Europe & CIS

CRH announced that its acquisition of Eco Material Technologies is now complete.

Run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), the competition is open to everyone - professionals, amateurs, or anyone with a smart phone, and entry to the competition is free.

The MPA warned that a rise in cement imports, which now account for a third of the market, is undermining UK commitments to low carbon construction by moving responsibility for emissions abroad.

Heidelberg Materials UK has supplied its PowerCrete concrete to help maximise power capacity at the landfall connection to Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.

Cemex has contributed to the development of a key infrastructure project in the Czech Republic by supplying a specialty concrete mix for bridge structure of a new motorway section.

With this acquisition, Klüber Lubrication strategically expands its portfolio to secure further growth.

Martin Engineering is introducing a redesigned railcar opener that improves ease of use and reduces potential hazards for workers.

Heidelberg Materials UK’s PowerSand range of thermally conductive bedding material is now available nationwide with accreditation to ENA TS 97-1.

Holcim UK has completed its environmental restoration project at Newbold Quarry, which has transformed a former aggregates extraction site within an active quarry into a thriving natural habitat as part of its ongoing Nature Strategy.

The UK is ready to ‘lead the world’ in harvesting and utilising valuable legacy stockpiles of Coal Derived Fly Ash, says the UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA).

Heidelberg Materials UK has hosted an event at its Horton quarry in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to celebrate the reopening of the site’s rail link and the 150th anniversary of rail freight on the Settle-Carlisle line.

MV Tamarack arrived at the Port of Montreal completing her maiden transatlantic voyage and marking a major milestone in North American shipping.

Solar panels have been introduced by Holcim UK at a Devon quarry to power part of its operations.

The strategic partnership’s objective is to drive the commercialisation of a novel low-carbon cement and support the decarbonisation of key industries, including building and construction.

Total revenues of US$10.2 billion, increased by 6%, driven by the positive impact of acquisitions and disciplined commercial execution, which offset lower activity levels in weather-impacted regions.