April 11, 2012
Lafarge unveiled its pod, a 360° Experience Room that uses surround-sound technology to allow visitors to experience what life in a quarry is like at…
April 11, 2012
Xylem, a global water technology company focused on addressing challenging water issues, has launched a new mobile app for its online Xylect product…
April 11, 2012
Breedon Aggregates, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, has announced plans to raise approximately £15 million (approximately €18…
April 11, 2012
Mexican cement firm, Cemex, suffered a 40% sales drop in Spain in the last three months of 2011, compared to the same period of the previous year.…
April 10, 2012
Shareholders in listed company Readymix have voted to sell the 38% slice of the company not owned by Cemex to the Mexican construction giant. Some 96…
April 10, 2012
French cement specialist Lafarge has opened a Construction Development Laboratory (CDL) in Mumbai, India. Lafarge says that it strengthens the group'…
April 10, 2012
UK brick maker Michelmersh recorded an operating profit of £1.5 million (€1.8 million) in the year to 31 December, 2011 after a £500,000 (€598,000)…
April 10, 2012
The new Cat 777G off-highway truck replaces the 777F and is said to deliver greater levels of production and fuel efficiency as well as enhanced…
April 10, 2012
Gravel output in France reached 349.2 million tonnes in 2011, a 3.7% increase on 336.7 million tonnes in the previous year, according to figures…
April 10, 2012
The UK’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is a key part of the government’s reforms to make the planning system less complex and more…
April 10, 2012
Xylem has launched a light-hearted marketing campaign to promote its new range of Flygt Ready, on-the-spot dewatering pumps. According to Xylem, the…
April 10, 2012
HeidelbergCement completed the capacity expansion project at its cement plant in Górazdze, Poland, with the commissioning of a new cement mill. The…
April 5, 2012
Powerscreen presented top awards to dealers at its World Dealer Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Damian Power, global product line director,…
April 5, 2012
Holcim posted sales of €106 million in Slovakia in 2011. The revenues were similar to the year 2010. The company is currently involved in ten…
April 5, 2012
Mining specialist Hargreaves has invested in a totally new fleet of Caterpillar equipment in a UK-first, £60 million (€72 million), seven-year deal…