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Recacor (Recauchutados Cordoba), a major truck tyre retreader, was at the centre of the programme at the meeting in Spain for the European sales force of Marangoni’s Retreading Systems division.

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCM UK) - which supplies of excavators, wheeled loaders, parts and servicing - has announced a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions UK.

Equipment auction company Ritchie Bros. UK is continuing the transformation of its Maltby Colliery site in North Yorkshire, England, following its recently completed purchase of the land and remaining buildings. A key development project will see the major renovation of a large historical structure from the old colliery becoming a state-of-the-art equipment workshop.

The US construction industry added 20,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has risen by 248,000 jobs, an increase of 3.3%.

The evolution of the construction, quarrying, recycling and mining equipment and materials sector will be discussed and debated in a series of free webinars in the run-up to the 31st edition of the Samoter exhibition at Veronafiere in Verona, 3-7 May 2023.

ProStack, a Terex Materials Processing brand (Terex MP) and manufacturer of bulk handling solutions, has appointed Milaha as the latest addition to its global dealer network.

American nonresidential construction spending was down by 0.3% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the US Census Bureau this week. Nonresidential spending totalled US$898.4 billion for the month on a seasonally adjusted annualised basis.

Cathy Barton, the Senior Geologist for IGO, has won the 2022 Maptek Geology Challenge for producing alternative geological models to better understand water-bearing structures on a disseminated nickel deposit. 

Vice President of land & quarry operations at Granite Construction Co. and NSSGA member Gary W. Johnson testified on Wednesday in front of the US Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works. He highlighted the industry’s key issues, such as infrastructure implementation challenges; permitting reform; Buy Clean initiatives; and the current situation with rail service.

A major new partnership focused on inspiring and preparing young people to become the workforce of the future for the mineral products sector has been established between Minerals Matter - the Mineral Product Industry's future skills arm - and The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC), the national body for careers education in England.

The biennial Plantworx Construction Equipment Exhibition and the CEA have once again teamed up with the educational organisation, Primary Engineer, to work with primary schools in the Peterborough area of East England on a new and exciting STEM construction project. 

During its annual business meeting this week, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced its 2023 officers and directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and Agriculture and Construction Equipment Sector Boards.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's President and CEO, Michael Johnson, has issued the following statement supporting the nomination of Shailen Bhatt to lead the US Federal Highway Administration. NSSGA previously shared this letter of support with the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ahead of their vote.