Upgrading ADTs for greater performance
Major manufacturers are unveiling new dump truck lines with a range of enhanced features including maximised ground clearance, greater cab visibility, and heavier duty parts to increase durability.
4th Construction Equipment Forum Berlin 2021
The conference is organized along 3 strategic development goals of the construction machinery industry. These will run through both days of the conference and guide the contributions of the decision-makers in terms of content.
LafargeHolcim to acquire Firestone Building Products
LafargeHolcim is to acquire Firestone Building Products, a US-based provider of commercial roofing and building envelope solutions, as part of a £3.4 billion deal.
CEMEX investing over £5mn in Rugby cement plant
Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has confirmed an investment of over £5million into two new plastic packing lines for packed cement at its Rugby cement plant in Warwickshire, central England.
SBI-Semen Indonesia utilise waste as alternative energy sources
Cement producer Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) and its parent firm, Semen Indonesia, are using refused-derived fuels (RFDs) for their energy requirement as part of their sustainability strategies, Bisnis Indonesia reports.
New CEO for Holcim Romania
Bogdan Dobre has been appointed as the new CEO of construction materials provider Holcim Romania.
Welsh Slate posts 12% increase in 2020 sales
Welsh Slate says its crushed products division has bucked the Covid trend and seen a successful year for its minerals and aggregates commodities.
Making a sustainability dream a concrete reality
Dinah McLeod became chief executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association in July this year. She tells Guy Woodford that it’s been a great time to join the key London, England-headquartered association, given its leading role in coordinating efforts to secure a more sustainable worldwide cement and concrete sector
SaMoTer: 31st edition postponed until March 2023
SaMoTer, Veronafiere's triennial international construction machinery exhibition, has been postponed until March 2023. This is a further and definitive change of date after what was due to be the 2020 edition of the Verona, Italy-based show had been moved to 3-7 March 2021 due to the Covid-19 emergency.
Granite opens solari aggregate plant in California
Granite has opened a solari aggregate plant in Arvin, California, which it says is capable of processing more than 1,000 tonnes of sand and gravel per hour.
BKT awarded SQEP Gold certification by Caterpillar
Caterpillar has awarded BKT's Bhuj plant SQEP (Supplier Quality Excellence Process) Gold certification, an important acknowledgement reserved for suppliers who have stood out during the year for achieving the highest levels in terms of quality and control over processes.
LafargeHolcim supplies Bucharest underground project
Construction materials provider LafargeHolcim has supplied the new M5 underground transport development in the Romanian capital Bucharest.
Hanson UK joins The 5% Club
Building materials provider Hanson UK has joined The 5% Club scheme, which aims to drive ‘earn and learn’ training opportunities and address the UK's skills shortage and youth unemployment.
Indiana Partners welcomes Hanson Aggregates
The Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention has welcomed Hanson Aggregates into a programme in which members pledge to implement environmental initiatives at their facility.
University researchers get funding to tackle mineral waste
Researchers led by University College London (UCL) have been given funding to tackle waste in the use of minerals and construction materials.
BUA and Sinoma sign US$1.05bn Nigerian cement plant deal
Nigerian cement company BUA Cement has signed an agreement with Sinoma CBMI of China for the construction of three new cement plants.
CEA vows to help members navigate post-Brexit trading challenges
There is now more certainty about post-Brexit trading rules, but construction and other industries are still learning new rules and regulations. This was one of the key themes outlined by Construction Equipment Association chief executive Rob Oliver in his New Year message to members.
Hillhead Digital event rescheduled
The organisers of Hillhead Digital have announced the event is being moved back three weeks to allow for the longer lead times that are anticipated as a result of the new national lockdown.
The 24/7 aggregates advocate
César Luaces Frades is director general of ANEFA and FdA, Spain's national associations of aggregates manufacturers. As well as being a passionate and dedicated campaigner for his home country's aggregates industry, he is also a major figure within UEPG (European Aggregates Association). Guy Woodford recently caught up with him to find out about his latest work and his take on the keys issues in the Spanish and wider European aggregates sector
Superior names dealer in New England
Superior Industries has appointed EESSCO as its full line aggregate equipment dealer throughout all of New England.