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LafargeHolcim today started its share buy-back program of up to CHF 1 billion over 2017-2018. The program that was initially announced at the Capital Markets Day on November 18, 2016 and authorised by the Board of Directors on January 26, 2017, will be conducted using a second trading line on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Valor: 35.568.679; ISIN: CH0355686798).

SDLG, a leading Chinese headquartered global construction and quarrying equipment manufacturer, has launched its second Top Driver contest in Russia. After the contest officially kicked off in Rostov last month, SDLG has been promoting its signature campaign to a larger audience at CTT 2017, Russia’s largest construction equipment trade show, in Moscow (30 May – 3 June).

Metso has selected Rockwell Automation to deliver a global industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform that connects, monitors, and performs analytics for Metso's equipment and services, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability for its aggregates and mining customers.

In 2015/16, 30.4 million working days were lost in the UK due to self-reported work-related illness or injury, with each person taking an average of 16 days off work. The latest Health & Safety Executive (HSE) figures all reveal how stress, depression or anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health, 11.7 and 8.8 million days respectively.

LiuGong has celebrated selling over 350,000 wheeled loaders worldwide. More than 300 people including representatives from the Chinese government and industry associates, founding members of LiuGong, customers of the equipment manufacturer’s first generation products, dealers, partners, key accounts and media attended a special ceremony to mark the landmark sales feat.

LafargeHolcim’s Kiralyegyhaza cement plant in Hungary has received the World Prix d’Excellence 2017 from the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI). The plant was awarded the World Gold Winner prize in the industrial buildings category for its outstanding environmental performance and the high architectural quality of the plant buildings.

FLSmidth has been awarded an order from Power Cement, part of the Arif Habib Group in Pakistan, for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a complete state-of-the-art cement production line with the latest environmental pollution control systems and technology for the highest levels of energy efficiency and maintainability.

SMR (UK), a leading UK soil stabilisation specialist, in partnership with Richardson Recycling, hosted an industry open day to present the benefits of using Structural Material for Reinstatement (SMR).

TJ, the award winning UK provider of bulk haulage, aggregates and waste management services, has appointed Barry Curtis as the company’s head of finance. Curtis joins Hampshire, England-based TJ, from AIM-listed Deltex Medical where he held the position of financial controller. Post university, Curtis spent eight years training at BDO LLP where he gained his full chartered accountancy qualifications. The role of head of finance is new to TJ, the businesses having previously used external accountants for all

Known for its snowy winters and warm summers, gothic castles, and long history, the Czech Republic is a natural wonder made up of rolling plains, hills, and mountains. Chief among its ancient territories is Bohemia which is home to the rural community of Zdechovice, where a Terex Trucks TA300 ADT is working hard to move material at a quarry owned by Kamenolomy, a leading Czech aggregate supplier. Founded in 2005, Kamenolomy is a part of the Strabag SE group and has quickly risen to become one of the most ex

Cemex is supplying approximately 58,000m³ of concrete for the second lock chamber of the Moselle River in Trier, Germany. Between 2014 and 2017, after over 50 years of continuous operation, ten locks were gradually expanded with a second chamber. To ensure uninterrupted casting, Cemex Germany supplied almost 60,000m³of concrete utilising a mobile mixing plant located just 500m from the job site. The mobile plant’s 3m³ twin shaft mixer achieved a production capacity of approximately 100m³/hour. Operating acc

The Duke of Devonshire has given an exclusive interview to the UK’s Institute of Quarrying in which he talks about his IQ patronage, quarrying, and the showpiece IQ Quarry Garden at the first-ever RHS Chatsworth Flower Show.

Tarmac has secured a framework contract worth £10 million/year (€11.6mn) with M25 operator and maintenance company, Connect Plus. The up-to-twelve-year agreement began in April 2017 and will see the company deliver pavement resurfacing across 440km of motorway and arterial link roads around London, England. Tarmac will also be working closely with Connect Plus and other M25 community members to own and embed a whole life approach; establishing, promoting and maintaining an innovative culture through all sta