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CASE Construction is teaming up with Indoogoo, heavy industry’s first social trading network, to list its entire product range on the site.

The global construction equipment manufacturer says it is the first OEM to offer its dealers a social media platform to list and sell its complete line of equipment. The website, Indoogoo, is dedicated to trading within heavy industry and now hosts CASE’s entire product range – from large excavators and backhoe loaders to rough terrain forklifts and dozers.

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Terex Washing Systems says frac sand is a fast-growing industry and that it plans to make its first appearance at the forthcoming Frac Sand Insider Show, to be held in Pittsburgh, USA, from 17-18h November 2014.
TWS says it will use its stand at the show (Stand 109) as a platform to unveil details of a new product currently in development that is specifically designed to process this specialised sand.
The development of the new product, due to be officially launched early in 2015 at an exclusive open day

Metso has introduced the world's largest cone crusher, the MP2500, to respond to the mining industry's efficiency challenge

The first crusher will be operational at First Quantum Minerals’ Sentinel mine in Zambia in early 2015

As ore grades decline, more and more ore needs to be processed to obtain the same amount of the valuable mineral and to meet production targets. This equation often results in increased processing costs and can prove problematic for miners.

Metso says it is responding to th

With the start of the new European Commission’s mandate, the European Union (EU) should put a fresh focus on smart regulation, trade, and competitiveness so as to boost jobs, innovation and growth during its five-year term.

This was the key message during a high-level policy discussion at the European Parliament between Paul Rübig MEP; Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP and Vicky Ford MEP, officials from the European Commission as well as business leaders from the European machinery industry.

“When talking abou

According to Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service), production of aggregate amounted to 34.6 million m² in January-September 2014 in the North- Western Federal District of Russia.

The figure grew by 13% compared with the same period of 2013

Aggregate Processing Plant (part of Vostokcement) shipped a total of 362,500 tonnes of aggregate by the middle of October 2014, which is 100% of the annual plan.

The figure grew by 6.8%, compared with the same period of 2013. The increase was the result of new contracts and launch of new facilities.

Zvezda shipbuilding facility (Bolshoy Kamen, Far East) is among the major partners of the plant in 2014.

Vostokcement intends to start continued operation at Aggregate Processing Plant due to increases

Jordan-based Anadolu Daglari Madencilik (Anatolia Mountains Marble Company) is planning to invest between US$5 million-$20 million (€4 million-€20 million) in a project in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

The company is going to explore marble in the city then process it in a factory and export it afterwards.

The company is planning to export to the Middle East, Europe and the US.

French construction materials group Vicat has posted a 6.2% rise in turnover (up 7.4% at a constant scope and exchange rate) for the third-quarter of 2014.

Over a nine-month period, turnover rose by 6.1% year-on-year (up 9.7% at a constant scope and exchange rate) to €1.85 billion (US$2.32 billion).

During this period, concrete and aggregate activity was up 0.9%, other products and services up 1.9%, and cement sales up 15.8% at a constant scope and exchange rate.

The proportion of turnover genera

The winner of the 2014 British Precast Creativity in Concrete Award is William Mitchell, a concrete sculptor and innovator.

Oragnisers British Precast say he has made a great contribution to the world of sculptural concrete for several decades and is well recognised for his use of colour and shape to create distinctive and unique art works throughout the UK and further afield.

He also developed a new carveable concrete, Faircrete, which can be best seen at Clifton Cathedral in the city of Bristol, so

Global construction equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial has appointed Ben Beard to the post of strategic accounts manager for its Case Construction Equipment brand for southern England.

He joins Case from Finning, with whom he had been for 11 years, most recently working in account management covering the south-west.

He said: “I am excited to be joining such a renowned global brand. I am also looking forward to working with the Case team to further develop strategic business accounts across the sout

According to Unicem, in France ready-to-use concrete production was down 12.3% in July 2014 compared with the same period in 2013. For the first seven months, production was down 2.8%, with the yearly trend at -1.1%.

Ashaka Cement, which operates in Nigeria as a full subsidiary of France-based Lafarge, has appointed Bruno Bayet as its chief financial officer (CFO). Bayet succeeded Yusuf Lamuwa.

South African concrete and cement company Sephaku Holdings (SepHold) posted a net loss of ZAR 3.74 million (€270,357.83/US$337,771.13) in the six months to September 2014, against the ZAR 6.26 million profit of the year-ago period.

Pre-tax profit dropped 35.6% to ZAR 10.5 million due to a ZAR 22.3 million non-cash one-off contingent consideration loss on its acquisition of Métier.

Further, the group was taxed ZAR 14.3 million. On the flip side, revenue was up 34% to ZAR 404.2 million, while operating

The Moroccan government's Quarry Bill, aimed at tightening legislation and simplifying the licence attribution process, is being contested by professionals who claim that it is not the same bill that they helped to create.

These professionals have been heard by the Economic, Social and Environmental Committee (CESE), which was called on by the Second Chamber of Parliament to supply its opinion.

The Moroccan Professional Aggregates Association, the National Public Works and Building Federation, and the