Volvo Construction Equipment Division, Volvo Group UK, has won a Gold Award in the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2011.
The upcoming Road Research meeting being run by FEHRL on 18th and 19th October 2011 (FeRRM11) is being held at the Maison de l’automobile in Brussels. This significant event is a key focus for road research infrastructure professionals and attendance is offered free of charge.
VSK Mining of Austria has announced that its surveys, which cost €20million, have confirmed significant reserves of soapstone, also known as steatite, in Gemerska Poloma in Slovakia.
Nigel Jackson, chief executive of the UK’s Minerals Products Association (MPA), has called for a calmer and more constructive reflection on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which is currently out for consultation in the country.
Euro Auctions says that the Spanish market has “embraced the used plant auction concept to such an extent” that it has expanded its Valencia team with the appointment of two new country sales managers.
The Norwegian competition authority Konkurransetilsynet expects to present a conclusion of its review of the suspected price cartel between Veidekke and NCC Roads on the asphalt market in central Norway in October, 2011.
Hanson UK's 2011 Performance and Sustainability Report shows how the company has exceeded its targets across a range of areas, including biodiversity, waste reduction, responsible sourcing and health and safety.
Tarmac’s 2010/11 Sustainability Report, highlights the progress and performance that the company has made against its Sustainability Framework targets over the past year.
A partially tame Eurasian owl used to be a common site at Tarmac’s Stowfield quarry in Gloucestershire, UK so when the bird was shot, the workers searched for the bird and then funded a life-saving operation.
