Poland’s Minister of Development and Finance, as well as the Journalists’ First Honorable Mention. Juan Carlos Herrera, president of CEMEX Poland, accepted the awards during a ceremony at the conference center of the Polish Press Agency.

CEMEX Poland’s Sustainability Report was selected from a field of over 40 s

A new CEMEX brand of high performance aggregates, neogem has just been launched in the UK.

neogem aggregates are specialist, high quality aggregates, whose intrinsic properties have been developed to meet the essential needs of five sectors in the market – Agricultural, Environmental, Industrial, Landscaping and Sport.

Caterpillar says its trio of new Next Generation 20tonne size class excavators —the 320 GC, 320 and 323—increase operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improve operator comfort compared to previous models. The new excavators offer novel combinations of purpose-built features designed to match customers’ productivity and cost targets. All three new models were unveiled to the world’s construction trade media at Caterpillar’s Demonstration & Learning Center in Malaga, Spain yesterday.

Metso has won a significant order to deliver two complete grinding lines to Russia. The first comminution line will be delivered at the end of 2018 and the second around 2020. Once operational, the estimated production at the plant will be 28 million tonnes/year of copper ore. The order was booked in Metso's 3rd quarter 2017 orders received. "We are very proud of this order which clearly demonstrates that we have succeeded in making a true difference in our customer's business

As part of an avid commitment to helping safeguard the cherished wildlife on its areas of operation, this summer saw quarry operator, Aggregate Industries, took swift action to put work on hold after little ringed plovers were seen to be nesting on a site earmarked for works. The little ringed plover is a rare breeding bird which migrates to the UK for the spring and summer where around 1,200 pairs will nest, normally on stony ground close to shallow water.

Family-owned business Linco Construction has been using its Terex Trucks’ TA300 articulated haulers to assist with the evacuation and rescue of victims affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA. To support the ongoing clean-up efforts in areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey in the US city of Houston, Linco Construction has been putting its Terex Trucks haulers to good use. Following the destruction left in the wake of the tropical storm, which hit the city on 25 August 25

LafargeHolcim says it has reached another milestone in the roll-out of its retail strategy in Latin America with the opening of its first Disensa franchise store in Mexico.
The Disensa concept offers self-builders and smaller contractors simple and easy access to LafargeHolcim’s own building solutions as well as a wide range of other construction materials and services.
As part of the strategy, the group has also established a dedicated training centre in Mexico to support future franchisees. It provides

Géraldine Picaud has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of LafargeHolcim and member of the executive committee with effect from 1 February 2018.
Ron Wirahadiraksa, the current CFO, has decided to pursue opportunities outside the group, and will remain in his role and provide a smooth handover.
Géraldine Picaud, a French national, joins the group from Essilor International, a leading ophthalmic optics company listed on the French CAC 40, where she has been group Chief Financial Officer and member o

Last month saw the dedicated team at Garside Sands, based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, truly go the extra mile, cycling the length of John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for the A-T Society. Held on Wednesday 20th September, the team of 25 took to the gruelling relay in order to raise much-needed funds for The A-T Society which supports children and young people living with the disabling, life shortening condition Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T).

Rugby is playing a pivotal role in twelve Leicestershire, central England schools this school year through a joint initiative driven by Leicester Tigers and Aggregate Industries, a leading player in the construction and infrastructure industries headquartered in Coalville. The Concrete Rugby programme promotes a healthy lifestyle alongside introducing secondary and high school students to rugby and the importance of exercise. the initiative was first introduced in schools across the region in November 2016.