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CEMEX, as a member of the Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement 2 (LEILAC 2) consortium, has revealed that the project had received funding to build an industrial-scale facility.

The Wirtgen Group will be giving a UK premiere to several new machines at the Hillhead quarrying and construction equipment show in Buxton from 21 to 23 June.

Lafarge says its Richmond, Western Canada plant will manufacture only OneCem, the company's lower carbon portland limestone cement, for use in materials across British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.

A UK museum detailing the story of the Derbyshire mining and quarrying industry is exploring opportunities to relocate its valuable historical collection to the National Stone Centre (NSC) in Wirksworth.

March data pointed to a continued rise in UK construction output, helped by the fastest increase in new work for seven months. However, escalating inflationary pressures and concerns about the economic impact of the war in Ukraine contributed to a sharp drop in business optimism. The degree of confidence about the growth outlook was the weakest since October 2020.

A Derbyshire-based building design and consultancy practice has been successfully appointed by the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) to reimagine the UK's National Stone Centre (NSC) in Wirksworth.

CEMEX USA says that as part of its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, the company has increased the production of Portland limestone cement (PLC) at its plant in Lyons, Colorado. The environmentally friendly, lower carbon building material is expected to become the plant’s primary product this summer.

Carbon negative aggregate specialist O.C.O Technology has taken top honours by securing a prestigious Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for Health and Safety Excellence.

The AED Foundation (AEDF) has announced the accreditation of the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA) Technician programme at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. This programme is one of AEDF’s flagship colleges and serves a wide region throughout the Southeast.

FB Chain has recently introduced the new RotaLube product line, which automates conveyor chain lubrication.

From its early days as a family-owned business in the 1920s, The Malcolm Group has become one of the leading providers of logistics, construction and maintenance services in the UK.

Liebherr says it has experienced a significant boost in turnover for 2021. The firm achieved a turnover of €11.639 billion, an overall increase of €1.298 billion or 12.6% from 2020. The Liebherr Group could almost match its previous record year in 2019 in terms of annual turnover.

The U.S. construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.