Europe & CIS

Proxibid, an online marketplace for construction, commercial and industrial equipment, has expanded into the UK market with new offices in London.

The EU ad-hoc working group on defining critical raw materials recently released a new report. Roskill has published an overview of the report’s findings and its use of quantitative methodology.

A round-up of this week’s cement news, including safety, competition cases and funding for environmental projects.

Lafarge’s Spanish plant has achieved five years with zero accidents, celebrating the milestone during Health and Safety Month.

New trails have been opened at the Langford Lowfields Quarry, England, and a new nesting raft for terns has been installed at the Whitesands Quarry, Scotland.

Holcim’s acquisition of Cemex’s operations in western Germany has received unconditional clearance by the European Commission.

UK-based Breedon Aggregates has purchased Huntsmans Quarries Ltd, which operates a limestone quarry in Naunton.

Cemex has inaugurated a new distribution facility in Rubí, Barcelona, for white cement and other construction materials.

Lancashire Waste Recycling, the waste-to-fuel processing plant that supplies Hanson Cement, has received funding of £300 000.

The Swiss Agency for Development funds a limestone calcined clay clinker cement developed by an EPFL-led consortium; while start-ups present eco-friendly naturally grown bricks and solar paneled roads.

The Committee for European Construction Equipment is holding a congress on 16 – 17 October in Antwerp, Belgium.

The international awards are designed to recognise and celebrate successful health, safety and environmental practice.

May’s Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® indicates continued growth although the pace of this slowed somewhat, with the index figure falling from 60.8 in April 2014 to 60 in May 2014.

Apprentices from Finning, one of the largest distributors of Cat equipment and power systems, have taken part in a workshop at Lafarge Tarmac’s Tunstead quarry in Derbyshire. The visit was for apprentices from the company’s Leeds and Chesterfield branches.

The move consolidates Yara’s position as a full-service emissions-to-air control company.