Europe & CIS

Indian cement producer Jaiprakash Associates is among the companies recognised in the Sword of Honour awards.

Although ONS figures estimate both a m/m and y/y fall in UK construction output in August 2014, Barbour ABI points to encouraging long-term trends in the residential sector and improving sentiment in the commercial sector.

2014 is expected to be the seventh year of percentage declines for domestic cement consumption in Spain according to the latest estimates by Oficemen.

New Ecobuild whitepaper brings together ‘think pieces’ from industry experts on the future of sustainable building.

After receiving more than 111 000 votes, HeidelbergCement has recognised five winning projects for the public vote element of the Quarry Life Award.

The CEO of Menzel Elektromotoren GmbH, Mathis Menzel, will serve as President of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association’s European and World Chapter for the next two years.

A round-up of this week’s news from the international cement sector and related industries: dispatch statistics, end use, and the skills gap in construction and engineering.

Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement has reported a rise in both sales volumes and revenue in 3Q14 and the first nine months of this year.

The ‘Supply Chain Capacity and Skills’ group will offer guidance and work with the UK government to help improve capability and capacity, as well as offsetting inflationary pressures in the infrastructure sector.

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is working with leading construction companies to tackle the issue of skills deficiencies in offsite construction.

BirdLife and the European Cement Association have written an open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, asking him not to “change the rules that protect European nature”.

Recent reports highlight the extent of the mismatch between the skills required and those available to industry, in addition to revealing the low percentage of women taking up engineering careers.

The technical conference forms part of the Katavsky Cement’s "Generation E" programme for the development of young workers.

According to the FMB, the Liberal Democrats’ pledge to build 300 000 new homes needs to be underpinned by a pro-SME housing strategy.

Students at the University of Manchester picked up the top prize in this year’s Structural Concrete Competition, which concluded with a prize giving ceremony in London.