Europe & CIS

According to the CIF, a number of factors will boost the value of Ireland’s construction activity to €11 billion in 2014 and generate an additional 10 000 jobs.

Highlights from Eurostat’s latest estimates on production in construction figures in the euro area and EU28.

Quintiq, a global supply chain planning and optimisation company, has been selected by Lafarge to enhance the company’s sales operations and planning around the world.

Reported discrepancies within the Malta Environment and Planning Association handling of a new cement terminal lead to concern from NGO.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2014 report details the most likely and most potentially damaging risks to the global economy in 2014.

In order to address the construction industry skills gap in the UK, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is encouraging companies to take advantage of training grants.

World Cement Editor Katherine Guenioui provides an update on the latest developments in the European lime industry.

The Irish business group Aventas is set to spend €16 million on renewable energy sources at its Quinn Cement plant in Co Cavan, Ireland.

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has released its latest assessment on the government’s tax and regulation on the UK’s mineral products sector.

Eric Lepine, General Manager of Caterpillar France SAS, takes the reins.

Dr Reinhold Festge’s sons, Florian Festge and Dr Fabian Festge, have taken over responsibility for managing the company’s Machinery Division.

The Group’s previously separate plant technology companies are being combined under the roof of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, which brings together ThyssenKrupp Uhde and ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies.

The Competition Commission (CC) is looking to create Great Britain’s fifth cement producer in order to increase competition in the market.

Material production at the Kieswerk Lucht Buchholz site, Germany, has increased due to the use of two Sandvik Construction QA340 double-deck Doublescreens.

The technical report for the Beumer Group’s Centre of Competence (CoC) has been released, detailing the work of the centre and the company’s customer support division in global markets such as China and India.