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Anne Windberg Baarup is the new sustainability manager for Continental’s ContiTech business focused on products and linked technology solutions for key industries including quarrying and mining. 

SigmaRoc, the London-headquartered buy-and-build building materials group, has exercised its call option entered into on 22 November 2023 (the 'Polish Call Option') and entered a share purchase agreement to acquire the Polish lime operations of Irish construction product giant CRH for €100 million (around £85mn).

Epiroc, a major global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, has appointed Jodie Velasquez President of the Parts & Services Asia Pacific (APAC) division and member of Group Management, effective immediately.

Among global leaders in conveyor accessories, Martin Engineering (Martin) is dedicated to conveyor safety by educating the bulk handling industry on the hazards of conveyor fires.  With the

Metso will gradually move its operations in Hatanpää, Tampere, Finland, to a new Lokomotion technology centre built in Lahdesjärvi, Tampere.

Caterpillar has formed a new educational programme designed to support quarry, aggregate and mining industry customers on their energy transition journeys.

Off-road engine manufacturer Volvo Penta has designated Diesel Plus, CK Power, W.W. Williams Phoenix and Coastal Services as the inaugural businesses recognised in its Certified Uptime Dealers program.

With more mines and processing plants running around the clock, mine operators face numerous challenges, including the growing pressure to run sustainable operations. Constantly having to make trade-offs — balancing efficiency versus safety, profitability versus sustainability, or maintenance needs versus downtime costs — can result in suboptimal compromises. But it doesn’t always have to be that way.

Mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment manufacturer Finlay has appointed Martin Conway as its new global sales and marketing director.

Materials processing machinery manufacturer Terex Washing Systems will debut its STREAM software system at Hillhead 2024 from June 25-27, 2024, in Buxton, England.

The Irish government has announced that it will provide specific guidance for the use and procurement of low carbon cement and concrete in public sector projects.

Volvo CE has inaugurated new facilities at its plants in Changwon, South Korea and Braås, Sweden to support its strategy to offer more sustainable solutions to its customers and meet its ambitious sustainability commitments.

A new aggregates manufacturing plant has been officially opened in Wellingborough, UK providing low-carbon secondary aggregate to help meet construction needs in the Midlands region.

The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) and The Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) will be sharing a stand when they take part as exhibitors at Hillhead next month (June 25-27).

Volvo CE has presented what it describes pioneering new equipment launches and a fresh solutions-based approach at this week's Volvo Days 2024 event in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Telestack, a global specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of mobile bulk material handling systems, has appointed Duo Group as its dealer in Great Britain for the quarry/aggregate, mining, recycling and infrastructure development industries.

Brian James is a high-profile figure in the European aggregates sector, having formerly held senior roles at both the Aggregates Europe - UEPG and the UK MPA covering the recycling of construction & demolition waste and other secondary sources. He now speaks as an independent voice in support of recycled aggregates and the circular economy. He tells Liam McLoughlin that a number of recent trends and regulatory developments in Europe and the UK could threaten the ability to use recycled aggregates.