November 6, 2014
Highlights of Heidelberg Cement’s third-quarter results show that the group had its best operating income since the financial crisis and there have…
November 5, 2014
HeidelbergCement has confirmed it will not buy any of the businesses that must be sold off as part of its rivals' merger. In a brief statement, the…
November 5, 2014
Lafarge’s third-quarter 2014 figures show that while sales were down 2% to €3,636 million compared to the same period in 2013, they were up 2% like-…
November 4, 2014
The US Department of Energy is allocating a further US$752,000 to the next phase of a four-year research and development project leading to the…
November 4, 2014
The UK-based CPA (Construction Plant-Hire Association) Plant Conference 2014 attracted more than 140 attendees and a host of top level speakers. CPA…
October 31, 2014
LiuGong Dressta Machinery has appointed Howard Dale as new Vice President of Global Sales for Dressta. Dale joins Dressta with 20 years of…
October 31, 2014
German manufacturer Deutz is entering into a new partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery, which will see Deutz engines fitted to wheeled…
October 31, 2014
Janne Leppänen from Finland has taken the title of best construction equipment operator at the 2014 Case Rodeo International Final. The final was…
October 30, 2014
A new Cemex UK Technical Development Programme has been launched to develop the technical managers of the future. Six technicians embarked on the…
October 30, 2014
LiuGong Dressta Machinery has been awarded 2014 Top Chinese Investor in Poland. The awards ceremony for the 2014 Top Foreign Direct Investors in…
October 30, 2014
Cemex has signed binding agreements with Holcim regarding a series of European transactions originally announced on 28 August last year. Under the…
October 30, 2014
Cemex is venturing into the fashion world with the introduction of ladies handbags made from cement packaging bags. These, as well as other items,…
October 29, 2014
Finning has opened its £8 million (€10 million) purpose-built National Distribution Centre in Cannock, County Staffordshire, England, to support its…
October 29, 2014
Cemex has won the top recognition by the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) for human resource excellence at its APO Cement…
October 29, 2014
Lafarge and Holcim have formally notified the European Commission of their proposed merger in order to obtain regulatory approval. With this…