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New research released by Dodge Construction Network has found that the building industry is actively seeking to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete construction. 

FPT Industrial has strengthened its position in the construction and quarrying equipment sector, with the company’s Stage V NEF engines powering CASE Construction Equipment’s new E-Series crawler excavators.

Having first introduced the John Deere-branded construction equipment in Africa some 18 months ago, Jaco Beyers, managing director for John Deere Africa Middle East, reports that the first phase of the rollout has been highly successful. The second phase – which entails the introduction of production-class equipment – has rolled into action, with Beyers confident that John Deere will ‘shift the yellow metal equipment market’ in Africa

Holcim has completed the acquisition of Cantillana, a specialty building solutions market leader in Belgium, with 2022 estimated net sales of €80 million. 

Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed Thomas Edgcumbe to its executive committee as managing director for surfacing solutions.

The US National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has announced the recipients of the NSSGA Community Relations Excellence Awards.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed yesterday’s Government announcement of support for businesses on energy costs.

London, UK-headquartered buy-to-build quarried materials group SigmaRoc has started a strategic joint venture (JV) with Luxembourg-based steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal.

Swedish drill rig and hydraulic breaker manufacturer Epiroc is acquiring a majority stake (53%) of Radlink, an Australian company that provides mines with wireless connectivity solutions. 

Building materials provider Holcim is expanding its ConcreteDirect proprietary digital customer platform from North America to Europe and Latin America. 

The Italian aggregates and quarrying plant market is looking far healthier this year, with the brighter sales picture set to continue into 2023, as big Italian government-funded infrastructure works, and other building projects linked to Italy’s earmarked over €200 billion valued share of the European Next Generation EU (NGEU) €750bn coronavirus Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) get underway

HeidelbergCement has rebranded as Heidelberg Materials. The Heidelberg, Germany-based company says the new brand identity underlines its pioneering role on the path to carbon neutrality and digitalisation in the building materials industry.

Following customer requests, CEMEX has added a zero-carbon lightweight concrete block and common brick to its range.

Combined with the existing ReadyBlock Zero dense block, this launch enables customers to meet the concrete block requirements for housing and commercial developments using solely CarbonNeutral products. CEMEX remains the only UK supplier to offer a fully net zero concrete block option.

While the US and Canada have seen several 3D-printed buildings in recent years, all those in the US have been single-story buildings. In market terms, over 50% of all constructed single-family homes in the US are, in fact, two stories or more, underlining the importance of 3D construction printing to go higher. 

American construction input prices decreased 1.4% in August compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of US Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices also fell 1.4% for the month.

The continuing decline in permitted reserves for essential primary aggregates will need to be addressed urgently to support the British economy over the next 15 years.

Finnish crushing and screening bucket manufacturer ALLU has appointed Laurent Cousin as its new sales manager for Southwest France.

Metso Outotec continues to strengthen its North American aggregates distributor network with the recent addition of Crushing Equipment Solutions.

Australian building materials giant Boral has announced that Vik Bansal will start as the company's CEO and managing director on 10 October 2022.

Bansal is an accomplished CEO with deep leadership experience, managing industrial businesses through growth, transition, and improvement periods. He succeeds Zlatko Todorcevski, whose departure was announced in June this year.  

A busy time recently for new quarrying-suited premium wheeled loaders and excavators. Guy Woodford focuses on a trio of standout models