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For nearly 40 years, family-owned business Campbell Contracts has been extracting sand and gravel from its Letterbailey quarry in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. More recently, in response to market demand, the company commenced blasting to increase the supply of its sand, gravel, decorative gravel, crushed rock, rock fill and screened topsoil.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is celebrating quarterly earnings record earnings, alongside its continued investment in sustainable change.

In New Zealand, Rokbak RA40 articulated haulers supplied by long-time machine partner Porter Group are in Atlas Quarries' fleet at its tough, steep site.

Epiroc, a global market manufacturer of drill rigs and hydraulic breakers for the quarrying and mining industries, has posted record quarterly revenues and order intake.

Cemex has proudly announced its recent recognition from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for its outstanding commitment to environmental conservation programs across 10 locations worldwide. 

Chinese off-highway major LiuGong had a strong presence at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, with trade media at the manufacturer's well-attended press conference hearing about a strong growth strategy reaping dividends in North America and beyond

Having written multiple reports about on- and off-road powertrains, I’m now in a good position to reflect on the differences as we launch our latest Off-Highway Powertrain report.

14Trees, a Holcim joint venture with British International Investment, the UK's development finance institution, has launched Iroko: the first commercial construction 3D printer made in Africa.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and consultants WAP Sustainability have taken a major step towards greener construction for the industry by launching on-demand Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for concrete producers in North America. The new EPD on-demand service will enable concrete producers to quickly, accurately and cost-effectively produce verified EPDs of their products. 

In partnership with concrete, asphalt and aggregate recycling firm Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR), CDE is hosting an open house event to showcase the company’s largest construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant in Canada.

Holcim has been selected for three grants from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund for breakthrough Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France and Croatia. The projects were selected for their highly scalable profile, mature technologies and advanced partnerships to advance the EU's Green Deal, putting clean technologies to work for a net-zero future.

With no massive infrastructure projects on the horizon, the South African construction sector has endured a protracted downturn in the past decade. To run profitable operations in such a low-margin business environment, Danoher Group is championing operational efficiencies at its Bloemspruit Quarry. Adopting new technologies is at the centre of improved product quality, increased productivity, reduced overheads and, more importantly, improved efficiencies

Power Systems, part of distributed energy solutions provider Kohler Energy, has launched Conscious Care maintenance programme.

The world's cement makers are working hard to decarbonise the industry. As ABI contributing editor Shem Oirere highlights, many West African producers are playing their part in creating a greener cement future. 

The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies, has selected Heidelberg Materials' pioneering GeZero Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project for Grant Agreement Preparation. As part of the project, a completely new concept and operational design will be implemented in the company's German cement plant in Geseke. 

Cemex has recognised the winner of its 2022 technology and science Förderpreis Beton competition in a dedicated ceremony held in Gdansk, Poland.

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, has visited a state-of-the-art construction and demolition wash plant run by NRE Aggregates, part of regeneration business Peel L&P.

Employers across the UK Quarrying, Mining and Mineral Products sector are being urged to take part in the biggest Labour Market Information Survey (LMIS) since 2019 to provide current data on the state of the mineral products industry in terms of skills, training, and qualifications.