Europe & CIS

The Local Government Association’s construction procurement strategy sets the framework for improving public procurement for small and micro firms, according to the FMB.

The new facility will supply solid recovered fuel to the Cemex plant in Rugby.

Hope Construction Materials is supplying 18 000 t of limestone to bolster Lancashire’s storm defences.

Sales rose by 11% y/y to €10 billion as a result of strong organic growth in the capital goods businesses.

2015 is set to be a strong year for London’s construction sector, with growth forecast at 5.3% and a number of major schemes in the pipeline.

FLSmidth has issued its financial report for FY14 and 4Q14, showing a reduced order intake and order backlog.

PARTEC 2016, the International Congress on Particle Technology, has launched a call for papers. The event will run in parallel to POWTECH in Nuremberg in April 2016.

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ABB has reported its results for FY14, which show an increase of 50% in orders above US$15 million.

Growth weakened in the Irish construction sector during January, with rates of expansion in activity and new orders slowing sharply from the end of 2014.

Xoptix Ltd has signed a strategic OEM agreement with Hosokawa Micron Ltd and Hosokawa Alpine to sell their XO in-process particle sizer.

The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has outlined its manifesto for infrastructure ahead of the 2015 general election.

In 2014, the company reported good sales growth in the US and Czech Republic, moderate progress in Central Europe and a stable trend in Russia.

HeidelbergCement has announced its Chairman will stand for a further five years; Dr Dominik von Achten becomes Deputy Chairman.

Research conducted RICS suggests that skills shortages could put at risk as many as 27 000 building projects in the UK by 2019.