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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced the 2015 recipients of its grassroots advocacy awards for companies that have reached the highest level of activity in its I Make America campaign. A new Legacy longevity award joins the campaign’s Pillar of the Industry recognition program.

I Make America is AEM’s signature program to build grassroots support and advocate for pro-manufacturing policies that create and sustain jobs across America.

“It’s more important than ever that our el

HeidelbergCement's revenue rose by 3% to €3.61 billion in the third quarter of 2015.

The weakening of the Euro against numerous currencies had a €162m positive effect on the company’s revenue. Operating income before depreciation improved by 8% to €865 million and operating income rose by 8% to €675 million.

Besides the price increases in key core markets and the successful implementation of the margin improvement programmes in the aggregates business line, in particular, the low cost of fuels also

Egypt's Suez Cement, the country's largest listed cement maker by market value, said it made a net loss of US$6.23 million (EGP 50 million) in Q3 2015, compared with a net profit of $6.45 million (EGP 52 million) a year earlier, Reuters reports.

Revenue fell to $146.15 million (EGP 1.177 billion) in the three months ending September 30 from $179.06 million (EGP 1.442 billion), it said.

CW Research has launched its price assessment series for the global cement and clinker market. The Cement and Clinker Price Assessment is based on a continuous dialog with market participants and using a formal methodology, product series offers pricing insights for three regions, covering seven distinct cement and clinker price markers. Additionally, a focused price assessment product will cover the niche oil well cement segment.

“Our interactions with traders, cement producers and other stakeholders in

Ghana-based Western Diamond Cement Company has started cement production in the country’s western region. The company says its high-quality product will give a choice to developers and builders in the construction sector. Although production has begun, the US$55 million cement factory will be fully completed by end-2015. Situated between Kofi Nti and Bokro, work on the cement plant began in August 2012.

Martin Marietta Materials, the US-based heavy construction materials firm, posted US$117.5mn profit in July-September 2015, a marked upturn against a $53.7 million profit the previous year. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s revenue in the three-month period stood at $1.08 billion, up 7.9%, while sales in its aggregates business increased from $917.9 million to $1 billion. The revenue and profit growths were boosted by the recently concluded the $420 million sale of Martin Marietta Materials

The US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has revealed the two 2015 inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame, which recognises and celebrates outstanding individuals in the off-road equipment industry, and their legacy of innovation, service and leadership.

Hundreds of industry leaders, executives and advocates celebrated and honoured the achievements of Jon Kinzenbaw of Kinze Manufacturing, headquartered in Williamsburg, Iowa and Joe MacDonald of MacDon Industries Ltd, based in Winnipeg, Man

Eternit Baltic, a Lithuanian construction materials producer, has begun the construction of its new fibre cement factory in the northern Lithuanian town of Naujoji Akmene. The factory, which will employ at least 50 people in three years, will produce fibre cement weatherboards. Eternit Baltic was formerly a subsidiary of Belgium's Etex Group.

The Portuguese holding company Semapa, whose commercial interests include the cement sector, recorded exports of €1.17 billion in the first nine months of 2015, accounting for 74.5% of its turnover which stood at €1.57 billion - an increase of 6% compared to the same period of 2014. The company’s ebitda, which consolidates the business of Secil and Supremo (cement), Portucel (paper) and ETSA (environment), increased by 21% to €361.1 million. Profits dropped by 17.7% to €65.9 million.

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has unveiled a number of new products including a brand new line of conveyors. The self-powered, diesel hydraulic tracked. AggreStac conveyor will be available in three versions, the 50FT, 65FT and 80FT, which offer full hydraulic set-up with no crane required, containerised and track-in/track-out. With 400mm dual speed tracks as standard the AggreStac is said to offer speed and control during installation across any terrain, while with different scraper and secondary guarding op

Leif Magnusson, president of CLAAS Global Sales Americas, will be the 2016 chair of the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Other new 2016 officers and directors have been elected to the AEM board of directors and AG and CE Sector Boards. Magnusson’s fellow officers will be AEM vice chair Michael A. Haberman, president, Gradall Industries; AG chair Jim Walker, vice president Case IH NAFTA, CNH Industrial; CE chair Michael A. Haberman, president, Gradall Industries; treasurer Göran Lindgre

A new Cemex wharf has been officially opened in Dagenham, Southeast England, providing the closest aggregate production north of the river to central London. The processing plant can produce 500,000tonnes/year with capacity for more, most of which will go into concrete for construction in England’s capital city.

Deutz, the German construction equipment diesel engine manufacturer, saw its new orders for the first nine months of 2015 reach €932.9 million - down 13.4% on the €1.076.8 billion reported a year earlier.

Sandvik Construction will not be exhibiting at bauma, Munich in April 2016. In a statement released today, the Swedish-headquartered crushing and screening equipment manufacturing giant’s president, Dinggui Gao, said: “The reason for this decision is due to our continuing strategy of focusing on the real needs and requirements of our customers. This will be reflected in more locally oriented activities which will bring us closer to the local needs of our customers, wherever they operate in the world.”

US-based construction materials firm Vulcan Materials has reported third-quarter net income of US$123.8 million. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company had net income of 91 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 95 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 95 cents per share.

Vulcan Materials posted revenue of $1.0

Euro Auctions was today putting up more than 350 lots of used construction equipment at its latest on-site and online auction in Brisbane, Australia.

Large and mini excavators, wheeled loaders, dozers, dump trucks and motor graders were among models up for grabs during the event at a site off Main Beach Road, in the eastern Brisbane suburb of Pinkenba. The machines available were from globally renowned brands such as Caterpillar, Sany, Hitachi and John Deere.

Including a special consignment of mining

CNH Industrial, whose Construction Equipment division includes the Case Construction Equipment brand, has once again been acknowledged as a global leader for its actions and strategies in fighting climate change.

The Company has been included in the Climate ‘A’ List by CDP, the international not-for-profit organisation that provides the claimed only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share essential environmental information.

Hope Construction Materials and DB Schenker Rail UK have laid firm foundations for their future partnership by signing a five-year contract for the transport of aggregates from Hope’s Dowlow quarry near Buxton, county Derbyshire to ten locations across Britain.

The two companies celebrated by further cementing their relationship when DB Schenker Rail UK’s Class 60 locomotive (60044) was named Dowlow, in honour of Hope’s Dowlow site.

The naming ceremony was performed by DB Schenker Rail UK CEO Geoff Sp

Terex has successfully installed its first MJ47 Modular Plant at the Hanson Flagstaff Gully Quarry in Lindisfarne, Tasmania. The module included hopper wings, extended hopper and discharge conveyor and a rock breaker structure with walkways. The entire Module was said to be easily transported in 40 shipping containers direct to site, where a small three-man team from Terex Jaques, assembled the modular station on-site over a three-week period.

The 350tonnes/hour MJ47 Modular Plant has been designed to me

Bruno Garabos, CEO of gypsum company Garabos Frères, has become the new French gypsum and insulation trades union UMPI president.

He replaces Philippe Caillol, while Patrick Laye, head of the gypsum company, is his vice-president.

It is reported that Garabos aims to check the downward spiral of the quality of products and pull prices up as they have gone down by 5% to 10%.

Moreover, training of young people will also be a priority, as the sector has lost 30,000 trainees in eight years.

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