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The shift toward a circular economy approach is key to the transition towards net zero carbon emissions. At Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), keeping construction machines – and their parts – in action for longer, to maximise their useful life, is a core part of its sustainability ambitions.

Metso has announced the completion of its acquisition of Tedd Engineering, a privately owned UK company specialising in automation, control systems, and electrical solutions for mobile equipment and aftermarket, primarily focusing on the aggregates business.

Heidelberg Materials saw its sales dip across all business lines in the first nine months of 2023 due to the global economic downturn. However, Group revenue for the period rose by a modest 1.8% compared to the same period of 2022 to €16,083 million (€15,802mn 2022).

The Lekatech Electric Hammer is a major advance in hammer design and construction. Lightweight and offering high power but producing low vibrations, it is built for operator comfort, economic use and high productivity. To get the company's electric hammer right before its global launch, Lekatech undertook field trials at the famous Seepsula quarry in Finland using the services of two of Finland's most experienced hammer operators.

The latest quarterly data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) paints a challenging picture for the UK construction industry, with a further deterioration in demand for heavy-side materials over the summer.

A new joint chief executive officer has been announced for the Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) and The Institute of Quarrying (IQ). This further reinforces the long-standing collaboration between the two membership organisations.

Getech, a world-leading locator of subsurface resources, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with US-headquartered Cozairo, a specialist in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and a blue hydrogen project development company.

Denmark’s leading sand specialist has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art ultra fines recovery system, designed and engineered by wet processing experts CDE, for its main site in Addit, north of Brædstrup.

The World Cement Association (WCA) has appointed Wei Rushan as its president, replacing founding president Song Zhiping on his retirement last week.

Alfredo Polti SA is typical of the family businesses working in the natural stone industry in the south of Switzerland – and the secret of its success is a strong foundation. For more than 100 years it has been following the tradition of craftsmanship in the Calanca Valley, yet its way of working and philosophy are anything but outdated, including its choice of quarrying machinery.

The China Aggregates Association (CAA) will hold The 8th China International Aggregates Conference in Shanghai from 5-7 December, 2023.

Caterpillar CEO and chairman Jim Umpleby has thanked the construction, quarrying and mining machine giant's global team for delivering "double-digit top-line growth" and "strong adjusted operating profit margin" in the third quarter of 2023.

Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, has received a very positive reaction from customers and dealers alike, who attended the brand’s first Global Develon Day in South Korea in late September 2023.

High praise from the experts for the new Lekatech Electric Hammer

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has submitted comm

Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired the aggregate assets of Bach & Co. in New York, USA. The assets include a sand & gravel site and additional high-quality reserves within the company's existing Northern New York State footprint.

For screening high-quality silica sand in a sand pit in the administrative district of Sigmaringen in southern Germany, Emil Steidle & Co. placed its trust in the Kleemann mobile screening machine MOBISCREEN MSC 702i EVO with Dual Power.

Epiroc, the Swedish-headquartered, global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, saw its profit, revenues and orders rise in Q3 2023.

The World Cement Association (WCA) has launched its specialist networking platform, The Cement Network, in cooperation with The World Cement Network (WCN).