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KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens experts will present on the company’s latest innovations and trends in the industry during an aggregate seminar hosted by General Equipment & Supplies. Five KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens product and application specialists will present educational training sessions over the course of the two-day event, including Andy Bryan, sales engineer for crushing and screening; Brett Casanova, sales engineer for washing and classifying; Jeff Lininger, director of products and sales a

Doosan has announced a new organisational structure for its business in line with a new strategy. The new structure is designed to strengthen product orientation and customer focus, reduce complexity, and empower employees with clear accountability. Doosan is also aligning the organisation structure to better focus on the varying needs of both compact and heavy equipment markets. The key changes and organisational structure outlined below will take effect immediately. A key change in the aligned structure

Breedon Aggregates Limited has issued a trading statement ahead of its preliminary results announcement on 5 March, 2013. The company says it performed well over the 12-month period ended 31 December, 2012 with revenue broadly in line with market expectations, while the EBITDA margin has continued to improve since the trading update in November 2012, which together with lower depreciation, depletion and amortisation and an improved contribution from its associates, means underlying profit before tax is set

The Mineral Products Association (MPA), representing UK cement producers, says it has the first national cement industry body to publish its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plans to 2050. Outlining an ambitious target of -81% GHG emissions by 2050, against 1990, (the Kyoto Protocol baseline year), the UK cement industry has set out for the first time the actions they, and others, need to take to exceed the UK Government’s own -80% aim. “We have recently heard calls from the European and UK Parliaments for

German construction materials group HeidelbergCement says it is "cautiously confident" for the current year after it met all its 2012 targets. "Due to the continuing strong economic growth in the emerging markets and the recovery in the United States, we are cautiously confident for the future," says chief executive Bernd Scheifele, who attributed the positive earnings development to the group's "strong" performance in Asia, Africa and North America. "We are pleased that we achieved our goal of increasing r

Screening and crushing company McCloskey International continued its expansion in 2012, with 60% growth overall; a 30% increase in workforce and the addition of over 136,000ft² to its plants in Canada and Northern Ireland over the past year. In 2012 the Peterborough (England) factory expanded its facility to house a new approximately 42,500 square feet new warehouse and shipping/receiving building and additional space for production lines adding up to 78,000ft². Since 2008 the footprint of the Canadian fact

A senior bC India figure said it had been “satisfying” to see more 28,000 professional visitors at this year’s event, despite the show being held during tough trading times for the construction equipment industry. The four-day bauma ConExpo event at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai was finishing today, with 710 exhibitors from 33 countries having taken part in what was the second staging of the international show. Thomas Löffler, chief executive officer of the show’s organiser, bC Expo India, said: “The

A senior Cemex figure believes 2012 was a “year of recovery” for the Mexican construction materials giant. Fernando A.González, Cemex executive vice president of finance and administration, was speaking after the publication of new figures revealed how the company’s year-on-year net sales declined by 2% to US$15 billion in 2012 – but its EBITDA increased by 10% to $2.6 billion. Further figures released revealed Q4 2012 net sales were stable at US$3.7 billion, while operating EBITDA increased by 13% to $611

Tarmac has been awarded a major €69.32 million (£60mn) highways contract by Nottinghamshire County Council (CC) in central England. The contract, which involves the delivery of a wide range of highways services including resurfacing, gulley cleaning, street lighting, road marking and earthworks will see Tarmac’s National Contracting division working in partnership with the local authority’s in-house highways team. The agreement, which will start on 1 April 2013 and run until 31 March 2018 with a five-year e

Metso has increased its presence in China by acquiring a manganese steel foundry (JX) in Quzhou City, around 400km Southwest of Shanghai. "The acquisitions of JX and Shaorui Heavy Industries, and the joint venture with LiuGong Group Corporation announced last November, significantly strengthen our supply capabilities for mining and construction industries in China,” said Andrew Benko, president, mining and construction, Metso. “Metso now has a complete range of capital equipment and wear parts covering a wi

