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

Global off-highway engine solution major Cummins has completed its acquisition of Meritor, a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets.

CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX's corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, are investing in a global early-stage venture fund, Zacua Ventures, that aims to tackle the construction industry's biggest challenges in sustainability, productivity, and urbanisation.

CEMCO, the US manufacturer of portable and stationary vertical shaft impact (VSI) crushing systems, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. 

SigmaRoc, the London-headquartered specialist quarried materials group, has posted a strong set of first-half trading results.

Breedon, a major independent UK and Ireland building materials group, has entered into the marine aggregates business in Great Britain with the acquisition of Severn Sands.

The addition of Severn Sands, a family-run marine dredging business operating in the Bristol Channel area, enhances Breedon's operational capability, secures scarce mineral reserves and resources, and ensures the Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire-headquartered group's downstream operations in the Gloucestershire and South Wales region are fully vertically integrated.

UK membership organisation the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) is setting up operations in temporary accommodation at the National Stone Centre (NSC) in Derbyshire. 

The World Cement Association is to hold its 5th annual conference and exhibition at the Emirates Towers, Dubai, UAE (25th–28th September 2022).

Cummins is reporting healthy financial results for the second quarter of 2022, with revenues reaching US$6.6bn.

The MPA (Mineral Products Association) says that a disappointing quarter for UK producers of mineral products causes concern that widespread cost inflation for raw materials, energy and labour is starting to negatively impact the sector.

Holcim has made a financial investment in German-based magnetisable concrete startup Magment, expanding their existing collaboration in road-based electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. 

The first sea shipment of construction aggregate derived from Cornish china clay waste has been brought into London by UK recycled materials specialists GRS.

Parker Plant Hire has instructed Euro Auctions to catalogue, value and dispose of its ex-hire construction plant and agricultural machinery in a one-day sale at its premises in Llanelli, South Wales, on Tuesday, 13th September 2022.

Xylem, a water and pump technology provider for global industries including quarrying, has reported second quarter revenue of US$1.4bn surpassing previous guidance in each business segment. 

National nonresidential construction spending was down by 0.5% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualised basis, nonresidential spending totalled $829.4 billion for the month.

CNH Industrial says it saw a strong performance during the second quarter of 2022 with revenues up 17.5% year-on-year.

Terex Materials Processing (MP) has acquired Canadian company ProAll, a specialist producer of mobile volumetric concrete mixers.  

Hidromek’s new K4 Series backhoe loader has won two top off-highway machine design awards.