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The GCCA (Global Cement & Concrete Association) has produced a powerful video showcasing the importance of concrete to our daily existence.

Breedon Group, a major independent UK and Ireland construction materials business, is resuming clinker production at its two cement plants this month - while also planning to "progressively" reopen some of its other sites over the "coming weeks".

JCB's 'Food for our Communities' initiative has reached a major milestone after the UK-based equipment manufacturer despatched the 10,000th meal from its kitchens for those in need in Staffordshire, central England, during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Tiltrotator and excavator accessories supplier Engcon says its French subsidiary has posted strong sales, surpassing its annual target and ranking third overall in the Engcon Group, behind far more mature markets such as Sweden and Finland.

Smiley Monroe is reopening and resuming all production at a reduced capacity at its sites in Northern Ireland from Tuesday, 5 May 2020 following the Department for the Economy's recent publication of a list of priority business sectors that need to continue to operate during the COVID-19 crisis in Northern Ireland.

The US association of construction and aggregates equipment manufacturers (AEM) says COVID-19 is wiping out demand and disrupting supply chains.

Nine out of 10 U.S. equipment manufacturers say the COVID-19 pandemic has had a very negative impact on the economy, according to a new AEM survey out this week.

At the same time, more than half believe that the virus crisis has had a very negative effect on the industry overall, says AEM.

FLSmidth has announced a rise in orders and revenues for the first quarter of 2020, but tougher times lie ahead says group CEO Thomas Schulz. The Denmark-headquartered global mining and cement industries equipment and engineering services group, which has significant operations in North America, is gearing up for a prolonged period of business disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two interesting case studies have been published for North American quarry managers interested in modernized belt apron conveying. Find out how aggregates companies in Turkey and East China have updated their conveyor systems to achieve greater efficiency and easier maintenance levels.

According to a new report out this week on our sister website, www.aggbusiness.com, Turkey’s recent building boom has led to growing demand for cement, and manufacturers in the country are modernizing their cement production methods.

LafargeHolcim is upbeat about the prospects for the building materials industry to stage a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the second half of the year.

The 11th steinexpo quarry demonstration fair has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UK Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has released the results of a "snapshot survey" it has just conducted among its members on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their production and employment activities.

Mexican cement giant Cemex posted a like-for-like net sales increase of 2% to US$3.1bn in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.

Due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Ritchie Bros. is temporarily holding all its auctions via the internet and the company says it is currently seeing "unprecedented" online participation.

Despite all of its physical locations being closed for the near future, Ritchie Bros. says businesses are continuing to buy equipment at its auctions in great numbers.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has appointed Volvo Construction Equipment Services (VCES) as its mobile crushing and screening dealer in northern California.

The deal will see VCES supply sales and aftermarket support for Sandvik’s full range of mobile crushing and screening equipment north of San Bernardino.

The distributor has more than 30 years of experience in the field and more than 85 specialist staff.

Nine out of 10 U.S. equipment manufacturers say the COVID-19 pandemic has had a very negative impact on the economy. At the same time, more than half believe it has had a very negative effect on the industry overall, according to results of a survey released today by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

In this new video, CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association based in Brussels, Belgium, highlights how innovation is at the heart of the cement industry's efforts to support the European Commission's target of achieving a climate-neutral society by 2050.

Off-highway machine tyre giant BKT has partially restarted output from all its Indian factories, following dialogue with and approval by the local governments of the states where the plants are based.

Blast services specialist EPC-UK is introducing 'Lifelong Learning Live' online webinar courses to its training portfolio.

The Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) Shippensburg site in Pennsylvania, U.S., has become the company's second site to earn zero landfill status.

On World Safety & Health at Work Day, more than 200 representatives of the cement and concrete industry joined GCCA’s (Global Cement & Concrete Association) first global Health and Safety Forum.