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Finnish materials technology company Betolar has announced the first concrete products manufactured with its Geoprime low carbon solution for the Indian construction markets. 

Velroq is a new Swedish company targeting users of older surface rock drills for construction applications.

Crushing and screening bucket manufacturer Allu says it will have a strong presence at this year's bauma show through its partners instead of exhibiting as a company. 

A consortium led by Shell is launching an end-to-end electrification pilot for mining and other sectors including quarrying that is claimed to offer fast charging of heavy off-road vehicles in just 90 seconds.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched its biennial Master Builder Awards, a UK competition that has been running for over 30 years.

Screen media company Haver & Boecker says that its Wire Weaving and Machinery divisions, Haver & Boecker Niagara, IBAU Hamburg, Major Europe and Haver Particle Analysis will be jointly exhibiting at the bauma 2022 exhibition in Munich, Germany (October 24-30). 

Finland-based crushing and screening bucket manufacturer ALLU has appointed Daniel Lexander as its dealer manager for the south east Asia region.

The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has risen by 292,000 jobs or 3.9%. 

The European regional semi-finals of Caterpillar's Global Operator Challenge are taking place in Malaga, Spain.

North America's construction industry output is expected to drop to $1.87trn in 2022 ($1.93trn in 2021) due to greater-than-anticipated inflationary pressure and interest rate hikes, according to Global Data, a leading business market intelligence company.

Volvo Penta and CMB.TECH have started a new partnership agreement designed to accelerate the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on-land and at-sea applications.