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Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its concept HX1 autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier was presented with two more distinguished awards: the International Quality Innovation Award and the Innovation of Innovations Award.

Its latest top awards come after the HX1 was in Decmeber 2016 awarded the Swedish Institute for Quality’s (SIQ) Quality Innovation of the Year Award in the Potential Innovations category. On winning this accolade, it qualified to enter the international part of the

Airware, a provider of end-to-end solutions that turn aerial data into actionable business intelligence for enterprises, has secured a strategic investment from Caterpillar Ventures. The investment allows Airware to accelerate programs that enable dealers to offer solutions and services within the quarrying, mining and construction industries, and highlights Caterpillar’s commitment in leading the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

“This investment is a continuation of Caterpillar’s commitment to hel

Mexican cement giant Cemex has been included in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2017, as one of the top-scoring companies in the industry. The global trading heavyweight received the RobecoSAM Bronze Class ranking and the RobecoSAM Industry Mover Sustainability Award 2017 for its sustainability efforts.

As an ‘Industry Mover’, Cemex achieved the largest proportional improvement in its sustainability performance compared with the previous year. Additionally, the Bronze Class ranking positions Cemex

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) ended 2016 strongly, with market share gains in the larger, more profitable machine segments and net order intake up by 35%. The Swedish giant’s deliveries were also up by 19% to 10,639 machines. Volvo CE said its order intake increased in all markets, most notably in China and Europe.

In Q4 2016, Volvo CE net sales increased by 20% to SEK 13,110 million (€1.387 billion). Adjusted operating income amounted to SEK 494 million (€52.28 million), corresponding to an o

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) is celebrating its centenary year by announcing plans for a spectacular ‘Quarry Garden’ at the first ever RHS Chatsworth Flower Show this summer.

The Quarry Garden, set to be the largest at the show, combines impressive stone features with colourful horticultural displays. The design is the work of multi RHS award-winning garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes.

Dr Miles Watkins, president of IQ, said: “One hundred years ago a group of four quarriers laid the foundations f

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has published its tenth annual Sustainable Development report covering the year 2015. The report builds upon the wider sustainable development initiative established by BMAPA’s parent organisation, the Mineral Products Association (MPA).

The publication of BMAPA’s latest annual report also contributes further to the sector’s sustainable development strategy which was launched in October 2006. Under this initiative, individual marine aggregate op

Metso has introduced a community-friendly Lokotrack Urban series to enable safe rock crushing in cities.

The new mobile crushing plant range is said by the Finnish crushing and screening heavyweight to revolutionise crushing in densely populated environments, such as city centres. The new solution simplifies crushing operations, incorporates significant noise protection and cuts dust emissions remarkably, minimizing the impact for people living and working around construction sites.

"We developed this

Companies in US stone industry are said to be rather optimistic for 2017 and expect revenues to grow by about 17%.

According to Stone World survey they are also willing to invest in machinery (73%) and technology (43.

This confidence was also confirmed by the success of TISE (The International Surface Event), a key show in North America in the natural stone, surface finishing and cladding sectors, created through the merger of three shows: StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, Surfaces and Tile Expo.

The

Metso Santa Ana de Bolueta Grinding Media, located in Vizcaya, Spain, has been awarded by the Basque Government for its contribution to the mining industry and economic development of the local community.

The annual Marcelo Gangoiti Prize is presented to a company that has excelled in the promotion of growth and development of the steel industry and products directed to the mining sector.

“We are proud and humble to receive this award. For us, it has been imperative to continuously innovate and adapt

Whitehall recycling site owned by Morley, West Yorkshire, England-based Mone Brothers, is where the old meets the new!

Mone Brothers’ operations director Steve Horsley has been overseeing the operations for the past ten years at the New Farnley located recycling site. In that time it’s been transformed into a large part of Mone Brothers’ business and a critical part of the region’s recycling sector.

As Horsley explained: “Put simply New Farnley is where the old, demolished architectural landmarks of Y

CASE has appointed Leigh Harris as its business director for the UK and ROI.

Previously director of network development EMEA at CASE Construction Equipment for the past three years, Harris also brings 10 years of experience in the construction equipment industry to his new position.

He said: “I am looking forward to my new role. This is an exciting time for CASE and we have all the right elements in place to further strengthen the brand. With a strong CASE dealer network, a reputation for quality and

Mexican cement giant Cemex says S&P Global Ratings (S&P) upgraded its Corporate credit rating in its global scale to BB- from B+.

According to S&P, the upgrade reflects the company's sustainable deleveraging trajectory, improved profitability and its financial discipline to protect its liquidity.

“We are pleased to see our discipline and consistency in reducing our leverage reflected in an improvement in our credit rating,” said Jose Antonio Gonzalez, CEMEX’s chief financial officer. “This should fur

UK-based Hope Cement has developed a novel incentive scheme that rewards builders merchants and professional builders.

Accessed through the Hope Cement smartphone App, the loyalty scheme is said by the firm to be the first of its kind, using a new approach to drive traffic into merchants’ stores and help to grow their business. The scheme will reward Hope Cement customers, whilst giving them a chance to win a Ford Transit Custom van.

Available now, the Hope Cement App is designed for use on both Andro