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Demand for sand is growing in Uganda amid a building boom in the East African country, but extraction and regulation challenges abound

CEMEX has added nearly 200 lower-carbon natural gas-powered trucks to its fleets across the Americas as part of the strategy to decarbonise its global transportation operations. 

Cummins is to open a new high horsepower engine rebuild facility near Kraków in southern Poland.

The UK Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has awarded four people with Honorary Fellowships in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the quarrying and minerals extractives industries.

US construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell by 0.2 months in July and now stands at 8.7 months.

The American construction industry added 32,000 jobs on net in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Martin Engineering has developed a new belt cleaner system that can reduce maintenance costs and extend component life.

Building materials supplier CEMEX is to further develop its global pilot of zero-emission electric concrete mixers. 

Material solutions provider Sibelco has acquired Echasa, a mining company active in the extraction of silica sand in northern Spain.

US-based aggregates processing and asphalt roadbuilding equipment manufacturer Astec Industries is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Cemen Tech has signed Beard Equipment Company as the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers in northern Florida. Beard Equipment Company (Beard) has focused its road-building product inventory on paving and compaction equipment. By partnering with Cemen Tech, the company is expanding its offerings to include concrete mixing technology to serve contractors in Florida better.

On Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th September, Malcolm Construction is set to open its doors and demonstrate how CDE wet processing technology has supported its move towards a sustainable future.

Growth in the UK construction sector has contracted for the first time in one-and-a-half years, according to new data.

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) construction industry trade association has criticised the Senate Democrats’ proposed new Inflation Reduction Act, claiming it will worsen inflation rather than curb it.

Vulcan Materials’ aggregate sales rose year-on-year by 24.5% to US$1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022.

Construction activity in Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) slowed in the first quarter of this year, with outbreaks of the Omicron variant, flooding in eastern Australia, and rising construction material and labour costs disrupting construction works. 

A recent archaeological dig at a Tarmac quarry in Scotland has found evidence of a potential Roman battle on a former ironworking settlement, with some findings dating back to around 2,000 BCE.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems reports that demand for products and solutions remains very strong, with continued record order intake in the first half of this year.

Diesel generators have traditionally provided power sources for quarry sites, but lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (ESS) are now addressing the need for more environmentally friendly and sustainable equipment

The Holcim Foundation is mourning the death of its “friend”, Edward ‘Edi’ Schwarz, who suddenly passed away earlier this week.