Europe & CIS

Sika has appointed a new General Manager for its UK markets.

The industry contracted by 7.5% in 2015 due to the deteriorating business environment, currency depreciation and Western sanctions.

LafargeHolcim Chief Executive Officer has said that the company is attracting strong interest for capacity it has been forced to sell in India.

The vice-president of Tarmac has been appointed to the Institute of Quarrying Board of Trustees.

Temsa Construction Machinery has announced that they will partner with Japanese Marubeni Corporation.

Hanson has announced that recruitment for the 2016 intake of the company’s apprenticeship programme is under way.

Cement consumption in Spain has closed the month of January with a drop of 1.1%

Eardington Nature Reserve, a former Tarmac Quarry, has been officially recognised as a Local Wildlife Site.

The target was increased by 33% to €400 million, three months after it was raised by 50% to €300 million.

The UK’s residential construction sector has floundered in recent quarters.

As the end customer for the ‘Sivas 2 RM’ project in Turkey, Votorantim Cimento has chosen to use a LOESCHE vertical roller mill.

Bedeschi Spa presented a stand with some of its key products at the Ceramitec 2015 exhibition.

HeidelbergCement has released its preliminary figures for 4Q15 and the whole of 2015, stating 2015 to be its most successful year since the financial crisis.

The Princess Royal commented on the need to improve links between schools and employers to give girls better information about the opportunities in science, technology, engineering or construction.

Coperion K-Tron has introduced a new Electronic Pressure Compensation system for their high-accuracy loss-in-weight feeders.