The European Women In Construction & Engineering Awards has been designed to find the most exemplary women within construction and engineering across Europe. Carol Massay, CEO of specialist construction software company, EasyBuild, has been asked to take part in the WICE awards as head judge on the consultant category.
The companies have announced the signing of an exclusive 5-year contract for the development and commercialisation of low-carbon cement.
The companies have partnered up to develop an affordable carbon capture solution by 2021.
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has announced the winners of the 2020 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognising outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required.
The company reports that it has delivered an encouraging trading performance since demand began to return in early May after the COVID-19 lockdown, with the improving trend that was reported for June and July at the time of the company’s interim results continuing into August.
The company is presenting its new strategy ‘Beyond 2020’ at this year's Capital Markets Day. Key elements of the strategy are new medium-term financial and sustainability targets that the Group aims to achieve by 2025.
With its global open innovation platform LH MAQER, LafargeHolcim is inviting talented data and technical minds to reinvent sustainable cities by participating in HackZurich, Europe's largest hackathon, on 18 – 20 September 2020.
The company has announced the framework of ‘Operation Resilience,’ its medium-term strategy, that incorporates the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and lays out a plan to enhance EBITDA growth over the next three years.
Steve Cox has been named as the new Executive Officer for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) National Steering Committee (NSC).
The company has welcomed the announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that the undertakings offered by Breedon in connection with its completed acquisition of certain assets and operations from CEMEX might be acceptable.
The company’s Vertua concrete range has been used as part of the construction of the new Cryfield residences for the University of Warwick.
The company has provided 80 000 cubic metres of concrete for the newly integrated transport network that will connect metro lines and redesigned bus routes to sea and air connections.
The company is currently in the final stage of negotiations with several large-scale industrial fuel users in the UK, Europe and MENA region for the supply of its alternative fuel pellets.
The company is to continue working with recycled concrete after conducting projects in which recycled material was used as Holcim exposed concrete.
The company notes that while cement demand still appears to be high, the coronavirus pandemic has created uncertainty for the industry.