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The Rumelca Group, a leader in conveyor components (rollers, idlers, structure, motorised pulleys and pulleys), is are expanding its global presence in the conveyor pulley business. Rulmeca’s South African subsidiary, Melco Conveyor Equipment, has acquired CPM (Conveyor Pulley Manufacturers) located in Johannesburg. “Our aim is to always be moving ahead and improving our product offering and service. Our priority remains with planned investments for the pulley business, and we welcome this wonderful opportu

Eriez has named Ezio Viti as the new sales director at Eriez-Australia.

HeidelbergCement has reported its results for the second quarter of 2017, saying that the acquisition of Italcementi has strengthened sales volumes, revenue, and result. "In the light of the difficult general conditions, we achieved a good result in the second quarter,” says Dr Bernd Scheifele, Chairman of the Managing Board. “We were able to almost offset the effect of higher energy costs, bad weather conditions, fewer working days, and increased competition in some emerging countries. “The synergies from

Breedon, the UK’s largest independent construction materials group, has completed the acquisition of Humberside Aggregates consideration of £9 million (€10.05 million), subject to completion adjustments. Humberside is a leading independent sand and gravel quarry and aggregates merchanting business based at North Cave near Hull in county East Yorkshire, England, employing around 30 people. It supplies a broad range of customers including ready-mixed concrete and mortar producers, various Government agencies,

The UK’s Structural Concrete Alliance has released two new videos to showcase its free-to-attend upcoming Practical Demonstration Day, due to take place on 6 September. The videos, which provide an overview of the day and highlight all the main activities that delegates can expect, can be viewed on the Alliance YouTube channel.
Having held two successful Practical Demonstration Days in the south of England, the third event is being held in the north at Resapol in Leigh, county Lancashire. Running from 9-3

A global manufacturer of conveyor belt cleaning technologies has announced the introduction of a factory-direct programme to deliver and install fresh replacement polyurethane blades.

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2017, posting a 12.6% increase in sales volume across Africa. The sales volume rise is said by Dangote Cement to indicate the sector giant’s growing gains in the Pan-African market. Revenues from operations in Nigeria increased by 34.5% to ₦291.4 billion, while Pan-Africa revenue increased by 63.7% to ₦124.4B from ₦76.0B mainly as a result of increased volumes and foreign exchange gains

A new Terex Finlay J-1170 is said to be driving forward increased performance with reduced running costs at a family-owned plant hire company. The jaw crusher arrived at MJ Teale Plant Hire’s site in county Lancashire, England, in the summer, and was supplied by Finlay Central, part of the Finlay Group of companies.
The waste management company, which also offers recycled aggregates and bulk soil disposal services, is processing construction and demolition waste and producing a 6F2 crushed material at a ra

UK based LKAB Minerals Ltd continues a tradition of operating Volvo loading shovels dating back to 1995 with the addition of a new L90H loading shovel and a second unit on order for delivery this autumn. The new 12tonne loading shovel has been supplied complete with a 2.5m³ direct mount straight-edged bucket for handling refactories from the company’s recycling facility near Sheffield, North England. “Both the size of the machine and especially the size of the bucket are the key to handling the variety, wei

Hanson’s Barton quarry and concrete plant in Staffordshire, central England, is to feature in a children’s TV programme showing how concrete is made. A production team visited the site to put together a short film for the second series of Do You Know?, a science and engineering programme for CBeebies which looks at how everyday things work. The programme’s presenter, Maddie Moate, followed the process from quarry to lorry via the on-site concrete batching plant and watched the finished product being deliver

Titan Group, the independent Greek cement and building materials producer, saw its first half 2017 net profit rise 51.4% to €13.9mn, versus €9.2mn over the same period of last year. Titan’s consolidated turnover was €773.8m, posting a 6.9% increase compared to the first half of 2016. Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), increased by 18.9% reaching €142.1m. The second quarter of 2017 confirmed the first quarter’s trends. Titan’s consolidated turnover for Q2 2017 increased by

Polish cement company, Cementownia Warta’s Volvo EC750E crawler excavator is the first of its kind in Eastern Europe, powering productivity at its limestone operations. Cement is arguably the most important construction material. Buildings, technical and industrial constructions, infrastructure facilities, dams, roads and bridges – you name it, they need it. Thanks to cement, a Polish company, Cementownia Warta has constructed a rock-hard business. Founded in 1964, Warta has built a solid reputation in Pola

Komatsu president and CEO Tetsuji Ohashi and Trimble president and CEO Steven W. Berglund have announced a collaboration to improve customers’ ability to exchange 3D construction site data between Komatsu and Trimble construction software, making managing mixed earthworks fleets easier and allowing for a more holistic view of site operations. As part of the collaboration, Trimble and Komatsu are working together to develop an Application Program Interface (API) to enable compatibility between their software

Sika, the international construction chemicals and products giant, saw its H1 2017 net profit rise by 16% to CHF 285.7 million (€254.6mn). Global sales were also up 8.1% over the same period to CHF 2.994.9 billion (€2.669bn). In the first half of the year, Sika’s sales in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) increased by 7%. A new factory for concrete admixtures was opened in Tanzania and a further national subsidiary was founded in Senegal. In Kazakhstan, concrete admixture and mortar production i