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September 23, 2024
Ancillary Equipment
Erkat celebrates 25 years of innovation
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August 17, 2022
Quarry Products
The Mongolian government plans to develop ‘satellite cities’ around the capital Ulaanbaatar. Image: © Jaturun Phuengphuttharak/Dreamstime.com
Construction starts on first new Mongolian city for over 40 years
Construction has started on the first new city to be built in Mongolia since 1980.
August 17, 2022
Michael Millies
McCloskey appoints Americas sales director
Crushing and screening equipment manufacturer McCloskey International has appointed Michael Millies as group sales director.
August 17, 2022
Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications
CEMEX says the move to a paperless system will save the equivalent of 13 trees a year
CEMEX switches to paperless delivery
CEMEX is moving to a paperless delivery system for its UK readymix business, which the building materials provider says will eliminate the need to…
August 16, 2022
Quarry Products
The FMB says there is growing small builder concern about the fall in UK construction activity
Fall in construction activity affecting small builders, says FMB
August 16, 2022
Ancillary Equipment
Nine new members join AEM in July
Nine new company members joined the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in July 2022.
August 16, 2022
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
The new BAU Süddeutsche Baumaschinen Handels facility at its branch in Kempten
Doosan dealer expands south Germany branch
BAU Süddeutsche Baumaschinen Handels, the Doosan quarrying and construction equipment dealer for Southern Germany, has opened a new facility at the…
August 15, 2022
Quarry Products
Holcim says the acquisition of Basic Construction will add significant aggregate reserves for its mid-Atlantic region
Holcim increases aggregate capabilities with US acquisition
Holcim US has acquired the sand and gravel operation of New Kent County, Virginia-based Basic Construction Company.
August 15, 2022
Quarry Products
Monthly U.S. construction input prices decreased 2% in July, up 17% from a year ago, says ABC
American construction input prices decreased 1.8% in July compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)…
August 15, 2022
Ancillary Equipment
Maarten Vermeiren of Atlas Copco says electric compressors are radically cheaper to own over their lifetime
Global heatwave ‘a wake-up call’ for equipment manufacturers
Record temperatures are underlining the reality of climate change, and construction equipment must act quickly by switching to electric power to play…
August 15, 2022
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Rokbak has won the RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for the second consecutive year
Rokbak wins second RoSPA health and safety award
Rokbak has received a RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award for the steps it has taken to protect its employees' wellbeing.
August 12, 2022
Quarry Products
Hanson takes another step towards CCS at Padeswood
Hanson’s Padeswood cement works in Flintshire, north-east Wales, has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and…
August 12, 2022
Ancillary Equipment
DEUTZ posts healthy trading numbers after launching Powering Progress long-term competitiveness strategy
After a successful start to the year, DEUTZ – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems for off-highway applications –…
August 12, 2022
Birla Corporation revenue up 25% but profitability hit by rising input costs
Birla Corporation posted a 25.2% increase in revenue in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year, despite tepid cement demand, as the company…
August 12, 2022
Quarry Products
MSHA Assistant Secretary tours first aggregates quarry
The National Stone Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) organised a day-long tour for the Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) Assistant…
August 12, 2022
Washing & Water Management
Matec builds plants for the filtration of wastewater from industrial processes
PE firm IGI takes majority stake in Matec
Private equity company IGI has taken majority ownership of Italian washing plant provider Matec Industries.
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