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UK-based OCL Regeneration is growing rapidly, with its road repair-sourced low-carbon materials for further highway work in big demand. Guy Woodford spoke to the company's managing director, Stuart Gready, about the firm's eye-catching progress and long-term plans.

Dr Pascal Peduzzi is the director of UNEP/GRID-Geneva, a Switzerland-based centre of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Peduzzi heads up a team of 22 Global Resource Information Database (GRID-Geneva) data scientists transforming data into information to support decision-making processes. The team is working tirelessly to secure funding to fully act on the key findings of its landmark report on global sand sustainability, which includes a roadmap for future-proofing more sustainable sand supply to meet the world’s huge building needs. Guy Woodford reports

Rokbak has further expanded its US dealer network by partnering with Alpha & Omega Equipment Sales and Rental – one of Texas’ leading providers of construction equipment. This new partnership supports Rokbak’s expansion plans, reinforces its commitment to customers and strengthens its presence in this important market. 

Water technology company Xylem has released a new dewatering pump which it says has been developed to significantly increase efficiency, cut costs, and minimise downtime for construction and mining customers. 

As the engineering industry highlights the contribution of women to a profession that shapes the world we live in, CDE, one of the leading suppliers of wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and minerals processing sectors, is celebrating its talented women engineers and encouraging more young women and girls to pursue a career in engineering.

Holcim, EDF, IFPEN (Institut Français du Pétrole et des Energies Nouvelles) and Axens are joining forces to develop e-kerosene to decarbonise France's aviation industry. 

McCloskey has reorganised its existing business lines to be part of Materials Processing Products Global (MPP Global), a new internal structure.

Liebherr-France SAS is opening a new €170mn manufacturing site for welded components and pre-assembly and assembly work for driver cabs in the EcoRhena industrial park in Nambsheim, Alsace.

Cemex Ventures has launched a Construction Startup Competition to find solutions with the most potential to transform the construction industry in areas such as sustainability, supply chain and productivity. 

Agg-Pro has become the official England, Scotland and Wales distributor for Jonsson, the Swedish manufacturer of mobile crushing and screening plants, as it continues expanding its extensive heavy-duty machinery portfolio.

Total US construction starts rose 8% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$1.11 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. 

Nonresidential starts rebounded following the decline in April, improving by 8% thanks to a sizeable gain in manufacturing starts. During the month, nonbuilding starts improved by 24%, while residential lost 4%. 

The seven winners have been named for the Plantworx Innovation Awards 2023, held in recognition of groundbreaking innovations in the construction equipment sector.

The British Aggregates Association (BAA) concrete division has launched an entry-level accredited Rollover Awareness and Prevention Programme (RAPP).

To celebrate its 150th anniversary this year Heidelberg Materials has held a ceremony under the motto “150 years of progress”, which attended by guests and employees at the company's headquarters in Heidelberg on 20 June.

Lime producers in Great Britain have come together to launch an ambitious plan to accelerate decarbonisation and deliver ‘net negative’ carbon emissions by 2040.

New state-of-the-art technology developed by haul road specialists Proof Engineers is advancing road maintenance practices and improving road conditions for mining and civil construction companies.

A Hyundai HX520A NL excavator is demonstrating all of its power while doing stone extraction and crushing work in a Sicilian lava quarry. 

McLanahan Corporation (McLanahan) has finalised the acquisition of Diefenbach, a leading manufacturer of filter presses and thickeners based in Medolago, Italy, which was first announced in February 2023.

Italian attachment specialist Indeco is adapting to a changing construction and quarrying industry marketplace with big growth plans for its product range and customer support. Guy Woodford met Michele Vitulano, Indeco’s global sales and marketing manager, at the recent SaMoTer and co-located Asphaltica exhibition in Verona (3-7 May 20223) to learn more.