Europe & CIS

Scottish building materials supplier, Skene Group, has added a second Volvo L220H loading shovel to its fleet at its Soutra Mains quarry.

Cemex is participating in the EU supported EPOS project.

Tarmac is one of the founding partners of Mates in Mind: a new mental health programme for people in the construction sector.

Magnus Ohlsson has been appointed the Managing Director of Swedish cement maker and HeidelbergCement subsidiary, Cementa.

The European Construction Institute has become part of BRE.

Recent figures indicate a fall in construction output in the UK, according to the Construction Products Association.

Cemex is celebrating 25 years since it first implemented its international diversification strategy.

Hanson UK saw an increase in its use of alternative raw materials and alternative cementitious materials in its cement and ready-mixed concrete businesses in 2016.

Two quarries belonging to Serbia’s largest aggregates producer, Teko Mining, will received new crushing and screening equipment from Metso.

Italian cement manufacturer, Buzzi Unicem, has acquired a stake in Ecotrade, a supplier of coal ash and blastfurnace slags to the global cement industry.

Tarmac’s Dunbar cement plant has hosted a visit by the Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy as the Scottish government looks to finalise a new energy strategy.

Hanson UK’s cement business diverted 100% of cement bypass dust from landfill in 2016, helped the company move close to its waste minimisation goals.

Metso has sold its five-hundredth Lokotrack into Germany, delivering the LT120 jaw plant at this year’s Steinexpo tradeshow.

August saw the weakest growth in the UK construction market for a year, on the back of weakness in the commercial and civil engineering sectors.

The MPA has appointed Martin Riley as its new Chairman.