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LafargeHolcim secured strong Q4 2016 earnings and cashflow growth, despite a decline of 12.3% in net sales from CHF 7.441 billion (€6.99bn) to CHF 6.526 billion (€6.13bn).

The PLANTWORX Construction Machinery Exhibition returns to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, county Leicestershire, central England, from 6 -8 June 2017 The UK’s largest working construction equipment show, hosted by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), will be the biggest event to date where visitors can expect to see the latest in construction machinery and equipment innovation.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has developed a new Charter for its producer members, founded on a new vision for 2025. The Charter will be the vehicle for achieving the new vision by ‘Driving Change, Raising Standards and Improving Perceptions’.

Camso, formerly Camoplast Solideal, will be implementing a price increase by an average of 8% for all of its material handling and construction products, from 1 April, 2017 due to rising costs of raw materials.

Italian company Laurini Officine Meccaniche is prototyping new sizes of its best-selling machine, the Vulcano 2.0, a self-propelled radio-controlled vibrating screen on a tracked vehicle.

Volvo Construction Equipment-equipped Bulgarian subcontractor Globus is removing 3 million m³ of overburden a year at the largest lignite mine in South Eastern Europe.

On the outskirts of the Stara Zagora Province, the Maritsa Iztok coal mine is a beehive of activity. A convoy of construction equipment traverses around the enormous 240km² site day and night – and for good reason. The millions of coal extracted each year accounts for approximately 30% of Bulgaria’s electricity output.

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Simex has this week been exhibiting a very special attachment at the 3739 SaMoTer 2017 exhibition in Verona, Italy (22-25 February). To mark the production of the company’s 30,000th PL range planer, a limited ten unit series of PL1000 models are being be available to all Simex global distributors while stocks last. These limited series planers will be identifiable thanks to a special colour marking them as one-of-a-kind.

Terex Trucks has appointed ICP (International Construction Parts) as its official dealer in Costa Rica.

Strengthening its capacity to aid customers in the Americas, the Scottish manufacturer’s collaboration with ICP will ensure that the requirements for the acquisition and maintenance of machines are met to a high standard.

“The reliable and robust articulated haulers from Terex Trucks are a welcome addition to ICP’s facility in Heredia, Costa Rica, and we’re confident that the expansion of our offeri