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Doosan authorised dealer, DMP, the leader in the construction and material handling market on Réunion Island, recently held a very successful Doosan Open Day event, attended by more than 100 customer and partner guests.

In a new EP contract with SungShin Cement, FLSmidth will deliver two HOTDISC Combustion Devices to their kiln lines 3 and 6 in 2021 - the first due to be commissioned in mid-2021 and the second at the end of 2021.

Building materials and aggregates supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed Gary Brennand as the new general manager for express asphalt.

A North African premium sand product supplier has successfully ventured into a new industry thanks to the purchase of a bespoke CDE wet processing solution.

Titan Cement Group remains optimistic about future global cement sector prospects after seeing its profitability rise while maintaining steady revenue in the third quarter of 2020.

Cemex has received a grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to research and develop carbon capture technology at its Balcones cement plant in Texas.

With the theme of ‘Look, Listen, Learn, Lead’, MPA & British Precast’s first virtual Health & Safety Leadership Conference took place on Wednesday 11 November.

Australian civil and demolition company DECC recently bought a Terex Trucks TA400 articulated dump truck to work on a landfill site just outside Brisbane, and has praised the vehicle's ability to perform in tough conditions.

The World Cement Association has launched Clinker Factor, a new podcast series intended to provide new insights and perspectives on how the global cement sector can decarbonise and improve sustainability.

Concrete and cement projects have a heavy presence in this year's Kickstart Innovation programme. They accounted for five of the 48 Proofs of Concepts (PoCs) and other partnerships between start-ups, scale-ups and established companies and institutions.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has released its Fall Forecast, which predicts cement consumption will lessen by 1.5% for the remainder of 2020 and 0.9% in 2021. 

Ready-mixed concrete supplier The Ashcourt Group has returned to Liebherr-Great Britain for additional equipment to satisfy increased demand for its products.

EPC-UK, an explosives and blasting specialist for industries including quarrying, has explained the measures it’s taken to deliver successful results for its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it has always considered safety to be its fundamental operating principle and, due to monitoring international activity via the EPC Groupe business, was quick to respond to the British government’s social distancing guidelines announced in March 2020.

The managing director of UK haulier The Cullimore Group has issued a statement reassuring customers and staff that the business will continue operating during the second lockdown.

Off road engine manufacturer Deutz has reported an overall positive business performance and significant improvement in operating profit in the third quarter, compared with Q2 2020.

CASE Construction Equipment has launched the latest version of its SiteWatch telematics platform.

Orba Group is the official UK/Ireland dealer for wash-bear machinery, which is manufactured by Germany-based Moerschen.

Superior Industries, a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling solutions, is introducing a new standard set of TeleStacker conveyor models with onboard power. These self-contained, radial, telescoping conveyors are equipped with a 96kW Cat 4.4 Tier 4 Final engine. The most popular applications for the new models will be remote quarrying and mining sites, where access to permanent electrical power transmission is not practical.

Water recycling makes sense both from an environmental perspective and in terms of meeting increasing legislative requirements.

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