Europe & CIS

Hope Construction Materials is introducing TomTom Telematics technology to over 400 vehicles to improve sustainability and customer service.

The European Commission has cleared the proposed merger between the two cement giants.

The IET has named the winners of its Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, and teamed up with Disney to encourage young people to enter careers in STEM subjects.

CRH plc has announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its clay and concrete businesses in the UK and its clay business in the US to funds managed by Bain Capital Europe LLP.

The value of construction contracts in London in November 2014 came in at £1.2 billion, according to Barbour ABI’s latest Economic and Construction Market Review.

The cement and building materials company has signed a contract hire deal with Motiva Group.

Lafarge Tarmac has welcomed eight new apprentices from across the UK to its contracting business.

On 10 December, CBMI Construction Co., Ltd received Bulgaria’s Building of the Year 2014 award for the construction of Italcementi’s Devnya cement plant.

HeidelbergCement celebrates the winning projects of the International Quarry Life Award 2014 at a ceremony in Prague.

The UK Quality Ash Association has commenced an extensive research programme into the recovery of stockpiled flyash for use as a pozzolana in concrete and cement.

The rate of emissions growth is slowing and investment in renewables is growing, according to the Index published by Germanwatch and CAN Europe.

Marking the company’s 10th anniversary, the 1st Alternative Fuels Symposium and Technical Workshop was held on 29 – 30 October 2014 in Duisburg-Ruhrort, Germany.

The Concrete Centre and British Precast announce a new Pavilion for Ecobuild 2015.

Growth in the Irish construction sector remained elevated in November as activity, new orders and employment all witnessed sharp increases.

More than 50 participants from all over the world attended the two-day seminar at the Innside Hafen hotel in Dusseldorf’s Media Harbour.