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Cemex’s fleet of over 300 cement tankers and aggregate tippers have achieved the gold standard in FORS (the Freight Operators Recognition Scheme). The voluntary scheme introduced by TfL (Transport for London) promotes best practice in safety, efficiency and environmental protection through the supply chain. Cemex is no stranger to FORS gold standard accreditation – having become one of only 10 out of 2,000 members first awarded it in 2013. The fleet of independent haulier contractors who transport ready-mix

Tarmac, a leading UK sustainable building materials and construction solutions company, has added 40 brand new walking floor trailers to its line-up of as part of its commitment to continuously improving the safety of its fleet of HGVs. The new vehicles will operate nationwide and have bolstered Tarmac’s total number of walking floor vehicles to almost 100 nationally, making it the largest fleet of its type in the UK’s highways industry. Walking floor trailers differ from traditional articulated tipper truc

Volvo Penta engines have been manufactured in India for the first time, at a new dedicated production line at the VE Powertrain (VEPT) plant. Following the inauguration of an exclusive Volvo Penta production line at its manufacturing base in Pithampur in the Madhya Pradesh region, customers are now taking delivery of 5 and 8-litre off-road industrial engines produced in India. “This is a momentous time for us,” says Jonas Nilsson, head of Volvo Penta in India. “Although we have supplied engines and products

LiuGong has received an organisational excellence award from the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security, PRC and the State Oceanic Administration for its support of the China Polar Expedition. The Polar Expedition is focused on exploring the wilds of the Antarctic and to promote the sustainable development for the future. Since 2008, LiuGong has sent eight groups of 13 technical experts to work at the China Polar stations. Currently, four LiuGong machines are working in the Antarctic: one wheeled loa

Eric Olsen is to step down from his role as CEO of LafargeHolcim on 15 July 2017 after the French-Swiss building materials giant’s board of directors accepted his resignation. Olsen leaves two years after taking up the CEO role and assuming responsibility for successfully implementing the merger of Lafarge and Holcim. Speaking of his imminent departure, Olsen spoke of his pride over the last two years’ achievements, with LafargeHolcim having everything it needs to succeed. However, he stressed that his deci

Harringtons Builders PLC of Wembley, Middlesex, England continues to build its fleet of Volvo excavators with the addition of another 14tonne EC140E. The latest arrival joins five existing EC140D models and two EC220Ds which are less than three years old, as well as an EC140E purchased just last year. Yet Harrington Builders PLC is no stranger to owning and operating Volvo excavators. “We used to run the B and C versions going back ten years or so and found them to be very reliable and liked by our operator

Superior Industries, a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has announced that its relationship with dealer Power Equipment Company is expanding to include crushing and washing equipment. Power Equipment Company (PEC) has been a long time Superior conveyor dealer and distributor of the manufacturer’s conveyor components. Under the new partnership, PEC will promote, stock, and sell Superior crushers and washers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Southern Wyo

According to the latest update of the World Cement, Clinker & Slag Sea-Based Trade Report from CW Research, more than 174 million tons (157.85 million tonnes) of cementitious materials were traded by sea-going vessels in 2016. The trade volumes grew 1.3% compared to the 171.9 million tons (of cementitious materials traded by sea in 2015. CW Research’s latest research shows that seaborne cementitious trade has benefited from low shipping rates. Moreover, the increase in imports in some key markets where ceme

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced the spinoff of what was its Construction Equipment division. The new company was officially established with the name Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd on the 1 April 2017. All activities of HHI’s Construction Equipment division have now moved to this new company. HHI say the spinoff is based on a restructuring plan which was started last year. For the Construction Equipment division, this spinoff is said to offer great possibilities and an improved agility

Through its model of collaborative disruption and a landmark partnership with Caterpillar, Uptake plans to put the construction industry’s data to profitable use.

The construction industry says it has seen it coming for a while now: the commoditisation and decreased costs of telematics, both in terms of hardware and connectivity, could help lead to billions of dollars worth of new efficiencies in operations and capital management.

Several factors, including a downturned economy and glut of used equipm

HeidelbergCement’s US subsidiary, Cadman Materials, a LehighHanson company, has entered into an agreement with a US. subsidiary of Cemex to buy Cemex’s Pacific Northwest Materials Business consisting of aggregate, asphalt and ready mix concrete operations in the states of Oregon and Washington.

The purchase price for the assets amounts to about US$150 million (€141 million). Closing of the transaction, which is subject to final approval by regulators, is expected during the second quarter of 2017 or soon