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Concrete admixture manufacturer Oscrete UK says it has had a successful trading year in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its US Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 9.2 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 21 to Dec. 6. The reading is 0.8 months higher than in November 2021.

In tandem with the Breedon Group, Archaeological Research Services (ACS) has been nominated for Current Archaeology's 'Rescue Project of the Year 2023' for 'The Archaeology of Black Cat Quarry: Farming, Flooding and Fighting in the Great Ouse Valley'.

Epiroc, a productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed to acquire CR, an Australian provider of advanced ground engaging tools (GET) and related digital solutions mainly for the mining industry. 

CRH, the Ireland-headquartered global building materials heavyweight, has launched its new venture capital unit, CRH Ventures. 

Synhelion has raised CHF 22mn (Є22.9mn) in another successful financing round. The funds were primarily provided by existing investors, including CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, and selected new strategic investors. The proceeds of the investment round will accelerate the company's growth and support the scaling and commercialisation of Synhelion's unique and validated technology.

Construction materials provider Breedon and infrastructure solutions company Colas are extending their working relationship into a formal Joint Venture (JV) which has secured a place on the UK's Pavement Delivery Framework (PDF) for National Highways.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Michele Stanley, issued the following statement after the US Congress passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. 

Caterpillar is collaborating with Luck Stone, America’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy its first autonomous machine deployment in the aggregates industry.

UK mineral products professionals that choose to renew or join the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) membership in 2023 will do so at no extra cost as the industry body announces a price freeze.

Cummins East Asia Research & Development Centre (EA R&D) has officially opened its new site in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone of Wuhan, central China. 

Estonia-based Kiviõli Keemiatöötus (KKT) has purchased the first Doosan DX1000LC-7 100 tonne crawler excavator in Europe.