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The full impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy is expected to spell uncertainty for the construction industry according to the Construction Products Association (CPA), despite the government putting the industry at the front and centre of its recovery plans.

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...

Sandvik Asia is supporting a project to provide help for low income people impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

The International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) has cancelled its Explosives and Blasting Technique conference in Florida next year following uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

The ISEE says the board came to this decision after considerable research into the viability of hosting a quality conference under the prevailing conditions.

Construction materials supplier Boral has formed a five-year partnership with the University of Technology Sydney to accelerate the product innovation, research, development and commercialisation of low carbon concrete.

The partnership has resulted in the establishment of the UTS Boral Centre for Sustainable Building at UTS Tech Lab, bringing academia and industry together to research and innovate sustainable building technologies.

Portable power solutions for quarrying industry customers are getting greener and embracing new technology.

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and Commercial Boat Operators Association (CBOA) have shown support for the planning application for a new sand and gravel quarry near Stanley Ferry in Yorkshire, UK.

Komatsu Australia chief executive officer and managing director Sean Taylor has won the Institute of Quarrying’s 2020 Caernarfon Award for his campaign to encourage diversity in the company.​

Indian OTR (off the road) tyre manufacturing giant Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) is working on long term strategies and the expansion of customer support services to increase its presence in both the competitive and volatile Indian and wider global OTR markets.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has expressed support for the successful mark-up of the Water Resources Development Act 2020 (WRDA).

In a statement issued online, NSSGA vice president of government and regulatory affairs Michele Stanley says: “We appreciate the efforts of Transportation & Infrastructure Committee chairman DeFazio, ranking member Graves, water subcommittee chairman Napolitano, ranking member Westerman and their staffs for introducing and passing the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA).

A UCLA (The University of California, Los Angeles) research team has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the development of a process that can convert carbon dioxide emissions into construction materials.

INMALO, a supplier of hydraulic excavator attachments in the United Kingdom, has signed a cooperation agreement with Steelwrist for the supply of fully automatic couplers and attachment interfaces.

Greenline Engineered Recycling Solutions from Terex Washing Systems (TWS) are designed to lower barriers to entry into the wash recycling processing market. The long running heritage of TWS, its pioneering experience and tailored solutions enable you to wash more and waste less.

Construction and infrastructure company Aggregate Industries has launched the ProLay system offering asphalt solutions tailored to specific applications.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the UK Government's publication of the first register of businesses and sites registered for the Aggregates Levy.

Volvo CE has partnered with professional futurists to gather their forecasts for the industries that its customers work in, including construction, mining and infrastructure. The construction equipment manufacturer has also partnered with students from the Columbia College of Hollywood to animate these visions of the future.

Summit Materials, which describes itself as "a vertically integrated construction materials company,"grew its net revenue by 4.1% year-on-year to $575.2 million in the second quarter of 2020.

Aggregates volumes increased 2.6% during the same period and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increased 14.1% to $160.2 million.

Mining permits would be automatically approved if municipalities delay making a decision for longer than 180 days, says a report out this week on Fox17online.com.

A bill introduced to the Michigan state senate in 2019 could limit the ability that local municipalities currently have to deny permits to proposed mining and aggregates operations.

According to the Fox17online report: "Supporters of Senate Bill 431, sponsored by Senator Adam Hollier, say it will drive down construction costs in Michigan.

The organisers of steinexpo, which has been rescheduled from this year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, say that around 85% of exhibitors registered for the 2020 event have already indicated they will participate next year.

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