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Sand is the world's most consumed natural resource after air and water but, crucially, it is finite and this looming crisis remains little discussed. Recovering and recycling sand and aggregates from construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste represents a potential solution to the world's rapidly depleting sand resources. Article by Eunan Kelly, head of business development for C&D waste recycling at CDE.

Construction company Sunroc has acquired Depatco’s assets in a move which expands its product offering and presence into Eastern Idaho.

Depatco's services include nine gravel pits throughout Idaho and Wyoming. The construction company also offers services in grading, asphalt paving, concrete paving, utilities, and sand and gravel.

The global undercarriage components market for mining, construction and agriculture and forestry-application excavators, dozers, track loaders, and crawler cranes is expected to be valued at around US$9.5bn by 2030, according to a new study by India-based business market research consultancy Fact.MR.

Doosan Infracore Europe has launched the new 43 tonne DX420LC-7 crawler excavator.

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced a change to its leadership team due to the planned retirement of David Hoffman, its director of worldwide marketing, sales and customer support.

Mine and quarry site operators have never had more choice when it comes to efficient and environmentally friendly dewatering equipment solutions, backed up by quality aftermarket support.

Scottish quarrying and construction materials company Tillicoultry Quarries has covered the full cost of materials needed for the resurfacing of the road entrance and car park at Strathcarron Hospice.

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce, whose Power Systems business unit features MTU-branded diesel engines used in a wide variety of construction, mining and quarrying machinery, reported a pre-tax loss of £5.3bn for H1 2020.

The first shipment of aggregate has been delivered by GRS’s Rail Stone Solutions venture to HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, central England.

Motion Industries (MI) has acquired RC Hydraulics, a Canadian-based supplier of hydraulic products and services and F&L Industrial Solutions, a distributor of T-slotted aluminum extrusion components.

Randy Breaux, Motion's president, says: “TRC gives us the opportunity to expand our hydraulics business in the Atlantic Canada markets. And with its aluminum extrusion niche, F&L will nicely supplement our MI automation solutions group.”

The ACI Foundation’s concrete research council is accepting proposals from concrete research projects until 1 December.

Proposal and funding parameters include:

South African surface mining industry association ASPASA says its members, who supply sand and aggregates as well as ready-mix concrete to the construction industry, are alarmed at the lack of responsibility taken for concrete used on construction sites.

Equipment rental firm Ken Pink Plant Hire has purchased two more Volvo Construction Equipment A25G articulated haulers for its plant hire fleet.

The West of England company says it sticks to a rigid change out programme to keep its fleet fresh and up to date. The latest two additions are replacing a pair of two year old Volvo A25Gs and join a third truck purchased last year, along with a thirty-eight tonne Volvo EC380E excavator.

The World Cement Association is holding a webinar entitled “M&A Trends & Outlook in a Post-COVID Environment” on September 2.

Cedarapids is introducing the new CRC320 plant featuring the TG320 300hp bushing cone crusher with an exceptionally large feed opening.

UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has voiced concerns that Breedon Group's acquisition of CEMEX UK assets could reduce competition.

Epiroc’s new generation, quarrying and mining application-suited SmartROC D50, and SmartROC D55 surface drill rigs are now updated to give drillers even more intelligent features and options over those already included on the models.

In its high-quality quarrying work, SH-Jura Steinbruch relies on the superior power of the new Cat 982M wheeled loader equipped with a ripper tooth.

Antonios Antoniou, CEO of Vassiliko Cement Works, Cyprus, talks about COVID-19 and its impacts with Ian Riley, CEO of the World Cement Association

Bruks Siwertell has launched a brand identity designed to reflect the capabilities of its bulk handling and wood chipping products and services.

The company says its new logo will represent both the Bruks and Siwertell brands in all future communications.