November 6, 2014
Turkish cement producer Oyak Cimento Grubu's turnover in the first nine months of 2014 increased by 18% to TRY 1.10 billion (€396.77 million/US$500.…
November 6, 2014
Hope Construction Materials, a UK independent supplier of construction materials, has won the industry’s most prestigious health and safety award,…
November 6, 2014
In the Philippines, businessman Ramon Ang is said to have announced that he is giving serious consideration to the acquisition of Lafarge Republic…
November 6, 2014
Swiss cement manufacturer Holcim recorded a turnover of CHF 14.24 billion (€11.81 billion US$14.77 billion) in the nine first months of 2014, down 4.…
November 6, 2014
The Mineral Products Association’s Health & Safety Conference and Awards 2014 took place at the new location of 30 Euston Square, London,…
November 6, 2014
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has officially switched on the new kiln at the Italcementi cement plant in Rezzato, which has undergone an…
November 6, 2014
Highlights of Heidelberg Cement’s third-quarter results show that the group had its best operating income since the financial crisis and there have…
November 5, 2014
HeidelbergCement has confirmed it will not buy any of the businesses that must be sold off as part of its rivals' merger. In a brief statement, the…
November 5, 2014
Lafarge’s third-quarter 2014 figures show that while sales were down 2% to €3,636 million compared to the same period in 2013, they were up 2% like-…
November 4, 2014
The US Department of Energy is allocating a further US$752,000 to the next phase of a four-year research and development project leading to the…
November 4, 2014
The UK-based CPA (Construction Plant-Hire Association) Plant Conference 2014 attracted more than 140 attendees and a host of top level speakers. CPA…
October 31, 2014
LiuGong Dressta Machinery has appointed Howard Dale as new Vice President of Global Sales for Dressta. Dale joins Dressta with 20 years of…
October 31, 2014
German manufacturer Deutz is entering into a new partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery, which will see Deutz engines fitted to wheeled…
October 31, 2014
Janne Leppänen from Finland has taken the title of best construction equipment operator at the 2014 Case Rodeo International Final. The final was…
October 30, 2014
A new Cemex UK Technical Development Programme has been launched to develop the technical managers of the future. Six technicians embarked on the…