Search

The previously announced acquisition of Terex’s hauler business by Volvo Construction Equipoment has been completed. The purchase consideration amounted to US$160 million (approximately SEK 1 billion/€118 million) on a cash and debt-free basis.

The deal includes the main production facility in Motherwell, Scotland, and two product ranges that offer both rigid and articulated haulers. It also includes the distribution of haulers in the US as well as a 25.2% holding in Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint S

Experts forecast that concrete prices in the Russian city of St Petersburg will increase by 10-15% by mid-summer 2014. In May 2014, for the first time in the last five years, local manufacturers raised prices by 4-6% to an average €639.79 (RUB 30,000) per m³ of concrete. It’s reported that according to market players, the increase was initiated by LSR-Bazovie, the leader occupying 16% of the market.

Cemex and BirdLife Europe have released a joint statement backing the EU’s Nature Conservation Policy. It calls for the strengthening of public consultation procedures and strategic land planning and asks the EU and its member states to pass sweeping public procurement policies. The statement also underlines the role that businesses can play in the preservation and management of Natura 2000 sites and the conservation of biodiversity.
EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik has declared that the effectiv

French senator Roland Courteau and MP Marie-Hélène Fabre have told Lafarge they will raise its concerns over claimed unfair competition from rival foreign firms on a local and national level.
The high profile politicians made the pledge to the French construction materials specialist after a recent visit to the company’s Port-La Nouvelle cement plant. The site has reserves estimated at 75 years and produces some 700,000tonnes/year of clinker. The officials noted that although Lafarge has a high-quality env

Italmobiliare, the Italian investment holding that controls building materials specialist Italcementi, has appointed a new board. Giampiero Pesenti has been confirmed chairman, while his son Carlo Pesenti has been appointed CEO and Director General.

Finning customers Andrew Bettney and Paul Marriott are taking a 70-year-old fully operational Cat D8-8R track-type tractor back to France as part of the Normandy landings remembrance celebrations. While it’s not clear exactly how the track type tractor was used on the beaches, it is known that it was in service with the Royal Engineers 79th Armoured Division 819 Dozer Squadron that landed on Gold Beach near Arromanches, and it is believed that the machine may have been used to help lay down roadways and to

In April 2014, sales of aggregates fell 7.8% on the previous month and 5.9% on April 2013, reports Unicem, the French national union of quarries and construction materials. Sales of ready-to-use concrete fell 1.9% in April as compared to the previous month, and 6.2% compared to April 2013. In the first four months of 2014, sales of aggregates rose 6% year-on-year, while sales of ready-to-use concrete rose 2.3%.

HeidelbergCement has opened a new factory in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the latest generation separator has started work, contributing to the rise of cement quality and assortment expansion. About US$10 million (€ 7.4 million) was spent on its installation.

Superior Industries, a major manufacturer of conveyor systems and their related components, has bought GreyStone, which manufactures washing, classifying and dewatering solutions. The company has operations in Columbus, Nebraska, USA, and sells through a network of dealers in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia.

Stuart Keighley and Al Laverty of CEMEX Readymix Central region are on their bikes cycling from CEMEX Uddingston office near Glasgow, Scotland, to eventually reach Thorpe office near Heathrow. They will cover 600miles (966km) in five days calling at three CEMEX offices along the way, all in aid of the charity, RoadPeace.
“RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims is chaired by Cynthia Barlow. She has been involved with the charity since her daughter was killed in 2000 in a road collision invo

Jason Purllant, formerley of Red Rhino Crushers and JCB, has joined Austrian company Rubblemaster as sales and marketing manager in the UK, which the company says is an important market. Purllant, who aims to provide greater focus on this key market, said: “The UK is starting to see signs of coming out of recession.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Cypriot cement manufacturer Tsimentopiia Vasilikou registered revenues of €23.47 million and a net profit of €1.881 million in comparison with €14.983 million revenues and €2.591 million losses in the corresponding period in 2013.

India's Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Industries (KCSIL) reported a net profit of INR 12.40 million (about €155,000) in January-March 2014, down 86.74% year-on-year despite a 10.47% increase in sales to INR 630.8 million.

HeidelbergCement has launched a new separator at its cement plant in Rustavi, Georgia. Investment in the project stands at €7.34 million and the separator allows the production of new types of cement that have never been produced in Georgia before.

Latvia's cement producer Cemex posted a turnover of €88 million in 2013, which was up by 3.1% from 2012. The company generated a gross profit of €28 million in 2013 compared to net loss of €14.09 million in 2012 (mainly due to capital investments into its Broceni cement factory). Investments in 2013 reached €326 million.

Haulmark, the Rubblemaster dealer for the Midlands and for the north of the UK, is starting a rental fleet to offer customers the possibility to process even small amounts of material. They will be able to see the company’s machines in action at a demonstration at the upcoming Hillhead event.
One of the machines at the show will be the high performance crusher RM 100GO!, which has a MS100GO! Screenbox with the re-feeding belt producing up to 250tonnes/hour of finished end-product, depending on the required

The Association of Swiss Wholesales of Sanitary Industry is facing a €232 million fine proposed by Switzerland's Competition Commission, claiming infringements on the country's competition regulation.

Lenaik Andrieux, Caterpillar general manager of Electric Power Retail in Geneva, Switzerland, has been appointed president of EUROPGEN, the European Generating Set Association. He will begin his three-year term in June 2014.
Andrieux has extensive industry experience in the electrical and generator set industry, including the 13 years with Caterpillar Electric Power. Prior to joining Caterpillar in 2001, he spent three years with Kohler/SDMO.

Lenaik Andrieux, Caterpillar general manager of Electric Power Retail in Geneva, Switzerland, has been appointed president of EUROPGEN, the European Generating Set Association. He will begin his three-year term in June 2014.
Andrieux has extensive industry experience in the electrical and generator set industry, including the 13 years with Caterpillar Electric Power. Prior to joining Caterpillar in 2001, he spent three years with Kohler/SDMO.

Cemex has released its 2013 Sustainable Development Report, which shows significant progress in major priority areas that align with the challenges of increasing urban populations. During 2013, Cemex worked to conceptualize and develop new products and solutions to promote efficient construction practices, preserve natural resources, lower the carbon footprint of its projects throughout their lifecycle, improve job site safety and foster a strong relationship with its communities and stakeholders.