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Holcim has signed an agreement to acquire Tensolite, a leading manufacturer of innovative precast and pre-stressed concrete construction systems with $22 million of net sales in 2023 and a strong presence in fast-growing Latin American markets.

As part of its ambitious decarbonisation strategy, Heidelberg Materials France will close its sites in Beffes (Cher) and Villiers-au-Bouin (Indre-et-Loire) as of October 2025.

The achievements to date and the initiatives that will make the Kamari plant in Greece one of the largest fully digitalised and green cement plants in Europe by 2030 have been showcased by the chair of TITAN Group Dimitri Papalexopoulos, the Chair of the Group Executive Committee, Marcel Cobuz, and the general manager of TITAN Cement, Angelos Kalogerakos.

Hitachi Construction Machinery is launching its first zero-emission five-tonne battery-powered excavator in Europe.

The American construction industry had 441,000 job openings on the last day of February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

Lintec & Linnhoff is continuing its global expansion with the sale of its first Lintec asphalt mixing plant in Australia. The Lintec CDP5001M continuous asphalt mixing plant has already completed its first project and has moved on to its next task, fully utilising the benefits of the built-in chassis facilitating fast remobilisation.

The Liebherr Group achieved record revenue of €14.042 billion in 2023. This represents an increase of €1.453 billion, or 11.5%, compared with the previous year.

The Volvo HX04 is the world's first prototype fuel cell articulated hauler and is currently being tested in various customer applications to develop hydrogen technology. The test phase results provide important information about the possibilities offered by hydrogen and fuel cells as Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues its research for future product development programmes.

National nonresidential construction spending declined 1.0% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the US Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualised basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.179 trillion.

Jim Nickolas, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Martin Marietta, has been announced as the next chair of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). Outgoing Chair Seth Hankowski, All States Materials Group, handed off the gavel during a ceremony at the recent 2024 NSSGA Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee (25-27 March).

The choice of screening media has a great impact on the screening process. Making a wrong choice may not only lead to broken cloth and damaged screen structure, but it can also limit performance and therefore reduce output. The right solution can extend the lifetime of the screen and screening media, while at the same time increasing performance.

Epiroc, a Sweden-headquartered major global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, has completed the acquisition of STANLEY Infrastructure, a global manufacturer of excavator attachments and handheld hydraulic tools, from Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Tarmac, a CRH company and a major UK sustainable construction materials player, is offering its customers access to advanced AI-enhanced digital sensors that can help optimise concrete mixes, lower carbon emissions, and reduce on-site construction time.

With the MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO / NEOe mobile impact crusher, Kleemann presents the first member of its new family of compact crushers. The machine is efficient, powerful and extremely flexible – and the NEOe version makes all-electric operation a viable option.

Breedon Group, a leading vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, has acquired Phoenix Surfacing (Phoenix), a leading independent, multi-disciplined surfacing contractor based in the Midlands.

Situated some 90km south of Kuwait City in the Al-Khiran area along the Arabian Gulf, the visionary Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City (SAASC) is a sprawling metropolis of man-made islands and waterways that will eventually house over 250,000 residents.

Considered one of the largest real estate developments in the world, over 3,000 contractors from 20 countries are working 24/7 and to date have delivered five phases of the planned ten-phase project.

Epiroc's class-leading SmartROC C50 surface drill rig is now available in long-feed as well as traditional standard form. This rig combines high penetration rates with superior hole quality—even in the most challenging conditions.

Aggregate Industries has opened a new asphalt plant to serve Staffordshire and the surrounding parts of England's Midlands as part of a £9 million investment.

With the next generation crushers such as Metso’s Nordberg® HP350e™ you can ramp up production, be energy efficient, and have a favorable impact on the environment. Innovation with a reason.

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