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09/05/2024 16:52 | Quarrying

Finning identify £600,000 potential operational savings for Imerys

Leading minerals supplier benefits from Caterpillar dealer’s analysis of operational efficiency on site
09/05/2024 14:34 | Plant & Equipment

Breedon slash tachograph admin time with Webfleet

Company boosts productivity and cuts time spent on tachograph administration by 1,300 hours a year
09/05/2024 14:08 | Plant & Equipment

Technidrive boost efficiency and cut costs in conveyor applications

Drum Drive electric motor and gearbox unit supports quarries and recycling facilities on path to electrification
09/05/2024 09:54 | Concrete

New carbon capture trial under way at Ketton cement works

Trial part of C-Capture’s national XLR8 CCS project to demonstrate solvent-based carbon capture solution
09/05/2024 00:33 | Asphalt & Surfacing

Harnessing the power of nature to produce bio-bitumen

Tarmac part of collaborative effort exploring algae biomass for lower-carbon road construction
09/05/2024 00:29 | Plant & Equipment

ProStack welcome Powerscreen of Florida to global network

Powerscreen of Florida to service Florida and Georgia with full range of ProStack equipment
08/05/2024 12:34 | SHE

Trans-Web launch new harnesses for working safely at height

New LITE range gives users even more security, freedom of movement, comfort, and adaptability
08/05/2024 11:31 | Concrete

Ecocem appoint new managing director for UK and Ireland

Sally Anne Sherry to play pivotal role in company’s growth and sustainability initiatives
08/05/2024 09:50 | Concrete

Cemex ranked top in 2024 Climate and Energy Benchmark

Company achieves highest score in World Benchmarking Alliance 2024 Climate and Energy Benchmark
08/05/2024 09:26 | Concrete

Construction Startup Competition 2024 gets under way

Construction companies host industry’s biggest competition and network for world’s brightest start-ups
07/05/2024 14:49 | SHE

Tarmac gift important nature reserve to local wildlife trust

Sixty-nine hectares of rare wildlife habitat near Faversham handed over to Kent Wildlife Trust
07/05/2024 11:48 | Concrete

Fastest expansion of UK construction output for 14 months

Growth led by commercial work and civil engineering but house building declined again in April
07/05/2024 10:44 | Quarrying

Seeking the holy grail of rock weathering for carbon sequestration

Veolia using enzymes in world-first trial to remove carbon dioxide with enhanced rock weathering
07/05/2024 10:42 | SHE

Brigade Electronics receive King’s Award for Enterprise

Reversing alarm specialist receives prestigious award for excellence in international trade
07/05/2024 08:24 | Plant & Equipment

Metso deliver 100th truck body to date

Payload management solutions help mining and aggregates to customers optimize loading and hauling
06/05/2024 12:21 | Aggregate Recycling

O.C.O Technology capture King’s Award for Enterprise

Carbon-negative aggregate manufacturer honoured with Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2024
03/05/2024 17:39 | Aggregate Recycling

Heidelberg Materials complete acquisition of Mick George

Acquisition strengthens circular materials offering by adding a substantial recycling platform to company’s portfolio
03/05/2024 15:26 | Concrete

New CEO for The Concrete Society

Claire Ackerman to succeed Kathy Calverley, who will step down as managing director after AGM
03/05/2024 15:24 | Plant & Equipment

GRS make £1 million ‘Super’ truck fleet investment with Scania

Eight Scania Super 460P tractor units added to company’s growing national truck fleet
03/05/2024 15:19 | Plant & Equipment

ProStack team-up with Powerscreen New England

Companies working together to elevate the material-handling landscape in North America
03/05/2024 11:04 | Quarrying

Hills Group appoint new deputy chief executive

Ed Dodd, group director - waste and resource management, takes on new role as deputy chief executive
03/05/2024 11:01 | Concrete

Brett Concrete open new plant in Portsmouth

Newly opened wet-batch plant expands Brett Concrete’s presence along the South Coast
02/05/2024 13:51 | SHE

Longcliffe Quarries host ‘hard-hitting’ road safety event

Metropolitan Police partner with Longcliffe to target commercial vehicle safety with award-winning talk
02/05/2024 10:52 | Plant & Equipment

First Volvo EC230 Electric in UK powers up airport project

Electric excavator gets off to a flying start with Chepstow Plant International at Bristol Airport

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