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Construction equipment giant JCB has reached agreement with the GMB union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard shop floor positions across its UK operations.

Komatsu is re-branding its dealer and distributor locations in North America as “Komatsu” to reflect their inclusion in the company's global footprint.

Komatsu says the move will provide customers with access to additional equipment and parts inventory, as well as greater service and support resources.

Sales territories for the renamed branches remains the same, as do all equipment lines sold and services provided.

Keestrack's global distribution manager Michael Brookshaw is standing down after five years helping to enlarge the company's distribution network.

The mobile crushing and screening company says all sales and distributors will now be managed by CEO Frederik Hoogendoorn.

Keestrack's press and marketing activities will still be handled by marketing manager Marcel Kerkhofs.

Kerkhofs said: “I want to thank Michael for bringing Keestrack to the next level."

Superior Industries has developed a new range of Fusion Modular Platforms for crushing, sorting, sizing and washing applications.

Mark Crooks, product manager at Superior Industries, says: “Our plant designs are scalable and can easily expand with a developing customer site.

"Producers can quickly expand capabilities as finances allow, application needs change and as their market develops.”

“Overwhelmingly, our customers said they want scalability and flexibility in these modular offerings,” he says.

Conveyor belt expert Leslie David examines causes and solutions for belts that need replacing prematurely due to surface wear

LafargeHolcim is ramping up its cooperation with Solidia Technologies to reduce CO₂ across its value chain. With this announcement, the French-Swiss building materials giant's collaboration with the US-based cement and concrete technology company, which began in 2013, is formally agreed until 2025, with an option to extend.

Completing the suite of documents and resources aimed at supporting members, the UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) is now launching its 'COVID-19 Operational Guidance' document, together with a series of posters to assist members in getting their locations COVID secure.

Concrete and aggregates product company Dyckerhoff Basal’s Netherlands operation, Dyckerhoff Basal Nederlands BV, is said to be benefiting from using a variety of efficiency-boosting Command Alkon technology solutions.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is to host virtual technical presentations following the cancellation of its convention in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

ACI says those attending the virtual presentations from 1-3 June will receive 20 hours of specialised knowledge regarding concrete materials, design, construction and repair.

They will also receive continuing education units and a certificate of completion for the technical presentations they attend, the institute adds.

The ACI University presentations will include:

The Sunrock Group has acquired a quarry with 1,400 acres of aggregates reserves from Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos, via its North American business unit Canada Building Materials/St. Mary's Cement.

Sunrock says acquiring the quarry in Ontario's Burnt River will allow it to supply high-quality construction materials to the Greater Toronto Area.

Metso is launching a new cone crusher which it says offers improved kinematics, a raised pivot point and an increase in power to create a 15% capacity increase.

The Nordberg HP900 Series cone crusher also comes with a new lubrication system to help support the new performance level.

The first two Komatsu HD605-8 dump trucks equipped with Metso Truck Bodies have been delivered to a porphyry quarry in Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
The deliveries by Metso distributor BIA Group are the first to be made in Central Europe and come exactly one year after the launch of the Metso Truck Body at the bauma 2019 exhibition in Munich, Germany.

The first steps in relaxing South Africa's national coronavirus lockdown will allow critical supplies of cement and construction material to reach specified markets.

Machinery manufacturer Liebherr has approved Continental EM-Master tyres in the E3/L3 and E4/L4 variants for its wheeled loader portfolio.

The OEM solutions division of Spanish multinational Cojali has announced a technology collaboration with Hidromek, the Turkish construction and quarrying equipment manufacturer.

The use of Cat Job Site Solutions to monitor the performance and health of a large Caterpillar fleet at Poland’s biggest quarry is producing healthy productivity and efficiency gains for Lafarge Poland.

After suspending operations for a period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Terex resumed production at a reduced capacity at all its sites in Northern Ireland - Omagh, Dungannon, Campsie and Ballymoney - from Monday 18 May 2020.

Terex has unveiled its new ProStack range which offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to address the needs of the bulk material handling and product stockpiling industries.

Metso, the Finland-headquartered crushing and screening solutions provider, is introducing a new global webinar series 'Packed with Performance' with dedicated streams for mining and aggregates customers.

The webinar series will cover topics related to customer challenges, processes, and applications in these industries.

The first session begins this week on Wednesday May 20 2020.

Global aggregates and building materials heavyweight HeidelbergCement has made an encouraging start to 2020 – with operating results up 4% and COVID-19 triggered expense reductions of €1bn targeted via the company’s COPE action plan.