Caithness Stone Industries enters administration

UK-based Euromix Concrete of County Essex, southern England, is being sold to the Lafarge Tarmac, saving some 75 jobs at the company, which went into administration on 20 December 2013.

It had an annual turnover of over €36.45 million but is said to have faced cash flow problems and slow trading over the Christmas period.

Global engineering technology firm Reinshaw has taken complete ownership of UK-based Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL), a company specialising in the design and manufacture of high speed laser measurement and surveying systems for use in extreme locations. The purchase of the remaining 34% shareholding by Reinshaw for €5.2 million (£4.5mn) concludes an agreement reached between the two companies in 2010, when Renishaw purchased an initial 29% stake in MDL. Steve Ball, the founder of MDL, will be leaving the com

Hanson UK’s 2012 Performance and sustainability report identifies new core targets to take the company towards 2020 and achieve its goal of “best in class” in performance management, customer focus and sustainability. The report, the company’s fourth as a fully integrated business, covers the calendar year 2011 and is the first to report on performance against five clear themes which underpin Hanson’s approach to sustainability. These are: management systems for continual improvement; creating sustainable c