The UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister's speech and his determination to "build back better" but warned that without a real focus on accelerated delivery it could disappoint and undermine confidence to invest.
The European Commission has held a Construction High-Level Forum which gathered over 100 participants from the construction ecosystem to plan the sector's recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Titan Cement International saw its January to May 2020 profitability improve to €38.3mn from €36.1mn, while group EBITDA was up 5.5% to €97.3mn compared to the same period of 2019. The rise is said to be due to reduced costs, primarily stemming from lower fuel costs.
Organisations across Staffordshire, central England, said a big thank you to JCB as the company served up its last meal under its 'Food for our Communities' initiative.
Saudi Arabia reported 11% annual growth in cement demand between January and May 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, according to Al Rajhi Capital.
HeidelbergCement has published its Sustainability Report for the 2019 financial year. Over nearly 100 pages the German building materials giant informs about a range of topics including the current status of emission reduction and the research on technologies that enable CO2 savings on a large scale.
Gloucestershire, England-based haulage firm The Cullimore Group, has nominated two of its drivers for the Road Haulage Association's (RHA) HGV Heroes campaign, running to 13 August 2020.
French cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates product major Vicat is switching its head office from La Défense, in Paris, to L'Isle d'Abeau, near Lyon, where its operational headquarters, innovation centre and factory are located.
Metso is releasing the second edition of its Conveyor Solutions Handbook, designed as a definitive guide for conveyor professionals in the mining and aggregate industries.
Sandvik Rock Tools is launching an entirely new digital solution: My Rock Tools – Analyze. The mobile application is designed to help customers improve their rock tool performance through analysing failure and discard reasons.
