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Lafarge has set up a Roads and Networks infrastructure division, headed by Stéphanie Minnebois, as part of its strategic reorganisation which has led to the creation of four major divisions.

The Roads and Networks infrastructure division of the globally renowned French construction materials group will focus on five areas of activity: water management, the planning and enhancement of outdoor spaces, the creation and maintenance of roadways, the creation of embankments, and the development and improvement

The acquisition of 1.312 billion shares in Ashaka Cement has been completed by Lafarge Africa, according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

The US$190.23 million (NGN 30.95 billion) deal is part of the ongoing merger of Lafarge Group’s South African and Nigerian assets. The deal was executed as an off-market trade. The seller of the Ashaka Cement shares are Lafarge Nigeria (United Kingdom).

PPC Zimbabwe said it will become the leading cement producer in Zimbabwe by constructing a 100tonne/hour manufacturing plant in the country’s capital, Harare. The ambitious company recently revealed it had secured approval for the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). According to PPC, the US$80 million plant is scheduled for completion by March 2016.

Cemex will be able to buy Holcim’s Spanish assets after the deal was approved by the European Commission, marking a key step towards the earmarked US$50 billion creation of Lafarge-Holcim.

Holcim assets comprise plants and quarries dedicated to the production and supply of cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and mortar in Spain. The Commission believe the major acquisition does not raise competition concerns since the merged entity will continue to face sufficient competition from its rivals in all

The Italians are world renowned for their sense of fashion, style and quality as typified by sleek cars, smart clothes and food and wine.
Such qualities have often been moulded into a brand, and so it is with another highly prized product that can be found 60km north of the city of Pisa, famous for its ancient leaning tower, writes Patrick Smith.
From a distance it looks as though the mountains in the region are covered in snow but as you get closer you can see that the effect is the result quarrying for

The new Cat M Series 3 motor graders—12M3, 140M3, 160M3 and their all-wheel-drive (AWD) counterparts—bring the latest emissions reduction technology to the claimed most durable, productive and comfortable graders on the market. The new models offer greater fuel efficiency, more operator comfort and safety features, as well as enhanced serviceability.

Cat M Series graders also all meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV emissions standards using emission reduction technology designed to be transparent, wit

Global attachment specialist Miller UK has broken new ground with the addition of a hydraulic breaker to its attachments product range.

“The new hydraulic breaker is yet another industry-leading product innovation that sets Miller apart from the competition in terms of technical capabilities, quality and reliability,” says Brendan Quill, sales and marketing director for Miller UK.

Operating weights of the breakers range from 55kg (MGB0060) to 7,000kg (MGB7000), and the carrier class from 0.5-1.5tonn

LiuGong presented its new E-Series excavator machines to the Dutch public for the first time at the recent Technische Kontakt Dagen (TKD) show in Almere.

Hansan Construction, the dealer of LiuGong machines in the Netherlands, demonstrated the new 922E, 925E and 930E E-Series machines.

Hans van der Heijden, Sales Director of Hansan Construction, said he was pleased with the response to the new machines, particularly given the scale of established European competition.

“As with any new manufacturer o

Chicago Pneumatic (CP) has expanded its portfolio of generators with the launch of a new 50Hz and 60Hz stationary range.

The robust and reliable CPSG stationary generators are designed for excellent durability, and incorporate user-friendly features that make them easy for contractors to position, operate and maintain on work sites throughout the world.

The new CPSG stationary generators are based on a frame-and-canopy design, making them ideal for a wide variety of stationary applications within th

An Australian quarry operator has stayed with the Rammer brand by purchasing another 4099 breaker for a hard rock quarry application.
WA Limestone is a family-owned company that has been operating for over 40 years, and is now one of the largest suppliers of granite armour stone, magnetite, quarry and construction aggregates, road construction materials, and marine infrastructure in Western Australia.
As part of an ongoing growth, the company has expanded its fleet of Rammer hammers with the new 4099, bou

John Deere has upgraded three models in its G-Series excavator line, the 250G LC, 350G LC and 380G LC. All are equipped with a powerful Final Tier 4 engine and meet the strictest emissions standards.

