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A biodiversity project carried out by a team of students from Bath Spa University at Hanson’s Masters quarry in Dorset has won the UK research stream of the Quarry Life Award 2022.

Offroad engine manufacturer Deutz says that, following a successful first half of the year, it has continued to generate growth and recorded double-digit increases in unit sales and revenue in the nine-month period.

The Greece-headquartered TITAN Cement Group saw its first nine months of 2022 sales increase by 31.6% to €1,661.8mn, with very strong Q3 growth at 41.8% compared to the same period of last year.

The first Volvo EC550E excavators to be deployed in Great Britain are proving to be a highly productive and profitable addition to Ashcourt Group’s fleet of earthmoving equipment from SMT GB.

Metso Outotec is celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony for its biggest service centre globally, which is being built at Karratha in Western Australia.

UK building materials provider Tarmac has been awarded Gold accredited membership via The 5% Club’s 2022-23 Employer Audit Scheme.

UK carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology is investing £8mn (over A$14mn) in integrating its Accelerated Carbonation Technology (ACT) processes at the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) site in the Australian state of Victoria.

The move follows hot on the heels of O.C.O’s decision to set up an Australian operation – O.C.O Technology (Pty) – to position itself as the partner of choice for the developing EfW sector across the Continent.

Danish cement and mining equipment and solutions provider FLSmidth says that its growth momentum was sustained in the third quarter of the year with 53% mining service order intake growth and cement order intake increasing by 8% on Q3 2021.

Breedon Group, the construction materials group with operations in Great Britain and Ireland, has launched its new corporate and investor website.

Superior Industries, the US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has appointed James River Equipment as its dealer in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Tsurumi America has appointed Bryan Nelson as its new regional sales manager for Northeast US. Nelson has worked in the pump business for over 20 years, building close relationships with customers to provide solutions for all their operational needs.
 
“I believe my background is well suited for this role, and I look forward to becoming a resource for Tsurumi Pump that customers can depend on,” Nelson said.
 

The Mineral Products Association says that manufacturers of essential mineral products in Great Britain are bracing themselves for a lengthy period of uncertainty after the market for heavy-side building materials dropped into a lower gear.