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Finnish construction and infrastructure company Lemminkäinen's net sales totalled €2,218.2 million in January-December 2013, down slightly from €2,267.6 million in 2012.

The company's operating loss, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to €5.2 million compared to a profit of €50.4 million in the previous year.

In October-December 2013, Lemminkäinen posted net sales of €639.5 million down from €668.6 million in the corresponding period of 2012. The company's operating loss, excluding non-recurring

German natural stone specialist Dinger Stone will relocate from Bahlingen to Endingen. The company will set up a large production building as well as a large office and exhibition area for €3.4 million. Dinger Stone employs 40 people.

Breedon Aggregates, which says it is the largest independent aggregates business in the UK, employing around 1,000 people in England and Scotland, may have to sell asphalt and ready-mixed concrete (RMX) operations in north-east Scotland.

This comes after the Competition Commission (CC) provisionally found that some customers could face higher prices following Breedon’s acquisition of certain assets from Aggregate Industries UK.

The company may have to dispose of aRMX plant in the Peterhead area; an as

Brammer, the UK-based supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has confirmed that it will once again sponsor Hillhead 2014, the world’s largest working quarry trade exhibition.

Brammer will sponsor the onsite Hillhead Café, as well as the shuttle buses transporting visitors to and from the event, which takes place from 24-26 June at Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry near Buxton, County Derbyshire, England.

The showground at Hillhead covers an area of 140,000m² and includes out

Cemex’s consolidated net sales increased by 4% during the fourth quarter of 2013 to approximately US$3.9 billion and increased by 2% for the full year to $15.2 billion versus the comparable periods in 2012.

Operating EBITDA increased by 4% during the fourth quarter of 2013 to $642 million and increased 1% for the full-year to $2.6 billion versus 2012. On a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations, adjusting for currency fluctuations and also for the extraordinary favourable effect in 2012 resulting

Cemex is extending the scope of its global sustainability identity ecoperating to distinguish projects that demonstrate special sustainability characteristics.

The ecoperating building certification accredits buildings, during their design, construction and/or operation phase, with notable sustainable features and performance above the market standard. Through this certification, Cemex recognises projects that save energy, water and reduce the environmental impact associated to construction and building

CDE Global has announced an official alliance with the world’s largest manufacturer of organic coagulants and synthetic flocculants, SNF (UK), who will work closely together during commissioning phase to ensure that the end user has a suitable and efficient water treatment solution on site to provide the best results of the re-use of water following chemical treatment.

CDE CustomCare manager Martin Jackson said:, “We are delighted to be working closely with SNF UK and are excited by the opportunities tha

HeidelbergCement has released its preliminary third-quarter and full-year figures for 2013.

The Q4 figures show revenue stable at €3.5 billion; like-for-like (+6.9%); operating income improved by 2.4% to €463 million like-for-like (+12.4%) and operating margin increased to 13.3% (12.9% in Q4 2012).

In France, the company Doublet and Suez Environnement subsidiary Sita have signed a partnership agreement to develop products using C'Urban eco-friendly concrete.

Developed as part of a research programme led by Sita, Neo-Eco Recycling and the Ecole des Mines in Douai, C'Urban is 100% made from recycled materials, including construction waste materials and river sediments. C'Urban is currently undergoing tests and is being used by Doublet to create bicycle parking.

UK Housing Minister Kris Hopkins visited Hanson’s re-opened Claughton Manor brickworks near Lancaster, County Lancashire, north-east England, to see bricks being produced for the first time in four years.

The works was closed in December 2009 as house building reached an all-time low but a dramatic upturn in new housing construction, fuelled by the Government’s Help to Buy scheme, has created a renewed and sustained demand for bricks, leading to the Claughton plant being re-opened. It is the first time a

Beumer Group enlarged its management team and appointed Dr Detlev Rose as Chief Sales Officer. Dr Detlev Rose, 51, will assume the planning, managing and organisational tasks of all Beumer Group sales activities worldwide.

Dr Detlev Rose studied Metallurgy at TU Clausthal and graduated with a degree in Engineering. He then held a role as a Development Engineer at ThyssenKrupp Polysius AG. After working for several years as Department Manager in the Research and Development and the Plant Construction Depa

Case Construction Equipment has appointed Fintractor as the importer and sales, service and parts provider for its full range of products in Finland.

“We are very pleased with this new and exciting appointment. Final arrangements for a new dealer network structure have been agreed, and will bring great benefits to our customers in Finland both in terms of sales and service of our Case Construction Equipment range. In fact, they will begin to experience the excellent support of Fintractor immediately, as