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Lintec & Linnhoff is continuing its global expansion with the sale of its first Lintec asphalt mixing plant in Australia. The Lintec CDP5001M continuous asphalt mixing plant has already completed its first project and has moved on to its next task, fully utilising the benefits of the built-in chassis facilitating fast remobilisation.

Lintec & Linnhoff has signed an exclusive distributor agreement for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Middle East Development Co. Ltd. (MEDCO) at Big 5 Construct Saudi 2024.

Despite the sobering messages from South Africa's budget speech on 21 February 2024, the country's construction sector remains resilient – exemplified by construction materials major AfriSam, which is turning 90 this year.

CRH, the Irish building materials major, has entered a binding agreement to acquire Adbri in Australia in partnership with the Barro Group.

Boral, the Australian building materials giant, substantially improved its revenue, earnings, and margins in the half year to 31 December 2023.

EvoQuip has appointed Kurimoto as its authorised distributor in Japan.

As the important mineral component of its cement, limestone will soon be mined from a new deposit by AfriSam’s Ulco cement plant in South Africa's Northern Cape.