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Sandvik says it has invested over the last 18 months to recruit specialists who will provide increased levels of sales and aftermarket support in the UK and Ireland.

CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX's Corporate Venture Capital Unit, has launched the 2020 Construction Startup Competition. After the tremendous growth of its previous editions, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group's Leonard, and NOVA by Saint-Gobain have joined the competition aimed at identifying and fostering startups to lead the transformation of the construction industry.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, which develops low-carbon cement technologies, has appointed François de Gliniasty as technical and commercial promoter for the Ile-de-France region.

The new Abay Cement Factory in Ethiopia is nearly 60% completed and is set to boost the east African nation's annual cement production capacity by 2.5 million tonnes.

Construction equipment giant JCB has reached agreement with the GMB union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard shop floor positions across its UK operations.

LafargeHolcim is ramping up its cooperation with Solidia Technologies to reduce CO₂ across its value chain. With this announcement, the French-Swiss building materials giant's collaboration with the US-based cement and concrete technology company, which began in 2013, is formally agreed until 2025, with an option to extend.

Completing the suite of documents and resources aimed at supporting members, the UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) is now launching its 'COVID-19 Operational Guidance' document, together with a series of posters to assist members in getting their locations COVID secure.

Concrete and aggregates product company Dyckerhoff Basal’s Netherlands operation, Dyckerhoff Basal Nederlands BV, is said to be benefiting from using a variety of efficiency-boosting Command Alkon technology solutions.

The first two Komatsu HD605-8 dump trucks equipped with Metso Truck Bodies have been delivered to a porphyry quarry in Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
The deliveries by Metso distributor BIA Group are the first to be made in Central Europe and come exactly one year after the launch of the Metso Truck Body at the bauma 2019 exhibition in Munich, Germany.

The first steps in relaxing South Africa's national coronavirus lockdown will allow critical supplies of cement and construction material to reach specified markets.

Machinery manufacturer Liebherr has approved Continental EM-Master tyres in the E3/L3 and E4/L4 variants for its wheeled loader portfolio.

The OEM solutions division of Spanish multinational Cojali has announced a technology collaboration with Hidromek, the Turkish construction and quarrying equipment manufacturer.

Terex has unveiled its new ProStack range which offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to address the needs of the bulk material handling and product stockpiling industries.

Heavy off-highway equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. has highlighted its support for equipment owners through the COVID-19 crisis with flexible disposition options to improve their cash flow, including advance payment options and purchasing seller assets outright.

The World Cement Association (WCA) is welcoming the Cement Producers Association of Iraq (CPAI) as an Affiliate Member of its international network.