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Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH), the Cemex subsidiary, has discussed its role as one of the main concrete suppliers for some of the tallest skyscrapers in Panama. Delivering more than 3 million m³ of concrete over the past five years, CLH is an active contributor to the development of one of the fastest growing cities in Latin America. The company’s building materials are present in emblematic buildings across the Panamanian landscape, including Vitri Tower, Ocean Two, Yoo & Arts Tower, Pearl at the Sea, and Sta

Hardy native breeds of cattle have been helping Cemex to improve the ecology and biodiversity of land on two of their English quarries - and now it’s time for the cattle to go back to their farms to be housed for the winter. The cattle, which belong to local farmers, have been enjoying the rough vegetation at Cemex’s Berkswell quarry near Coventry and Dove Holes quarry near Buxton.

Over Autumn, around 30 cross breed cattle have been gentling munching their way through weeds, rushes, herbs and general

An innovative and ambitious project to construct a massive time capsule ‘peace pyramid’ in Malaysia has benefited from a very large chunk of Bramley Fall stone sourced from Mone Brothers’ Blackhill Quarry in Leeds, England.

The Earth Pyramid Project is the brainchild of Leeds-based Steve Ward: “The Earth Pyramid Project started eight years ago when my daughter asked me ‘what about our future?’ after watching the Copenhagen climate talks.

“As a result we decided to come up with a project that would all

We wish to make it clear that Pilot Crushtec International is not the South Africa distributor for Trio Engineered Products as reported in the ‘Africa’s Modular Resurgence’ feature in our Nov/Dec 2016 edition of ABI.

Weir Group acquired Trio Engineered Products, a Chinese-American manufacturer of crushing and separation equipment for the mining and aggregates markets, for around US$220 million in October 2014.

Weir Minerals Africa supplies the Weir Group’s Trio product range directly to customers in

CRH has appointed Ms. Gillian L. Platt to its board as non-executive director from from 1 January 2017.

During the course of her executive career, Ms. Platt has held a number of senior leadership

positions in a variety of industries, geographies and roles including human resources, corporate affairs and strategy.

Most recently she had global responsibility for human resources and communication at Finning International, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer. She previously held senior executive rol

Volvo Construction Equipment’s HX1 prototype autonomous, battery-electric load carrier from has scooped the Swedish Institute for Quality’s (SIQ) Quality Innovation of the Year Award.

Winning in the Potential Innovations category, Volvo CE’s vision of a futuristic machine is one element of a present-day electric site research project that is predicted to cut carbon emissions by up to 95% and lower total cost of ownership costs by a quarter.

Volvo CE says that the concept HX1 represents a new approach

Montreal, Canada-based Major Wire Industries has expanded its sales force to include six new authorised dealers in Central and South America, Europe and Africa – supplying MAJOR’s complete line of screen media solutions for aggregate, mining and recycling operations.

Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim Group, has appointed James Roberts as its new organisational and human resources director. In his role, Roberts will also sit on the company’s executive committee.

Roberts brings to Aggregate Industries a wealth of experience in leading organisations and teams through growth, as well as an innovative approach to organisational transformation in a dynamic and ever challenging environment.

With over 20 years of international experience in HR leadership,

Groupe Mecalac has signed an agreement with the Terex Corporation to acquire the Terex Construction UK subsidiary based in Coventry, England. The subsidiary is dedicated to manufacturing backhoe loaders, site dumpers and compaction rollers.

Specialists in the designing, manufacturing and distribution of construction equipment, especially used in urban construction sites, Groupe Mecalac says the acquisition, due to be completed in the first half of 2017, will allow it to broaden its offering with a compl

As fuel quality is critical to keep Tier 4 engines running smoothly, and the U.S.-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released a downloadable infographic to help equipment owners and users keep their machines up and running.

The AEM Get CLEAN on Fuel infographic outlines five key actions that help protect Tier 4 engines “because while the new engines reduce diesel emissions and protect our health and the environment, the fact is they are rather finicky about fuel,” said William Bernha

Hope Cement is using rugby to help boost maths skills and physical activity time in 10 English Peak District primary schools. The company is sponsoring ‘Scrums & Sums’ - an interactive project aimed at teaching eight- and nine-year-olds the importance of number skills.

The scheme is delivered by Starting XV Ltd, a company which delivers rugby skills to schools, clubs and camps around the country, and which has found an unusual way of matching up the sport with the maths curriculum. Hope Cement sponsored

The winners of HeidelbergCement’s International Quarry Life Awards have been presented with their prizes during a special ceremony in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday 8 December 2016. This year marks the third edition of the bi-annual competition established by the German building materials giant to explore innovative ideas to promote biodiversity at quarry sites. More than 450 proposals from 21 countries were submitted in 2016, of which 94 were selected for the competition in different categories: Habitat and