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As the authorised dealer for Belgium, Interparts will be showing a wide range of products from Develon, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, for the first time in Belgium at the Matexpo exhibition. 

Building materials provider Holcim has been named one of Fast Company’s 2023 “100 Best Workplaces for Innovators”.

As part of its decarbonisation strategy, Heidelberg Materials is pioneering a large-scale closed-loop recycling project called CIRCO₂BETON. As a first in France, the company will install an industrial-scale selective separation platform at its Achères quarry near Paris, where demolished concrete will be crushed using novel processes and separated into its components: sand, aggregates, and recycled concrete paste (RCP).

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has launched five new claimed industry-leading lithium-ion Energy Storage Systems (ESS) models. The new units are said to take modular energy storage to a new level, expanding the spectrum of suitable applications and providing customers with increased options for power. 

Cemex programmes across ten locations worldwide have earned the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) Conservation Certification. 

UK-based building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has helped a West Highlands rugby team represent Scotland in a global amateur competition.

There are numerous challenges to be faced within the French aggregates and quarrying and construction equipment markets, but good sales opportunities remain. Guy Woodford reports

UK-based Quarry Manufacturing and Supplies (QMS) has recently finalised a bespoke sand and gravel plant for building materials giant Cemex. 

Cemex represented the cement and concrete sector at the latest meeting of the UK Government’s high-level Net Zero Council, which took place at Artillery House in Whitehall, London, yesterday.

Komatsu will be 'in the thick of it' at steinexpo 2023 from 23-26 August at the Mitteldeutsche Hartstein-Industrie quarry in Homberg/Nieder-Ofleiden.

Keeping the plant running is never easy. Parts can wear out and bring production to a stop. How can you be better prepared?

Holcim Group-owned LEC has selected Italian firm Turboden for the installation of a waste heat recovery system at its cement plant in Fujairah, UAE.

Derbyshire, central England-based Longcliffe Quarries has invested significantly in a second drill rig for its calcium carbonates quarrying operation, delivering major improvements in efficiency and sustainability.

An eye-catching alternative-fuel advance for quarrying-application-compatible excavators and how a leading global manufacturer’s wheeled loaders are a big fuel saver for a longstanding German building materials producer

US construction industry employment increased by 23,000 in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of new data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment has risen by 198,000 jobs since June 2022, an increase of 2.6%, to 7.947 million. 

The Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials (AUCBM) has been announced as an official partner for the upcoming CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition.

European cement association CEMBUREAU, in collaboration with WindEurope, EuCIA, EBI, Cefic UP/VE, Cefic Epoxy Europe, and Glass Fibre Europe, has released a position paper highlighting the important role cement co-processing can play in treating end-of-life composite materials.

Metso is helping Swedish company Kross & Maskin i Kisa future-proof its successful aggregates business

Cemex has launched a dedicated plug-in for the Building Information Modelling (BIM) REVIT software used for designing and managing construction projects. Cemex’s tool will enable architects and engineers to identify the best Cemex products and solutions for their work, highlighting those that are particularly innovative and more sustainable.

HD Hyundai Infracore CEOs Young-cheul Cho and Seung-hyun Oh have opened a new business entity (Hyundai Infracore Asia - HDIA) and parts distribution center (PDC) in Indonesia to expand growth and increase presence in the Asian market with its new construction equipment brand, DEVELON.