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Yarrows Aggregates, based near Beverley in East Yorkshire, England has become the fourth business in Yorkshire to join a scheme that aims to raise the bar when it comes to supplying high quality, accredited materials for the construction and utility sectors.

Yarrows joins E J Lidster of Barnsley, Hull-based Mike Wakefield Tippers and Mone Brothers, based across West and North Yorkshire. All four firms are sharing best practice when it comes to reaching the required YHAUC (Yorkshire Highway Authorities an

LafargeHolcim has signed an agreement with Siam City Cement Company (SCCC) for the divestment of its entire 65% shareholding in LafargeHolcim Vietnam for an enterprise value of CHF 867 million (US$895.4 million). LafargeHolcim Vietnam operates one integrated plant and four grinding plants with an annual cement grinding capacity of 6.3 million tonnes. The company is also a leading ready-mixed concrete producer operating seven plants in southern Vietnam.

Closing of the transaction in Vietnam is subject to

Mineral Products Association member sales of mineral products in the second quarter of 2016 were better than expected, contrasting with official statistics showing a reduction in construction activity since the beginning of the year.

Following broadly flat markets in Q1 2016, sales of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete (RMC), mortar and asphalt improved in the second quarter. Compared to the first quarter of 2016, aggregates sales volumes increased by 1.5% in Q2 2016, RMC sales volumes by 3.3% and asphalt

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions company, has acquired 11 ready-mixed concrete sites from Breedon Aggregates and Hope Construction Materials.

The acquisition is part of Tarmac’s strategy to ensure it is well positioned to support UK infrastructure and construction growth and will provide significant additional production capacity and coverage for customers, by further strengthening the company’s nationwide network of 120 ready-mixed plants.

Mark Joel,

HeidelbergCement, the German building materials giant, saw its Q2 2016 year-on-year operating income rise by 8% to €601 million.

The company has reported increased sales volumes in all its business lines, and Group revenue has remained stable at €3.6 billion. In Q2 2016 there was also significant improvement of free cash flow; with net HeidelbergCement debt reduced to €5.9 billion (previous year: €6.3 billion).

Looking ahead to 2016, HeidelbergCement is positive about the global economy, but notes tha