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Engcon, the Swedish off-highway machine attachment manufacturer, has always taken good care of its employees and its local presence in the areas where the company runs businesses around the world.

Lorban TP deals with the extraction and loading of limestone at the Carrières du Bassin de la Sambre (C.B.S.) in Saint-Remy-du-Nord, northern France. These quarries produce 600,000 tonnes of limestone granulate annually for industry, construction and civil engineering.

SigmaRoc, an AIM (Alternative Investment Market)-listed buy-and-build construction materials group, has continued its resilient first-half 2020 trading during the second half of the year.

Sweden-based Thomas Concrete Group is expanding in Europe by acquiring Sollebrunns Betongelement. As a result of the acquisition, the company will also become the largest shareholder (35.48%) in the Polish company Scanbet, which develops and produces pre-casted concrete.

Terex Trucks has presented Hills Machinery with its Top Dealer Award, after the company sold more articulated haulers than any other dealer and increased its market share.

CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX's Corporate Venture Capital and open innovation unit, is investing in Soil Connect. This U.S.-based digital marketplace is said to provide a better, faster, and cheaper way for construction professionals to transport and acquire soil, aggregates, and other building materials.

CRH has appointed Richard Fearon and Lamar McKay as non-executive directors on the group’s board.

Epiroc South Africa has brought the first three units of the SmartROC MK II drill rig range to South Africa. Ideally suited to a range of applications, including quarrying, construction, exploration as well as selective and volume mining, the new SmartROC MK II is a radical upgrade of Epiroc’s predecessor range.

DEUTZ and John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) have announced plans to jointly develop and source components for an up to 130kW engine.

Alain Boisselon has been elected president of UNICEM (National Union of Quarry Industries and Construction Materials). He succeeds Nicolas Vuillier, elected in 2017.

CEMEX says its Vertua low carbon and net-zero CO2 products are now available in Mexico after a successful introduction in Europe.

PVL Limestone has received approval from the San Bernardino County to construct a clean lime plant at Trona, California.

The global environmental non-profit organisation CDP has once again recognised the activities of HeidelbergCement as one of the world's leading companies in cutting emissions, mitigating climate risks and developing the low-carbon economy.

Tarmac has received approval from Natural England to expand King’s Wood and Rushmere National Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire, an area of land dedicated to the conservation, study and enjoyment of England’s wildlife.

Metso Outotec is proceeding with its program to consolidate its warehouse locations and transport processes for spare and wear parts and related services globally.

Metso Outotec has unveiled its first full range of overland conveyors said to provide economical and reliable bulk material transport for both open-pit and underground operations at the lowest total cost of ownership.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued the 22nd fatality alert of 2020 after a plant operator was struck by an excavator bucket. 

A fleet of 11 Volvo excavators is helping Malaysian contractor Dofort Earthworks keep the land clearance and utility preparations for two Johor residential projects on schedule and on budget.

EvoQuip has added the Falcon range of finishing screens to its high-performing compact plant portfolio.