Europe & CIS

John Mulgrew has been appointed as the new Plant Manager of the Cookstown cement plant in Ireland.

The enterprise ensures compliance with emissions regulations and environmental safety levels.

The company has adapted its working practices in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing measures to ensure major improvement works at the B3073 Blackwater West Junction in Dorset were completed on time and budget.

The company has been granted an Integrated Environmental Authorisation, allowing its Toral de los Vados plant to use waste tyres as an alternative fuel in its production process.

Peter Kalinovski has been named Regional Sales Manager of the new office in Cologne, which has opened to provide engineering services and technical sales support to customers in Germany.

The company has introduced Sustainability Manager, Clarissa Graf, to devise and implement a CSR strategy.

Mikko Tepponen has been announced as FLSmidth’s new Chief Digital Officer and is hoped to aid the digital transformation of the company.

The company held its 131st Annual General Meeting virtually on 04 June due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Work on the 49 000-tonne base for the second reactor was completed on schedule, concluding with a continuous reinforced structural concrete pour last week.

The initiative is designed to contribute to a fast-economic recovery and create a more resilient society in the face of a crisis.

The six-year agreement will see FLSmidth providing hot kiln alignment services to Dangote kilns in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo, South Africa, and Nigeria.

The company has appointed Donna Hunt as its first Group Head of Sustainability.

The company explains how biodiversity is promoted in Holcim Germany’s locations.

The pause to construction work as a result of COVID-19 social distancing measures is the main cause of the fall, with 60% of planned construction output lost in April due to the measures.

Market growth for the bricks, blocks and precast concrete sector was at a steady 13% between 2015 – 2019, however AMA Research are predicting an almost complete reverse as the COVID-19 pandemic ensues.