April 3, 2012
Cemex Latvia has announced that it has merged its operation with its quarrying subsidiary Sauleskalna Karjers. Cemex has said that the administration…
April 3, 2012
Sales of crushed rock aggregates and asphalt in the UK have returned to positive growth in the first three months of 2010, according to the latest…
April 3, 2012
France-based quarry operator GSM has been granted permission to continue operating its Roussas Quarry in Drôme, south eastern France. The Italcementi…
April 3, 2012
Heidelberg selected the Natura 2000 protected File Hajdar on Gotland, Sweden as the location for its first sustainable quarrying summit. The company…
April 3, 2012
Lafarge has launched a new service in the UK to minimise the amount of wasted cement sent to landfill. Under the scheme, customers will be able to…
April 3, 2012
Hanson is aiming to improve safety at 350 of its UK sites with the roll out of new hi-viz safety workwear. The company has just awarded a £250,000…
April 3, 2012
Holcim is reported to be planning to invest €7million in improving the operation of its plant at Lägerdorf in Germany. The work on installing new…
April 3, 2012
Nordkalk has announced that it has appointed Bjarne Mitts as its new chairman of the board to take over from Björn Mattsson who is stepping down to…
April 3, 2012
Cimpor is expected to raise €58million through the sale of its shareholdings in C+PA and Cementos del Marquesado. The company currently owns a 48%…
April 3, 2012
Finning has announced that it has struck what it calls a ground breaking deal with the Raymond Brown Group for three year service support on nine new…
April 3, 2012
Russia’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to increase its support of the construction materials industry threefold over current…
April 3, 2012
Greece-based Titan has announced that it ahs appointed Vasilios Zarkalis as its new finance director. Zarkalis previously served as executive…
April 3, 2012
Heidelberg Cement has underlined its commitment to the environment with the launch of a new carbon neutral initiative for customers in Benelux. Under…
April 3, 2012
Holcim’s Slovakian subsidiary Slavensko has forecast the construction materials market to stabilise this year after the company saw sales slide by…
April 3, 2012
French aggregate association Unicem has reported a rise in aggregate production for the third consecutive month in March this year. The organisation…