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Cement decarbonisation company Fortera has joined the Alliance for Low Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC), alongside international NGO ECOS and ten other inaugural alliance members to make low carbon cement the norm.

Water technology company Xylem has completed its acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a provider of water treatment solutions and services.

German building company Fuchs has deployed a Liebherr Betomat 5 concrete plant with two high performance mixers. 

Infused with industry-leading technology, the durable Cat D10 Dozer burns less fuel, increases productivity and improves uptime.

Construction materials group GRS has acquired SafetyDeck Ltd, a rapid-install working platform and fall prevention system housebuilders use.

The German company Büscher has utlised all-electric crushing & screening equipment from Keestrack to build a complete new house out of 75% recycled construction and demolition waste.

AEM recently joined the Innovation Coalition in Madison, Wisconsin, to meet with lawmakers and advocate for increasing the Research Credit refundability to 50% in the state budget.

A Cat 982 XE wheeled loader is proving a fuel- and carbon-saving win-win for Gravière d’ Epeisses (GESA) at its large Montfleury gravel pit near Geneva airport in Switzerland. As Guy Woodford found, the 982 XE is part of a large premium machine fleet supporting the company’s busy current operation, which will also be key to its exciting growth plans

EmiControls, a leading innovator in the field of dust abatement, offers tailor-made, water-mist-based solutions for protection against dust, odour and fire. The Bolzano, northeast Italy-headquartered company says the small water droplets in each solution deliver far better results than conventional measures due to their larger water surface.

As the adoption of artificial intelligence-based technology sweeps across various industrial sectors, concerns have surfaced about the potential displacement of human labour and professional expertise. In response, Ma-estro is championing AI-driven innovation as a means of bucking the trend, placing people back at the core of the quarrying sector with tools designed to enhance and improve human labour rather than supplant it.

Holcim is working with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) to submit nature targets for validation in 2023, as part of a global initiative to set the world’s first standards for ambitious and measurable corporate action for nature.

Heidelberg Materials celebrated the grand opening of its newly expanded slag cement plant and terminal in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Tarmac has signed up for a major national campaign helping the logistics industry accelerate its journey to net zero.

The first models of a new fully-electric range of Lokotrack crushers and screeners will go into production later this year at Metso’s renowned Tampere facility in Finland.
Guy Woodford visited the famous site to get the lowdown on the keenly awaited new plant range and other latest big product development news. He also gained a fascinating insight into what makes Tampere a spiritual home for the successful quarrying, mining, construction, and recycling plant manufacturer

Global construction output has slowed to a near-idle state this year, with growth in places like China, India and Saudi Arabia being offset by softness in North America, Europe and Australia. The US-based AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) says global contraction is expected to be short-lived, however, as a modest rebound is anticipated in 2024.

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) campaign to regulate all US ditches hit another roadblock May 25. Today, The US Supreme Court agreed with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) that the agency exceeded its authority in developing new wetlands regulations.

Kleemann says its feed control CFS (continuous feed system) optimises the crushing process of the Kleemann plant automatically so that material is always conveyed with maximum efficiency through the machines.

Epiroc is launching a new surface flagship radio remote drill rig for quarrying and construction, the SmartROC T25 R. 

Aggregate Industries has announced the acquisition of Besblock, a supplier of precast materials to the construction industry in central England. 

Weighing technology companies are introducing innovative new solutions that enable direct control of load volumes and tyre pressures, digital weighing data acquisition, and avoidance of engine idling. Liam McLoughlin reports