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Cementing its position in Ireland, Terex Trucks’ 28tonne articulated hauler, the TA300, has been selected for work in the country’s largest private quarrying company, Kilsaran.

Jaz Gill has been appointed vice president of Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Aftermarket Parts at Perkins Engines Company.

Organisers says that the 10th anniversary of steinexpo on Germany is entering its hectic phase with a growth rate of more than 10% in exhibitors and brand presence compared to the previous event.

Heidelberg Cement’s US subsidiary Cadman Materials, a part of Lehigh Hanson, has finalised the acquisition of Cemex’s Pacific Northwest Materials Business consisting of aggregate, asphalt and ready mixed concrete operations in Oregon and Washington for a purchase price of about US$150 million (€.131.5 million).

Melker Jernberg has been appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group Executive Board. Melker Jernberg was born in 1968 and is currently president and CEO of the Sweden-based powder metallurgy company Höganäs...

CNH Industrial has appointed Alan Berger as Chief Technical Officer, Agricultural Equipment and Construction Equipment Product Development.

In conjunction with its US sales partner, Rapid International USA, Rapid International has recently supplied a Rapidmix 400CW mobile continuous concrete mixing plant to Andale Construction of Wichita, Kansas, USA.

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, ‘Latin America Heavy Construction Equipment Market by Equipment, Application, and End User: Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014-2022’, the Latin America heavy construction equipment market size was valued at US$4.31 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $6.39 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2016 to 2022.

Family-owned company Saudi Dolomite is using Volvo Construction Equipment machines to increase productivity at its processing plant in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.

HeidelbergCement, the German building materials product giant, and Aachen University of Applied Sciences (RWTH Aachen) have begun a three-year research project exploring the absorption of CO2 from flue gas by olivine and basalt. In future, the carbonised minerals could be used as a value-added additive in the production of building materials.

Caterpillar has announced a vice president retirement, the appointment of a new vice president and new responsibilities for other vice presidents.

With the UK skills deficit continuing to grow, Aggregate Industries has asserted that breaking down gender barriers is vital to safeguarding the future of the construction industry – and has laid some firm foundations to encourage more women into its own workforce.