Europe & CIS

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to extend the call for applications for the 10th edition of the CEMEX-Tec Award 2020 until 30 June 2020.

The company developed a rapid concrete solution for the installation of essential oxygen tanks at an emergency coronavirus hospital in Wales.

The amendment is one of the steps in the overall strategy adopted by CEMEX to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy.

The company has announced changes to its senior level organisation.

Joseph ‘Joe’ Dzierzawski has been named President and CEO of BEUMER Corporation.

Five industry leaders have launched the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry.

The company has issued more guidance on operating safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new document complements the MPA managers and employees pocket guides that were launched last week.

Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and being unable to send service technicians to start up machinery on-site, the company were able to give instructions via video call to help a customer set up its equipment.

The company has acquired Italian manufacturer Landini, including its entire production facility in Fabbrico, Italy, and its 140 staff.

The company has announced the appointment of François de Gliniasty as Technical and Commercial Promoter for the Ile-de-France region.

The company is stepping up its research into Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies by signing a multi-year partnership with UK start-up Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC).

The company’s ‘Safety Days’ series will continue via video conference, featuring regular presentations from experts on the topics of explosion and process safety.

The company forecasts that the worst of the pandemic’s impact on the UK construction industry is still to come.

The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to contract the Swedish construction industry by 4%, says GlobalData.

It is anticipated that the proposal may result in redundancies of all the employees currently based at the South Ferriby cement plant.