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JCB is marking its 75th birthday today (23 October) and there is one family with an extra reason to toast the milestone after notching up a collective 600 years of service with the company.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has confirmed three miners were fatally injured after entering confined spaces to clear material and obstructions between 2017 and 2020. 

A CASE 821G wheeled loader has featured in an Italian TV programme about the operation to clean up the beach of what is thought to be the most polluted river in Europe, the Sarno.

Chinese aggregates prices are remaining at a generally high level in most parts of the country, according to the China Aggregates Association (CAA).

Building materials company Tarmac has participated in a webcast event that highlighted the challenges and opportunities for net zero carbon in the construction sector.

A new fleet of premium Cat excavation, loading and hauling machines is helping Cyprus’s biggest quarrying group bounce back rapidly from a COVID-19-induced operational shutdown.

Tsurumi America has appointed Christopher Bristol municipal product sales manager for North America to support its distribution network in the implementation of the Avant Series product line. 

An Ammann mixing plant is helping Hangzhou Road & Bridge Group reduce emissions and change perceptions at its asphalt production centre in China’s Zhejiang province.

Having already purchased an Ammann UniGlobe 320 asphalt mixing plant in 2011, Hangzhou Road & Bridge Group bought an ABA 320 UniBatch asphalt mixing plant from Ammann in 2017 for use at the facility in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.

Liebherr has taken on its five latest apprentices in the UK, who range from 16-year-old school leavers to 28-year-old ex-servicemen.

Oman-based cement manufacturer Raysut Cement Company (RCC) says it has finalised its acquisition of 75% of the LafargeHolcim cement terminal at Thilafushi Island in Maldives.

UK demolition specialist AR Demolition has employed military-grade hypersonic “kick and cut” charges to bring down a large screen house at Croft Quarry in Leicestershire.

Metso Outotec has begun co-operation negotiations on the reorganisation of its service business customer logistics activities in Tampere, Finland.

AR Demolition has used new explosive technology to bring down structures at a UK quarry.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed an agreement with the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) to expand activities relating to environmental stewardship.

Robust debate is needed in the South African construction industry to map a way forward for the recycling of demolishment material on construction sites.

European cement association CEMBUREAU has welcomed the European Commission’s new Renovation Wave Strategy to improve the energy performance of buildings in the EU.

The UK Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has expressed industry concerns about the brinksmanship involved in EU-UK discussions for a free trade agreement as matters go beyond the “11th hour”.

Metso Outotec and the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) are working closely for more sustainable crushing. Metso Outotec Lokotrack solutions VP Kimmo Anttila explains how Lokotrack Urban crushers are being used to achieve noise and dust prevention when processing aggregates on urban construction sites.

Arcosa has acquired recycled aggregates provider Strata Materials in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area for approximately $87 million.

Following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and the subsequent reopening of construction sites and supply chains, construction product manufacturers have reported a rebound in the third quarter of 2020, pointing to early signs of a V-shaped recovery.