Europe & CIS

Construction on the HSB Living Lab, a mobile research arena for housing, began on 11 September.

The latest Cemex UK health and safety video features cartoon figures Norman and Monty, alongside real live colleagues.

The Kazakh cement company reported a 1% increase in sales volumes.

CMA publishes draft order that would prohibit GB cement suppliers from sending generic price announcement letters to their customers.

Concrete Canvas Ltd celebrates its 10th anniversary and has been recognised with the 2014 Innovation Award.

Glasgow City Council to undertake considerable residential construction as part of the People Make Glasgow Home Campaign.

Pupils at Knighton Primary School Powys experienced an interactive lesson in cycle safety as part of a joint initiative between the school and Tarmac.

The President of the Eurocement Group Mikhail Skorokhod held a visiting meeting with Peterburgtsement and the staff of the plant.

Italcementi’s research and innovation has led to the creation of a new material for sustainable architecture called i.active BIODYNAMIC.

The Concrete Centre Roadshows provide best practice guidance for the design and construction of concrete and masonry.

BSRIA launches its Building Performance Evaluation in Non-Domestic Buildings Guide.

The modern cement plant Ferzikovo has a production capacity of 5000 tpd of cement clinker.

After suffering a contraction during the economic crisis, the Irish construction sector is now rebounding with a more optimistic outlook.

Sergei Susev, the Vice-President of production for the Eurocement Group introduced the new head of Kavkazcement.

Eurocement’s Voronezh plant has produced 1 million t of cement so far this year.