U.S. quarrying equipment giant McLanahan has completed the acquisition of CMB International, a manufacturer of crushers, horizontal screens, inclined screens, feeders and conveyors based in Leicestershire, England.
Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd., based in Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, west England, has been providing services to the area for well over 100 years.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award $4.3 million to 33 state geological surveys to enable them to preserve vital geologic and geophysical data and samples as part of the USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.
Construction input prices rose 2.3% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 2.3% for the month.
UK imports and exports of construction and earthmoving equipment recorded very high levels of trade in the first quarter of 2022 - but they showed different patterns compared with Q4 2021.
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to nine months in May from 8.8 months in April, according to an ABC member survey conducted May 17 to June 3. The reading is up one month from May 2021.
The Mineral Products Association (MPA), representing producers of aggregates and cement transported by rail, has supported calls from the Rail Freight Group for differences to be resolved ahead of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)-announced strike days.