Sharply reduced global demand for construction equipment in the final three months of last year led to Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) full 2012 year sales growing by less than 1%, compared to sales in 2011. Volvo CE sales reached US$10.037 billion (SEK 63,558mn) in 2012, compared to $10.028 billion (SEK 63,500mn) the previous year. Operating income was down to $911.7mn (SEK 5,773mn), from $1.075 billion (SEK 6,812mn) in 2011, operating margin was 9.1% in 2012, down from 10.7% 12 months earlier, and the

The French National Assembly is considering a tax on recycling construction materials. It is unclear whether the tax will be specific and concern products that are not recycled or if it will be a general ecological tax for all products. A major concern is recycling construction materials used for roads and buildings. Some 50% of natural construction materials from quarries are used in building roads in France. The figure represents 200 million tonnes per year. Only 20 million tonnes of the total are issued

Portuguese cement consumption fell 26.9% in 2012, according to Portugal's Federation for the Construction Industry (FEPICOP). The year-on-year fall brought national cement consumption levels to their lowest level since 1973. The drop is said to echo the worsening situation for the country's construction sector. The number of unemployed workers in the industry reached 101,449 at the end of November 2012, an increase of 15.9% on 2011.

Leading mobile crushing and screening equipment provider Powerscreen has appointed Colin Clements as its new international sales director. Outside of North America, Clements will have global responsibility for all Sales and Marketing activity for machines and parts. Offering 20 years of equipment manufacturing experience, Clements joins Powerscreen from FG Wilson Ltd (Caterpillar Corporation) where he held various senior sales and technical positions, domestically and internationally. A mechanical and manuf

Global engineering technology firm Reinshaw has taken complete ownership of UK-based Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL), a company specialising in the design and manufacture of high speed laser measurement and surveying systems for use in extreme locations. The purchase of the remaining 34% shareholding by Reinshaw for €5.2 million (£4.5mn) concludes an agreement reached between the two companies in 2010, when Renishaw purchased an initial 29% stake in MDL. Steve Ball, the founder of MDL, will be leaving the com

Cement from Lafarge's Aether project could be commercially available from 2014, it has been reported. In 2012, the French construction materials group ran a production test of 10,000tonnes, and further research for the industrialisation of the product will follow. The Aether project began in 2003 as part of an effort by Lafarge to reduce its carbon footprint. So far, Aether clinker is said to have been proven to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% to 30%. The project received support from the British Building Resea

Italian cement and construction materials group Cementir has posted a preliminary 4.6% year-on-year rise in turnover to €976 million in 2012. The firm's EBITDA went up by 11.1% to €138 million, while its net debt grew by €15.5 million to €373 million. Cementir says it also expects to post a rise in both turnover and EBITDA in 2013, claiming that strong sales in China, Malaysia and perhaps Egypt are compensating for the weak Italian market and the slowdown in Turkey. The group says it intends to implement pr

Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, has taken full ownership of Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL), following the purchase of the remaining 34% shareholding for a cash payment of £4.5 million (€5.2 million). The acquisition of the shares concludes an agreement reached in 2010 when Renishaw purchased an initial 29% stake in MDL, a UK-based business which designs and manufactures high-speed laser measurement and surveying systems for use in extreme environments. Steve Ball, the founder of MDL, w

Johnson Crushers International (KPI-JCI) has been honoured with its first Bronze Hat Award from parent corporation Astec Industries. The award signifies the best safety record over the past three years for all Astec subsidiaries. JCI has taken significant strides in improving its safety culture over the past few years, according to Chris Vest, who has served as safety manager for the past two years. The most recent changes include modifications to fall protection, lockout/tag-out procedures, blood-borne pat

Siblestorg, belonging to the Russia-based Tomlesdrev group, intends to set up a reinforced concrete structures production facility on the site of the former plant Tomlesstroy. In 2013, the investments will total €1.08 million (RUB 44mn). The plant's capacity will be 15,500m³ per month.