“By adding an arsenal of new features, as well as design and functionality improvements, we were able to offer customers an excavator that increases performance and productivity, without compromising on sightlines and service access,” says Mark Wall, excavator product marketing manager, John Deere Constructi

Terex Washing Systems (TWS), which recently gave world premieres to two new models, says it is responding to increased washing enquiries and demand in the Gulf region. A Gulf region sales manager provides a dedicated line of support for both the TWS distributor network and customers. The five dedicated distributors are in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, UAE and Qatar.

To date TWS says it has installed a number of static, modular and mobile plants in the Gulf region, which are processing crushed quarry ston

CDE Global says it has embarked on a new phase of development with the launch of a new R2500 dry screening plant.

The R2500 is a static primary screening unit said to be capable of processing over 500tonnes/hour in quarrying, recycling and mining operations. It seamlessly integrates into an existing or new washing system and ensures an increase in efficiency immediately. The R2500 is electric, resulting in a substantial saving in fuel costs and a quieter, more environmentally-friendly operation.

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A leading UK ground stabilisation specialist has purchased a bespoke JCB long reach excavator, said to have already boosted productivity on a complex ground engineering project in Jersey.

Based in Chesterfield, county Derbyshire, UK, CAN Geotechnical is a specialist in solutions for failing rock faces, soil slopes and retaining walls. It’s new JCB JS260 LC excavator with long reach boom and dipper configuration delivers a reach of 18.3m and a maximum capacity at the end of the dipper of 830kg.

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A quarry in South Korea is building up its equipment fleet as demand for new roads and other infrastructure linked to the country’s staging of the 2018 Winter Olympics has created huge commercial opportunities for national aggregates sector firms. Guy Woodford reports

A popular South Korean holiday destination thanks to its picturesque landscape, golf courses and woodland, Wonju’s beauty is not just skin deep: the city is part of a region boasting mineral-rich ground and is a haven for extracting granite

Lafarge and Holcim have reportedly been shown the green light from the Competition Commission of Singapore to merge their local operations.

AsiaOne Business website writes that the merger, with Holcim acquiring Lafarge's entire issued share capital, will result in Holcim being renamed LafargeHolcim.

Holcim (Singapore) and Lafarge Cement Singapore overlap in the manufacture and supply of ready-mixed concrete. They also supply grey cement, used to produce mortar and concrete, here.

MIRO, the national aggregates federation, now represents about 1,600 companies with 27,000 employees running 3,200 extraction sites, a rise from 1,300 operators with 2,100 sites. These produce, in the main, primary raw gravel and sand, of which about 253 million tonnes were produced in 2011 (the most recent figures found), and natural stone at 229 million tonnes. Together these alone represented about €1.5 billion.

Industries other than construction, such as iron and steel production and processing, gla

JCB Germany has announced its biggest single investment ever as the company prepares to celebrate 50 years of trading in the vital market.

The firm will build a new €25 million headquarters for JCB Germany on a site double the size of its existing facility in Cologne. Work on the new premises will begin later this year and the new HQ will open in 2015 – just as JCB Germany marks the 50th anniversary of its foundation in 1965.

JCB chairman Lord Bamford said, “Germany is Europe’s biggest single constr

Concern and optimism don’t usually go hand in hand, but both seem apparent in the huge quarrying and heavy construction markets of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In a recent interview, Komatsu CEO Tetsuji Ohashi said the world’s second largest OEM’s sales in China dropped dramatically in April and May 2014, with delays to the start of a number of major construction projects likely to see the firm missing its annual China sales target. More encouragingly, though, Ohashi believes the nadir for mining machi

Walking around the Hillhead 2014 exhibition at the Lafarge Tarmac quarry in Buxton, in the heart of the UK’s Peak District, I was struck by the amount of new equipment and technology available for the quarrying and heavy construction sector. As well as offering plenty to illustrate how OEMs had listened to their customers’ repeated calls for models offering more working efficiencies, higher productivity and longer uptime, exhibitors and visitors at the world’s biggest working quarry-based show were full of