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In tandem with the Breedon Group, Archaeological Research Services (ACS) has been nominated for Current Archaeology's 'Rescue Project of the Year 2023' for 'The Archaeology of Black Cat Quarry: Farming, Flooding and Fighting in the Great Ouse Valley'.

Epiroc, a productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed to acquire CR, an Australian provider of advanced ground engaging tools (GET) and related digital solutions mainly for the mining industry. 

CRH, the Ireland-headquartered global building materials heavyweight, has launched its new venture capital unit, CRH Ventures. 

Synhelion has raised CHF 22mn (Є22.9mn) in another successful financing round. The funds were primarily provided by existing investors, including CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, and selected new strategic investors. The proceeds of the investment round will accelerate the company's growth and support the scaling and commercialisation of Synhelion's unique and validated technology.

Metso Outotec and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a Є50mn research, development and innovation (RDI) loan. The loan relates to Metso Outotec expenditures in minerals and aggregates processing in Europe for the 2022-2025 period.

Construction materials provider Breedon and infrastructure solutions company Colas are extending their working relationship into a formal Joint Venture (JV) which has secured a place on the UK's Pavement Delivery Framework (PDF) for National Highways.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's (NSSGA) Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Michele Stanley, issued the following statement after the US Congress passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. 

Caterpillar is collaborating with Luck Stone, America’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy its first autonomous machine deployment in the aggregates industry.

UK mineral products professionals that choose to renew or join the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) membership in 2023 will do so at no extra cost as the industry body announces a price freeze.

Cummins East Asia Research & Development Centre (EA R&D) has officially opened its new site in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone of Wuhan, central China. 

Two major quarrying- and construction machine tyre makers were due to exhibit their new and latest tyres and linked technology at bauma 2022. Guy Woodford reports

Estonia-based Kiviõli Keemiatöötus (KKT) has purchased the first Doosan DX1000LC-7 100 tonne crawler excavator in Europe. 

Having recently marked one year since its rebrand in September 2021, articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak is looking to expand its operations in key territories including France and Germany.

Having been secretary of the British Aggregates Association (BAA) since its inception in 2000, Peter Huxtable is stepping down from his longtime executive role.

CDE, a leading supplier of sand and aggregate washing solutions for the waste recycling and mineral products processing sectors, has announced its plans for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 where it will debut new equipment, new projects and showcase the waste recycling solutions that are transforming dirt into dollars across North America.

iCon Equipment has been appointed as Tesab and Lippmann's Germany distributor. Run by a team with vast experience selling crushing and screening plants to customers in the German construction, aggregates, and mining industries, newly founded iCon Equipment will supply the full range of Metso Outotec-owned Tesab and Lippmann's product portfolio.

Pan-United Corporation (Pan-United) has become the first concrete company in Asia to provide on-demand Environmental Product Declaration certificates (EPDs) that quantify the environmental impact of over 300 specialised concrete solutions in its portfolio.

MinTrain has won in the 'Best Quarrying Training & Assessment Provider - UK' category of The Business Concept, Logistics Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2022.

With immediate effect, DEUTZ is approving its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with alternative diesel fuels. This means that paraffinic diesel fuels such as HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) can now be used to run all DEUTZ engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard, including the TCD 5.2 series.