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Danfoss Power Solutions (Danfoss) says it has restarted its business activities in Ukraine. The multi-industry hydraulic component manufacturer halted trading in the country after its war with Russia began following the latter's invasion.

MOF Technologies' Nuada carbon capture technology will be backed by Heidelberg, Cementir Holding, and Buzzi Unicem, as part of the Global Cement and Concrete Association's (GCCA) first-ever Innovandi' Open Challenge' to achieve net zero concrete by 2050.

Turkey is rich in aggregates potential due to its geological resources but the country’s quarrying sector faces a number of issues such as lengthy permit processes, limitations on land use and lack of long-term planning

CEMEX says it has become the first global building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021, CEMEX joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to accelerating decarbonisation technologies’ innovation and development in heavy-duty on-road trucking services.

Terex Corporation has announced the acquisition of Steelweld, a Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of heavy fabrications.

CEMEX says its Executive Variable Compensation program, which includes progress on its ambitious carbon reduction goals as a variable, will be expanded to cover more than 4,500 executives.

Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak is teaming up with its Northern Ireland dealer Sleator Plant to exhibit at this week's Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland.

Arcosa, a Dallas, Texas-headquartered provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions, saw its construction business revenues increase by 38% to US$211.5 million in Q1 2022.

The company's impressive performance was primarily driven by recent acquisitions, higher volumes and pricing in its recycled aggregates and specialty materials businesses, and increased volumes and higher steel prices in its shoring products business.

Granite Construction CEO and president Kyle Larkin said the U.S. construction and building materials major made “significant” strides executing its strategic plan in the first three months of 2022, despite a Q1 net loss from continuing operations totalling US$19 million.

After two years, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) gathered the current Young Leaders and alumni to meet in San Diego, California, to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Having largely been a single-brand distributor for the past 18 years, Kemach Equipment, one of the leading equipment suppliers in Southern Africa, has over the past year transformed into a multi-brand equipment supplier. This follows the signing of strategic distributorship agreements with several leading original equipment manufacturers. CEO Les Lothian explains the thinking behind the new strategy

An Indian construction contractor is using an MB Crusher crusher bucket to help build more than 100 kilometres of roads for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), a government road construction agency providing support to the Indian armed forces in the Indian border areas and friendly neighbouring countries.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) is introducing a larger next-generation model into its Stage V-compliant wheeled loader range.

Holcim has completed the acquisition of PRB Group, France’s biggest independent manufacturer of specialty building solutions, with 2022 estimated net sales of €340 million.

Martin Marietta Materials (Martin Marietta), a leading American supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials, achieved healthy revenues but profit margins dipped in the first quarter of 2022.

The Colas-owned CMSE-Carrière de Saint-Colombe has had a few ‘lives’ over its half century in existence, from supplying materials for building dykes through to providing fine sand for use in asphalt production in the south of France

CNH Industrial says it made a solid performance in the first quarter of the year, with consolidated revenues up by 13.4% to US$4.6bn compared to Q1 2021 for continuing operations.

In the week that it was revealed its merger with Ritchie Bros will not happen, Euro Auctions has announced it produced the biggest sale in the history of its Leeds site with 5,500+ lots and a hammer of £45.3m.

Off-highway diesel engine maker DEUTZ says it can look back on a successful 2021, with revenue and earnings both significantly up on the previous year.