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The World Cement Association is holding a webinar entitled “M&A Trends & Outlook in a Post-COVID Environment” on September 2.

Macka’s Sand & Soil Supplies counts on a fleet of L220H wheeled loaders from Volvo Construction Equipment to move two million tonnes of sand a year, a task which the reliable and productive machines complete with ease.

An urgent meeting of the technical committee of South African surface mining industry association ASPASA was convened to address inaccurate and procedurally incorrect laboratory tests that are said to be costing the sand and aggregate industry hundreds of millions of Rands every year.

Magna Tyres Group has appointed Ryan Cusick as sales manager of its US office.

Berry Tractor & Equipment has joined the distributor network of crushing and screening equipment manufacturer McCloskey International, serving the Kansas and Western Missouri markets in the United States.

CRH CEO Albert Manifold has praised the global building materials giant’s robust performance during a period of significant COVID-19-induced disruption but has warned of continuing marketplace uncertainty.

CEMEX has provided more than 70,000 cubic metres of specialised concrete for the construction of Park Garage in the Mexican port of Veracruz.

The annual student Structural Concrete competition held by The Concrete Centre in partnership with Laing O’Rourke has been won by a team from the University of Salford.

CEMEX has supplied nearly 15,000 tonnes of cement for the revamped 3.77km runway and taxiway at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Minerals industry consultancy MinExp and quarrying awarding organisation EMPI Awards have developed the new Occupational Competence Assessment (OCA), an alternative assessment of competence for mobile plant operators in the extractive & mineral processing industries.