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13/02/2023 15:15 | Quarrying

CEMEX report double-digit top-line growth in 2022

Robust pricing strategy drives net sales up 12%; plus, record 4.6% reduction in CO2 emissions
13/02/2023 12:13 | Asphalt & Surfacing

A Scottish first for Breedon

Breedon use new low-carbon asphalt containing biogenic materials for first time on Scottish network
13/02/2023 11:12 | Plant & Equipment

JCB engine breakthrough proves hydrogen has wider appeal

Company installs super-efficient hydrogen engine into 7.5-tonne road-going Mercedes truck
13/02/2023 08:45 | Concrete

Holcim launch Europe’s first calcined clay cement operation

Company to deliver up to 500,000 tonnes of low-carbon calcined clay cement per year
11/02/2023 17:38 | Plant & Equipment

Skipway upgrade to new Hyundai A-Series loaders

Belfast-based waste-management firm impressed with two new Hyundai HL960A wheel loaders
11/02/2023 17:35 | Plant & Equipment

Strong growth in UK construction equipment sales

Sales in 2022 finish above 2021 figure and at highest level since before the financial crash
10/02/2023 10:22 | Plant & Equipment

New Cat 950 and 962 wheel loaders

Premium performance and simple-to-use technologies advance operating efficiency and productivity
10/02/2023 09:58 | Plant & Equipment

World first for Volvo Trucks and CEMEX

Companies unveil first fully electric, zero-emission heavy ready-mixed concrete truckmixer
09/02/2023 18:11 | Quarrying

Testing quarry tailings for use as hydro-energy fluid

RheEnergise and partners secure £1 million grant to examine use of tailings in hydro-energy storage system
09/02/2023 15:33 | Concrete

Wienerberger accelerate sustainable growth strategy

Investment in new concrete roof tile manufacturing facility in Kent and new electric kilns at Broomfleet
09/02/2023 14:50 | Plant & Equipment

Doosan Bobcat sending lifesaving equipment to Turkiye

Company to donate US$1 million worth of equipment for earthquake relief and recovery work
08/02/2023 11:51 | Quarrying

Construction mineral products sales fall at fastest pace since 2012

Weakness in market for heavy-side materials a red flag for wider construction sector outlook, warns MPA
08/02/2023 10:52 | Plant & Equipment

Votorantim achieve multi-site digitalization with ABB

Industry 4.0 enhances productivity, streamlines processes, reduces maintenance and delivers energy savings
08/02/2023 09:27 | Quarrying

Boral deliver strong first-half results

Strong underlying revenue and EBIT growth; Standardization and simplification initiatives under way
08/02/2023 00:31 | SHE

CEMEX CEO recognized as world Influential Leader

Fernando A. Gonzalez included in AACSB International’s 2023 Class of Influential Leaders
07/02/2023 16:02 | Plant & Equipment

Terex announce equity investment in Apptronik

Co-development agreement entered into to create potential robotic applications for Terex products
07/02/2023 15:58 | Education & Training

Forterra continue to invest in new talent

Company welcomes four new engineering apprentices and three operational and commercial graduates
07/02/2023 15:56 | Plant & Equipment

Euro Auctions' sales performance continues to soar

Leeds January sale provide construction industry with pricing benchmark for early 2023
06/02/2023 16:58 | Asphalt & Surfacing

FM Conway partner with Shell to achieve net zero

Companies sign MoU on decarbonization strategy in drive to achieve net-zero emissions
06/02/2023 16:55 | Concrete

CPA survey reveals further decline in heavy-side sales

Second consecutive quarter of decline for heavy-side products in last three months of 2022
06/02/2023 14:18 | Plant & Equipment

Metso Outotec innovations on show in Las Vegas

Company to showcase latest innovations and offerings for the aggregates industry at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2023
06/02/2023 11:08 | Concrete

Further fall in construction output as expectations rise

January sees fastest fall in output since May 2020 but expectations for year ahead rebound considerably
06/02/2023 10:02 | Concrete

Forterra pave the way towards low-carbon precast products

Almost one-third of company’s sites now using low-carbon concrete in precast products
06/02/2023 05:01 | Quarrying

Thornborough Henges gifted to the nation by Tarmac

Company gifts two Neolithic henge monuments to Historic England and English Heritage

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