June 25, 2013
The board of CRH has co-opted to the board, with effect from 1 July 2013 Donald A. McGovern, Jr. as a non-executive director. McGovern, 62, a United…
June 25, 2013
Lafarge has sold its subsidiary North American Gypsum's assets at an enterprise value of US$700 million (€533 million) to an affiliate of Lone Star…
June 21, 2013
French construction materials group Vicat has launched industrial production tests on its new low-carbon cement, baptised Alpenat. Tests will take…
June 21, 2013
Bike in the UK (15-23 June), which promoted cycling, has also highlighted the need to keep vulnerable road users such as cyclists safe. The Mineral…
June 19, 2013
Management of seven Cemex UK sites around Rugby in County Warwickshire, central England, in partnership with Butterfly Conservation, has resulted in…
June 19, 2013
In 2012, the Austrian cement industry saw sales remain stable with 4.46 million tonnes, compared to 4.43 million tonnes in 2011, according to the…
June 19, 2013
Johnson Crushers International (KPI-JCI) has celebrated the shipment of its 3,000th screen, marking nearly US$200 million (€150 million) in revenue…
June 18, 2013
Aggregate Industries has awarded Babcock International Group a £50 million (€58.35 million) five-year contract (with a five-year extension option) to…
June 17, 2013
Graeme Macdonald is to succeed Alan Blake, who is to retire at the end of the year, as chief executive officer at JCB. Blake, 63, joined JCB in 1989…
June 17, 2013
Martin Clarke, chief executive of the British Precast Concrete Federation, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services…
June 17, 2013
Bell Equipment UK has promoted Nick Learoyd to be its new managing director for the UK and Ireland as the company gears up for the launch of its next…
June 17, 2013
Bell Equipment UK has promoted Nick Learoyd to be its new managing director for the UK and Ireland as the company gears up for the launch of its next…
June 17, 2013
The South African crushing and screening company previously known as Pilot Crushtec (SA) (Pty) Ltd has announced that CEO Sandro Scherf has bought…
June 13, 2013
UK-based Caithness Stone Industries has entered administration, with RSM Tenon's Iain Fraser reportedly saying that heavy investment had saddled the…
June 13, 2013
Eurovia (Vinci) quarries have won awards in the sustainable development competition organised by the national union of aggregates producers (UNPG) in…