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The organisational structure of the Marangoni Group has been redefined with a series of appointments.

The Italian tyre company says that since the beginning of February the organisational structure of the group has seen a high turnover in management positions.

It represents a further step in the generational change that is taking place within the group, which is the result of a process that began a few years ago to ensure the company’s success in facing the new global market challenges of the tyre ind

Continental and Caterpillar have signed an agreement to equip Cat off-highway-trucks (model series 770 to 775) with Continental RDT-Master tyres in sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and 24.00R35.

The agreement also calls for the two companies to collaborate on designing new tyres for two other Cat products: medium wheeled loaders and articulated dump trucks.

“We are happy to announce the cooperation with Caterpillar on top of the launch of our new tyre lines in the mining and construction segment,” says Jan S

The winter car race, Rally Sweden, partnered with Volvo Construction Equipment dealership Swecon to convert a quarry into the Road to Rock arena for the 2017 World Rally Championship.

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is recognised by the International Automobile Federation as the highest class of international rallying, widely referred to as one of the most strenuous driving competitions on the planet. From the snow-capped Argentinian mountains to the evergreen Swedish forests, the WRC spans 13 races

Hanson has re-opened its ground granulated blast furnace slag grinding plant at Teesport Docks in Middlesbrough, North East England, creating 20 new jobs.

The plant was mothballed in 2009 during the recession, but a continuing upturn in construction activity prompted Hanson to return to the site last year and prepare it for re-opening. It takes blast furnace slag, a by-product of the steel industry, and grinds it into a fine powder for use as a cement substitute in ready-mixed concrete. The raw material

The Swedish Thomas Concrete Group says it continues to grow in the United States, with the acquisition of three concrete plants in North and South Carolina, complementing the group’s network along the Atlantic coast.

At the end of 2016, the Group also acquired three concrete plants in northern Poland.

“Through strategic acquisitions in the US states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, Thomas Concrete Group has over the years achieved a strong position as a key supplier of ready-mixed concre

Magna Tyres Group and Reifen Kiefer have formed a strategic partnership, and this is seen as an important step for the further introduction and the expansion of Magna as a well-known OTR tyre brand in Germany.

With Reifen Kiefer, Magna Tyres says it has found the ideal partner for the expansion of its OTR tyre activities in Germany.

Both companies bring valuable and long-term experience in sales and marketing of tyres into their collaboration.

Part of the agreement is also the OTR tyre brand MTP,

Finnish company Robit, which sells and services global customers in drilling consumables, has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority of Halco Brighouse’s shares, which is the operating company running Halco's down-the-hole operations in England.

Robit has the right and obligation to purchase the rest of the shares (49%) owned by Halco Brighouse management after a year on the basis of an option agreement.

The company's offering is divided into three product and service range: top hammer and

Equippo, an online market place for used heavy equipment, says it has introduced a full money-back guarantee with free worldwide return shipping.

The company, which offers equipment from the US and Europe selling for as high as US$500,000, says the new guarantee applies to all orders placed on the platform, and it gives customers the opportunity to test machines extensively for five days on their jobsite, anywhere in the world.

If they are not satisfied, customers have the ability to return them for a

Powerscreen Ireland, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, says it is planning to demonstrate two machines at the CQMS17 show. For the event (21-22 April, 2017 at Molloy's Quarry, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland) the company will have the TrommALL MS2500 screening rock, and this will be fed by the all-new Warrior 1200.

construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim Group, has appointed Duncan Reaney as its new general manager and Lucy Collins as commercial manager for the Express Asphalt arm of the organisation.

Reaney joins from his previous role as head of strategy and pricing at Aggregate Industries. Prior to that, he held a role within the HR team at LafargeHolcim.

Marmomac, the leading international trade fair in the natural stone, design and technology sector, has launched its new 2017 communications campaign.

Two images, developed by the DDM Advertising Agency, starting off from the slogan With Stone You Can to highlight the event's new communication branding.

The first image focuses on the new graphics of the trademark, a + sign between the words Marmo and Mac, with the aim of strengthening the message of Marmomac as an exhibition representing the entire val

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS), is launching its new 200kVA prime/225kVA stand-by power generator drive engine, the first of a new and updated generator drive range aimed at non-emissions regulated markets.

The launch of the engine, built at the factory in France, expands John Deere’s mechanically-controlled engine portfolio to cover all major nodes from 30-200kVA prime.

The engine is built on John Deere proven PowerTech M 6.8litre platform and features a mechanical fuel injection system and after-co