Europe & CIS

The company has announced the appointment of Dragan Maksimovic as Chief Executive Officer starting 01 June 2021.

Standard & Poor's rating agency has announced that it has assigned Cementir Holding N.V. an Issuer Rating of ‘BBB- with Stable Outlook.’ This reflects the group's cash generation and managerial ability to maintain a prudent financial policy.

The company has launched PHARE, an innovative tool enabling the carbon footprint of Hoffmann concrete to be calculated online.

The acquisition will further expand Saint-Gobain’s presence in the growing construction chemicals market with combined sales of more than €3 billion across 66 countries.

The vital contribution from Tarmac has enabled the Heritage Centre team to work with specialist contractors to reclad the exterior with authentic lime render.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has completed work on a new undercover outside classroom at Carsington Water near Ashbourne, after receiving a donation from the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund.

The CSC certificate certifies that the company has managed cement production in an ecologically, socially and economically responsible manner, which also takes into account the entire value chain.

Cimpor has called upon FLSmidth to deliver a chlorine bypass solution for their site in Souselas, Portugal.

The company has announced that it has acquired Balcke-Dürr Rothemühle GmbH from Mutares SE & Co. The transaction closed on 29 Jan 2021.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched Open Challenge, a global programme to bring together tech start-ups and the cement and concrete industry to help accelerate the development of innovative new low-carbon technologies.

The first residential house in Germany to be built with a 3D concrete printer has won the German Innovation Award from the German Design Council.

Alongside Cougnaud Group, the company will work on the construction of the extension to the IFACOM training centre, a vocational school specialising in work-study business courses.

The company has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative for its carbon emission reduction targets.

The company has suggested that the recovery in construction must not be taken for granted as ONS data shows that construction output has flatlined since September, whilst new contract awards have been weak for most of the past year.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week (10 – 16 May), the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) is reminding members of the mental health and wellbeing support services that are available.