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Mexican cement giant Cemex posted a like-for-like net sales increase of 2% to US$3.1bn in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.

Nine out of 10 U.S. equipment manufacturers say the COVID-19 pandemic has had a very negative impact on the economy. At the same time, more than half believe it has had a very negative effect on the industry overall, according to results of a survey released today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Off-highway machine tyre giant BKT has partially restarted output from all its Indian factories, following dialogue with and approval by the local governments of the states where the plants are based.

Blast services specialist EPC-UK is introducing 'Lifelong Learning Live' online webinar courses to its training portfolio.

The Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) Shippensburg site in Pennsylvania, U.S., has become the company's second site to earn zero landfill status.

On World Safety & Health at Work Day, more than 200 representatives of the cement and concrete industry joined GCCA’s (Global Cement & Concrete Association) first global Health and Safety Forum.

CEMEX has implemented more than 50 new hygiene and safety protocols to minimise the risk of COVID-19 contagion across its global cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates operations.

Screening and crushing machinery company McCloskey International has appointed AULT as its dealer for the Ontario and Atlantic Canada territories.

The UK Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has issued a reminder to members that its Benevolent Fund is available to anyone who may have been affected either directly or indirectly by the coronavirus pandemic.

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK fell by 21.8% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same quarter in 2019.

FLSmidth has announced a rise in order intake and revenue in the first quarter of 2020, but group CEO Thomas Schulz says the Denmark-headquartered global mining and cement industries equipment and engineering services provider is gearing up for a prolonged period of business disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ritchie Bros. is temporarily holding all its auctions via the internet and the company says it is currently seeing "unprecedented" online participation.

Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe (KCME) is expanding its French network with six new authorised dealer partners.

The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) of South Africa has added its voice to growing calls from professional bodies in the construction industry for an end to the COVID-19 lockdown to prevent economic catastrophe and large-scale job losses across the industry.