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Since 1920, Müller und Töchter has been operating various sand pits in the Franconia region of Bavaria in southern Germany.

Now the arrival of the company's first Doosan wheeled loader, a new DL420CVT-7 model with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), has significantly reduced fuel costs per tonne of sand produced.    

CEMEX has pledged its support of Capital Hydrogen, a partnership between Cadent, SGN and National Grid Gas Transmission, which plans to deliver a transition to low-carbon hydrogen for gas networks in the East of England, South East and London.

At bauma Munich 2022 (24-30 October), Bell Equipment showcased its new generation, two-axle B45E 4x4 ADT and a Bell B30E with a vehicle width of less than three metres. The South African-headquartered articulated hauler giant also highlighted its eye-catching and extensive autonomous articulated hauler testing programme.

Chris Jeong is CEO of Doosan Infracore Europe, the European subsidiary of the South Korean-headquartered global construction and quarrying equipment manufacturing giant. Aggregates Business editor Guy Woodford caught up with him and Gilles Bendaoud, Doosan Infracore Europe vice-president sales & marketing, at the recent bauma 2022 exhibition in Munich, Germany, to find out more about the company's extensive show line-up and European market growth plans

Holcim has launched its upgraded 2030 climate targets, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), in line with its sector's new 1.5°C science-based framework. With these upgraded targets, Holcim confirms its commitment to decarbonise building in line with the most advanced science.

Photovoltaic panels have been installed on the premises of the CEMEX Germany concrete plant at Velten in the Greater Berlin area.

How will the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure affect road design and, equally importantly, road use? Will road design, construction and concession companies be responsible for laying out charging infrastructure? And just who will pay for it all?

Requiring a robust, reliable articulated hauler to remove overburden for ten hours a day, five days a week, Erdbau Schrader found the perfect solution with Rokbak and its RA30.

A biodiversity project carried out by a team of students from Bath Spa University at Hanson’s Masters quarry in Dorset has won the UK research stream of the Quarry Life Award 2022.

Offroad engine manufacturer Deutz says that, following a successful first half of the year, it has continued to generate growth and recorded double-digit increases in unit sales and revenue in the nine-month period.

CEMEX has joined one of only a small number of companies in the global cement industry in validating its 2030 decarbonisation goals through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for alignment under its new 1.5ºC scenario, the most ambitious pathway defined for the industry. This validation includes scope 1, 2, and 3 targets.

The Greece-headquartered TITAN Cement Group saw its first nine months of 2022 sales increase by 31.6% to €1,661.8mn, with very strong Q3 growth at 41.8% compared to the same period of last year.

The first Volvo EC550E excavators to be deployed in Great Britain are proving to be a highly productive and profitable addition to Ashcourt Group’s fleet of earthmoving equipment from SMT GB.

UK building materials provider Tarmac has been awarded Gold accredited membership via The 5% Club’s 2022-23 Employer Audit Scheme.

Metso Outotec is celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony for its biggest service centre globally, which is being built at Karratha in Western Australia.

UK carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology is investing £8mn (over A$14mn) in integrating its Accelerated Carbonation Technology (ACT) processes at the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) site in the Australian state of Victoria.

The move follows hot on the heels of O.C.O’s decision to set up an Australian operation – O.C.O Technology (Pty) – to position itself as the partner of choice for the developing EfW sector across the Continent.

Danish cement and mining equipment and solutions provider FLSmidth says that its growth momentum was sustained in the third quarter of the year with 53% mining service order intake growth and cement order intake increasing by 8% on Q3 2021.