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Ammann India says it is working with the Indian road fraternity on sustainable asphalt pavement technologies.

Steelike has raised $2,000,000 to meet demand for its ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) from customers in the US.

Chen Wang, co-founder at Steelike, says: “This investment round enables Steelike to accelerate its business and serve more and more customers. Demand for Steelike UHPC in construction projects, especially for highway infrastructure, has been growing and now we’ll be able to effectively scale to meet that demand.”

Minerals industry consultancy MinExp and quarrying awarding organisation EMPI Awards have developed the new Occupational Competence Assessment (OCA), an alternative assessment of competence for mobile plant operators in the extractive & mineral processing industries.

Cemex USA has unveiled a blue heart-shaped concrete monument and courtyard in appreciation of healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic at Orlando Health—Health Central Hospital in Florida.

Cemex says it donated and poured approximately 15 yards of white concrete for the courtyard and a specialty blue concrete to create the light-blue heart monument as a symbol of support for healthcare workers.

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Kemach Equipment has joined the global dealer network of crushing and screening equipment provider McCloskey International, serving South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Botswana.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has expanded its North American dealer network to 75 dealerships with the addition of Don Allison Equipment.

Shaun Galligan, Hyundai district manager-southeast, says Don Allison's “knowledge and experience with compact equipment will be a valuable asset in helping Hyundai become a major player in the Northern Alabama market. Chris Ergle and his team have hit the ground running, already selling a unit prior to even having any inventory”.

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has joined the UK Construction Products Association (CPA) as a new Associate Member.

PowerX Equipment is the new name for aggregates and mineral processing equipment specialist Duo Equipment.

Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) has won exclusive rights to market ASTM C618 Class “F” fly ash at electrical provider PacifiCorp's Huntington power plant in Utah.

SRMG says it will install a new beneficiation facility at Huntington, which will allow it to transform the currently non-marketed material into a consistent fly ash product that will meet the needs of the market. The plant is expected to produce an additional 250,000 tonnes of fly ash from Spring 2021.

Plant machinery auctioneer Euro Auctions is holding an auction at Dromore in Northern Ireland on August 28 and 29.

Indonesia is a crucial nation within the Asia-Pacific regional aggregates sector, offering an abundant wealth of opportunities for aggregates processing equipment manufacturers. But what impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on such a bright picture?

Metso Outotec was created on 1 July 2020, after Metso's global Minerals business was combined with Outotec, a leading provider of process technologies and services for the world's metals and mining, industrial water treatment, alternative energy, and chemical industries. Ahead of the company's official launch, Guy Woodford spoke to Metso Outotec's CEO and president, Pekka Vauramo, and the new venture's aggregates business area president, Markku Simula

UK construction companies signalled a sharp and accelerated expansion of business activity during July, led by another strong increase in house building.

Astec Industries has acquired the Concrete Equipment Company (CON-E-CO) and BMH Systems, two full-line concrete batch plant manufacturers serving customers around the world.

The two North American companies had combined annualised sales in 2019 of approximately US$50m. The acquisitions were funded with cash on hand and will be immediately accretive to EPS. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced the seventh edition of the Florida Building Code (FBC) now references its ACI 562-19 concrete repair code.

The ACI says Florida will reference the ACI 562-19 Code Requirements for the Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures from 31 December.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has launched Equipped to Vote, a US-wide get-out-the-vote campaign to urge the 2.8 million men and women of the industry to register to vote and support pro-manufacturing candidates during the 2020 election.

Bulk materials handling solutions provider Martin Engineering has expanded its UK coverage by partnering with engineering services firm Response Engineering Solutions.

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.

A wide range of machinery and technology is needed to run today’s large, modern aggregates and construction sites, and it comes at a huge cost. So ... why are the best ways to acquire and operate these expensive equipment fleets often overlooked?

Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) has commissioned a blending facility to expand the availability of "Tuscon Pozzolan" in Southern Arizona. 

SRMG says it will use new precision blending equipment to incorporate ASTM C618 Class F fly ash from its supply network with a regionally available ASTM C618 Class N natural pozzolan to create the ASTM C1697 blended product.