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"The commitment to resume HS2 construction to London Euston, the pledge to invest and maintain hospitals, and the investment in 300 new planning graduates all signal a strong focus on essential infrastructure and housing reform," says CEA director of operations Viki Bell. Pic: CEA
October 31, 2024
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
CEA welcomes "positive" steps in UK Autumn Budget
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May 30, 2023
Ancillary Equipment
GRS returns to acquisition trail with SafetyDeck
Construction materials group GRS has acquired SafetyDeck Ltd, a rapid-install working platform and fall prevention system housebuilders use.
May 29, 2023
Crushing Static & Mobile
Wolfgang & Hans-Jürgen Büscher in front of the full electric plug-in R3e ZERO impact crusher
Büscher uses electric Keestrack equipment to build house from 75% recycled C&D waste
The German company Büscher has utlised all-electric crushing & screening equipment from Keestrack to build a complete new house out of 75%…
May 29, 2023
Quarry Products
AEM: Equipment manufacturers push for Research Credit refundability in Wisconsin
AEM recently joined the Innovation Coalition in Madison, Wisconsin, to meet with lawmakers and advocate for increasing the Research Credit…
May 26, 2023
Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications
The SBTN's new science-based targets for nature provide guidance for companies to assess their environmental impacts
Holcim selected to pilot science-based targets for nature
Holcim is working with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) to submit nature targets for validation in 2023, as part of a global initiative to…
May 26, 2023
Quarry Products
Heidelberg Materials celebrates grand opening of expanded Port Canaveral slag cement plant
Heidelberg Materials celebrated the grand opening of its newly expanded slag cement plant and terminal in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, May…
May 26, 2023
Quarry Products
Tarmac pledges commitment to net zero logistics
Tarmac has signed up for a major national campaign helping the logistics industry accelerate its journey to net zero.
May 25, 2023
AEM: Long-term growth for global construction economy expected - is a rebound imminent?
Global construction output has slowed to a near-idle state this year, with growth in places like China, India and Saudi Arabia being offset by…
May 25, 2023
Quarry Products
Supreme Court WOTUS ruling may herald faster transportation project approvals
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) campaign to regulate all US ditches hit another roadblock May 25. Today, The US Supreme Court agreed…
May 25, 2023
Breaking, Drilling & Blasting
The SmartROC T25 R drill rig features a smart RCS control system
Epiroc launches SmartROC T25 R remote drill rig
Epiroc is launching a new surface flagship radio remote drill rig for quarrying and construction, the SmartROC T25 R. 
May 24, 2023
Quarry Products
Besblock produces around 1.7 million m² building blocks per year at its two manufacturing facilities in Telford
Aggregate Industries buys Besblock
Aggregate Industries has announced the acquisition of Besblock, a supplier of precast materials to the construction industry in central England. 
May 24, 2023
Quarry Products
Louise Houston, head of inclusion and diversity for Tarmac, says: “Inclusion practices are crucial for creating a diverse and supportive workplace culture."
Tarmac gets gold accreditation for inclusion and diversity best practice 
UK sustainable building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac has successfully achieved the Clear Assured Gold Standard for its…
May 24, 2023
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Moviter had grown to more than 100 employees with locations in Leiria, Lisbon, Porto, Evora, Funchal (Madeira), Mozambique, Morocco and Guinea Conakry
Moviter marks 30 years as a HCME dealer
Portugal’s authorised Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) dealer Moviter celebrated its 30th year of distribution for the brand on May 20th. 
May 23, 2023
Total US construction starts slip in April due to sharp decline in manufacturing
May 23, 2023
Quarry Products
Eddie Nethery (centre) will serve as chairman of the Institute of Quarrying in Northern Ireland for two years
Kilwaughter Minerals quarry manager to chair Northern Ireland IQ
Kilwaughter Minerals quarry manager Eddie Nethery has been appointed chairman of the Institute of Quarrying in Northern Ireland.
May 23, 2023
Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications
The GCCA's Innovandi Open Challenge for low carbon concrete is now in its second year
Over 70 start-ups enter GCCA net zero concrete challenge
More than seventy start-ups from across the world have applied for a pioneering scheme aimed at making low carbon concrete. 
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