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HeidelbergCement saw significant improvement in its sales volumes, revenue, and operating income in Q3 2016 after the German building materials giant’s recent completed acquisition of Italcementi.

Hyundai Heavy Industries has appointed K.Y. Kong as chief operating officer of the Hyundai Construction Equipment division.

The prestigious MPA (Mineral Products Association) Health & Safety Conference and Awards 2016 was taking place today in London, England. Sponsored by Industrial Diagnostics Company, the theme of this year’s event is ‘Inspirational & Effective Leadership’. BBC presenter, Sybil Ruscoe, was due to host proceedings which were taking place at 30 Euston Square in central London.

Forty youngsters from the Rhoose area in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales have been given vital first aid training thanks to Tarmac’s Aberthaw Cement Plant. The children, who are aged 9-18 and members of The Vale Parent Child Homework Support Club, underwent the life skills session after Tarmac donated money to fund the course.

Hanson has entered into an agreement with UK-based logistics firm Wincanton to deliver around half a million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete on its behalf every year.

Afrimat, a leading southern Africa-based open pit mining group that supplies industrial minerals and construction materials, saw its headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months to 31 August 2016 rise by 25.3%. The Group’s revenue (excluding acquisitions) increased by 8.0%, and cash generated from operations increased to R113.7 million ($8.34 million) from R98.9 million ($7.26 million).

Higher restructuring, realignment and acquisition-related costs are said to have contributed to Xylem’s Q3 2016 net income falling 15% year-on-year to US$73 million.

Organisers of the Hillhead Quarry Exhibition, The QMJ Group, have revealed that the biennial showcase for the quarrying and construction industry will take place from 26–28 June 2018 at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, England.

DISA Equipment, trading as Doosan South Africa, the exclusive dealer for Doosan in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana, is targeting the quarrying industry as it seeks to grow the market base for Doosan’s bigger sized excavators, wheeled loaders and articulated haulers.

Just how do you achieve the optimum aggregates worksite? Alexander Proudfoot claims it can deliver this for clients. Angus Maclean, the company’s EVP, Client Delivery Europe, explains how

What if you could improve performance by €1 per tonne in just 6 months, simultaneously in 100+ aggregate sites, even if you think you’ve already optimised everything? You can.

Volvo Construction Equipment claims its new upgraded simulator is the first in the world to allow excavator, wheeled loader and articulated hauler operators to interact in the same virtual environment.

Using genuine data from Volvo CE machines, materials and customer sites, the simulator and its software, it means an excavator, wheeled loader and articulated hauler operator are able to see each other’s movements and work together to complete jobs.

Customers can input a three-dimensional map of their s

Sandvik’s new WE6000i telescopic chute, based on the WE series, has been developed for conveyors with a belt width of less than 800mm.

The equipment, which was recently launched globally, has features that minimise dust emissions, thus boosting the operational efficiency of the site, as well as benefitting the environment of the workplace and surrounding areas.

Sandvik says that minimised dust emissions also means lower clean-up costs, and reduced need for maintenance, service and repair work all ove

Tetsugen buys Sandvik cone crushers

Equipment from Sandvik is helping Japanese company Tetsugen produce aggregates for use in road construction and concrete foundations, Patrick Smith reports.

Japan’s Tetsugen Corporation, which has its headquarters in the central Tokyo district of Chiyoda, has recently acquired two mobile cone crushers and a Doublescreen screening plant from Sandvik.

Originally focusing on coke production after its founding in 1939, the company has developed into one of the leadi

Two years after its acquisition by Volvo Construction Equipment, Terex Trucks is a re-energised company keen to embrace commercial opportunities in what remains a tough global quarrying and mining equipment market. Guy Woodford visited the the firm’s HQ in Motherwell, Scotland to learn more about how it is continuing to adapt to life alongside its Swedish parent company.

LafargeHolcim increased its operating earnings in Q3 2016 – despite sales of CHF 7 billion being 3.1% down on a like-for-like basis compared to the same quarter of 2015.

The building materials giant posted a 10.5% rise in adjusted operating EBITDA, said to be driven by pricing strategy, synergies and disciplined cost management. The company’s income in Q3 2016 was CHF 1.1 billion, with its operating free cash flow up CHF 826 million compared to 2015.

Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim, said: “With the

Hanson’s Shap Beck quarry near Penrith, in the county of Cumbria, North West England is reaping the benefits of increased use of Trimble Loadrite’s state-of-the-art InsightHQ quarry management portal for web browsers and mobile devices. ABE editor Guy Woodford visited the quarry to learn more about how InsightHQ’s sensor, cable and software-based measuring of extraction, processing and load-out is enabling the quarry to maximise its efficiency and performance.

Having claimed to save £152 (€169) a day and

Two careers days organised by the Geological Society and supported by the UK-based Institute of Quarrying (IQ) will provide Geoscience and Earth Science students with the opportunity to unearth the latest career options and talk to industry leaders about how to enter the sector.

The Geological Society Careers & Industry Days take place at the British Geological Survey, in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, central England on Wednesday 9 November 2016 and at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on Wednesday 23 November.

Titan Group, the Greek building materials giant, posted its highest quarterly profit in five years in Q3 2016.

Furthermore, the Group says the first nine months of 2016 saw a significant improvement in its trading performance, reflecting the growth of the U.S. market and the improvement of results in Egypt.

Titan Group’s Q3 2016 profit, after minority interests and the provision for taxes, stood at €112.7 million – up notably from €12 million in Q3 2015. Results were said to be favourably affected by

A new report by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, finds that Egypt’s cement producers could save money and lower greenhouse gas emissions by using waste, so-called alternative fuels, to power their production facilities.

The study, Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels for Egypt’s Cement Industry, assessed the potential for producers to increase the use of alternative fuels and recommend sustainable market solutions. Those alternative fuels include municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, sewage, an

The future looks bright for Kenyan quarry company Aristocrats Concrete Ltd, as Shem Oirere reports.

Quarry operators in East Africa are an optimistic lot as the region’s construction industry continues to show substantial gains in the last five years. And for those in Kenya, a boom in high-rise buildings and expanding Chinese investment has assured quarry operators of better returns, both in the short and medium term.

The skyscrapers that are emerging and altering the skyline of Kenya’s capital, Nairo