November 8, 2016
Hanson has entered into an agreement with UK-based logistics firm Wincanton to deliver around half a million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete on…
November 7, 2016
Afrimat, a leading southern Africa-based open pit mining group that supplies industrial minerals and construction materials, saw its headline…
November 7, 2016
Higher restructuring, realignment and acquisition-related costs are said to have contributed to Xylem’s Q3 2016 net income falling 15% year-on-year…
November 7, 2016
Organisers of the Hillhead Quarry Exhibition, The QMJ Group, have revealed that the biennial showcase for the quarrying and construction industry…
November 7, 2016
DISA Equipment, trading as Doosan South Africa, the exclusive dealer for Doosan in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana, is targeting the…
November 4, 2016
LafargeHolcim increased its operating earnings in Q3 2016 – despite sales of CHF 7 billion being 3.1% down on a like-for-like basis compared to the…
November 3, 2016
Two careers days organised by the Geological Society and supported by the UK-based Institute of Quarrying (IQ) will provide Geoscience and Earth…
November 3, 2016
Titan Group, the Greek building materials giant, posted its highest quarterly profit in five years in Q3 2016. Furthermore, the Group says the first…
November 3, 2016
A new report by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, finds that Egypt’s cement producers could save money and lower greenhouse gas emissions by…
November 2, 2016
Two new research projects that aim to reduce CO2 emissions have been selected to receive funding from the Construction Climate Challenge initiative,…
November 2, 2016
Volvo Construction Equipment has signed a deal for the supply of 100 machines to Chepstow Plant International for its mineral, aggregates and…
November 2, 2016
Topcon Positioning Group, a world leader in positioning instruments for survey and construction, and Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of…
November 2, 2016
Plans are well in hand for the construction of the 3D printed excavator that will be unveiled at the at CONEXPO-CON/AG & IFPE exhibition in March…
November 1, 2016
A Freightliner class 66 diesel locomotive has been named ‘Poppy’ in memory of 15 workers from UK-based Buxton Lime Firms (now Tarmac) who served and…
October 31, 2016
A new educational factsheet exploring the importance of effective water management in quarries is now available from the UK-based Institute of…