March 9, 2012
Lafarge’s French aggregates business Lafarge Granulats is aiming to focus on meeting customer expectations with launch of a new customer charter.
March 9, 2012
Portuguese cement producer Secil has announced that it has gained approval from the competition authority for its takeover of Lafarge’s subsidiary…
March 9, 2012
UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) is using the support of parents whose children were killed in quarry trespass accidents to highlight the…
March 9, 2012
Understanding the geological formation of sand and gravel deposits was the main focus of a recent visit by school children to Lafarge’s Winvoe quarry…
March 8, 2012
The European Minerals Forum in November last year encouraged delegates to look at the positive opportunities presented by recession.
March 8, 2012
An American onsite training company for people involved in earthmoving, excavating, construction and mining applications has expanded its service.
March 8, 2012
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has released its latest pocket-size reference guide for the aggregates industry. Facts & Figures contains 216-…
March 8, 2012
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, the world's largest on-site and online auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks, is celebrating more than US$1billion (€…
March 8, 2012
Lafarge has helped transform a UK village hall into a modern events venue. Fundraising and grants totalling £60,000 (€71,497), including £16,000 (€19…
March 8, 2012
Mineral product companies have continued to improve their sustainability, but sales growth prospects remain uncertain, according to a key industry…
March 8, 2012
A £150million (€179.43million) government scheme to reduce crashes and congestion at a notorious UK motorway junction has been welcomed by highways…
March 8, 2012
A ‘global screening alliance’ from 1 January, 2012 aims to boost world product sales of two traditional industry competitors.
March 8, 2012
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the underground business of GIA Industri from Vätterledens Verkstad.
March 8, 2012
Godwin, manufacturer of the Dri-Prime automatic self-priming, dry-running pump, and a Xylem, company, has made a a donation to the National Coalition…
March 8, 2012
In the US, Martin Marietta Materials has launched a $4.8 billion (€3.7 billion) hostile takeover bid for gravel, sand and stone supplier Vulcan…