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McLanahan has appointed James McShane as its European region sales manager.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has issued the following statement in response to a proposed rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labour on Dec. 14 that would make significant and controversial revisions to the National Apprenticeship System.

TITAN has signed a Grant Agreement with the EU Innovation Fund for IFESTOS, its pioneering carbon capture project in Greece, following its selection in July, in the context of the Fund's third call for large-scale projects. 

CRH and the Barro Group are closing in on acquiring Australian building materials business Adbri.

The World Cement Association's (WCA) Founder and Director, Emir Adiguzel, delivered a groundbreaking keynote speech at the 14th Cement EXPO in Delhi, India, by delving into the complex interplay between globally announced net-zero policies, emission targets and economic realities facing emerging markets in the cement industry.

Rolls-Royce and Deutz AG are in positive discussions for the sale of the off-highway engines business in the lower power range up to 480 kW to Deutz AG for a price in the high double-digit million euros. This relates to diesel engines and engine systems using Daimler technology, which are developed and manufactured by Daimler Truck AG for Rolls-Royce Power Systems to its specifications and used mainly in agricultural vehicles and construction machinery, not in rolling stock or in military vehicles.

The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies, will support Heidelberg Materials with €191 million to develop a unique CCS value chain at the German Geseke cement plant.

Epiroc has agreed to acquire STANLEY Infrastructure, a global manufacturer of excavator attachments and handheld hydraulic tools, from Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Safeguarding hauler productivity is vital when operating in low temperatures, and Rokbak has addressed the unique challenges posed by winter weather conditions.

Compact crushing and screening equipment provider EvoQuip is set to participate in the highly anticipated Future Minerals Forum on January 10-11, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Holcim has launched Phoenix, a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge built with 10 tons of recycled materials, at its Innovation Hub in Europe.

The World Cement Association (WCA) has endorsed global government efforts to advance low-carbon cement and concrete production, announced at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.

A Lintec CC3000D containerised concrete mixing plant has helped bring Poland’s A18 highway up to modern requirements.

Epiroc has launched a Grey line drill bits range specifically developed for European quarrying and surface construction drilling conditions.

The US construction industry added 2,000 jobs on net in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 200,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6%.

Construction materials group GRS has acquired startup ground stabilisation and enabling works contractor Soil Science in a multimillion-pound deal.

Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim group, is further strengthening its sustainable cement offering for London and the South East as it breaks ground on a nine-acre facility in a prime location on the River Thames.

For the first time, a deal has been made at COP – the UN climate summit, which agrees to countries moving away from the use of fossil fuels. The agreement was reached after days of negotiations in Dubai. The text recognises the need for deep, rapid and sustained reductions if humanity is to limit temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.