Quarry Products

Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area of South Texas, USA. The operations include concrete crushing, stabilised materials and a volumetric concrete business.

SigmaRoc, the Northern European-quoted lime and limestone group, is thrilled to announce a pioneering 10-year strategic alliance with Duo Group.

Heidelberg Materials has launched the sixth round of the Quarry Life Award, its biodiversity research competition. Participants from more than 15 countries worldwide can pitch their project ideas for sustainable quarry management and compete for prizes totalling €300,000 (approx. £250,000).

Breedon Group, a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, has begun a three-month trial of a fully electric ready-mix concrete vehicle at the Raisby quarry in County Durham.

Heidelberg Materials has announced the successful conversion of its cement plant in Speed, Indiana, USA,
to a slag grinding facility to better support the increased demand for sustainable products in the fast-growing
Midwest market.

Holcim has acquired the Cand-Landi Group in Switzerland to advance decarbonisation and circular construction.

O.C.O Technology has announced a joint venture with Petronor to develop a €20 million facility in the Port of Bilbao.

Andrew Boileau has been appointed Managing Director of Heidelberg Materials’ Leicestershire-based asphalt and quarrying business MQP (Midland Quarry Products).