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Breedon, a major vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, continued its impressive growth trajectory in the first half of 2023.

Cemex has completed a series of successful road safety educational events for primary school children based near its main UK cement plant in Rugby, Warwickshire, central England.

US construction starts fell 9% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential starts led the downturn, falling 14%. Nonbuilding starts fell 9%, and residential starts lost 4% 

Global conveyor belt and rubber parts manufacturer Smiley Monroe has recently announced the move to a four-day week across its Northern Ireland production facilities.

Construction work has got underway to install a new multi-million-pound system at Cauldon Cement Plant in Stoke-on-Trent, England, which will improve performance and reduce emissions at the site.

Electromobility, hydrogen fuel cells, digital solutions and heavy-duty power will be the focus of an innovative display by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) – demonstrating that the quarry of the future is just around the corner.

Metso has signed an agreement to acquire Brouwer Engineering, a privately owned Australian company specialising in automation, control systems, and electrical solutions for bulk material handling solutions.

TITAN Group has launched a Venture Capital initiative to foster innovation within the construction ecosystem. Through this initiative, the group aims to invest up to $40 million in the medium term and forge partnerships to bolster its growth strategy.

SigmaRoc, the London-headquartered specialist quarried materials group, has posted strong first-half-year trading figures to showcase further the resilience of the buy-and-build business’s diversified model.

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment bounced back in June after falling below year-on-year levels in May. Sales in June were over 8% above those in the same month last year, including very strong sales of mini/midi excavators, the most popular product in the UK. As a result, sales in Q2 ended up at 3% above the second quarter last year. 

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, will have a wide range of its machines on show when making its steinexpo debut at the 2023 edition of the exhibition.

Cemex has extended its Vertua portfolio of sustainable products to include a comprehensive range of asphalt solutions. 

Recycled construction materials played a key role in a claimed world-first build, while new and latest building materials processing machines are in demand for recycling applications

Sandvik delivered its ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth in Q2 2023.

Sweden-based tiltrotator and attachment manufacturer engcon has revealed good profitability in its new quarterly and half-year trading figures.

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonisation efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18)

Decarbonising the construction industry has become a key focus for many countries, including Norway, in the quest to achieve the climate goals established in the Paris Agreement (2015). The national government has approved stringent regulations to reduce emissions and limit noise levels in construction sites, particularly in Oslo, the capital city. 

Two major rigid haul truck launches offer much for quarrying customers looking for production gains from their hauling operations. Guy Woodford reports

Metso CEO and president Pekka Vauramo says the Finnish quarrying and mining solutions giant's profitability reached a record level in the second quarter of 2023, driven by a continued improvement in the Minerals segment and solid performances in Aggregates and Metals. 

Cemex's groundbreaking program, Patrimonio Hoy, is celebrating 25 years of transforming people's lives through access to dignified, resilient housing. As of December 2022, Patrimonio Hoy has benefitted 650,000 families, representing over 3 million people.