Europe & CIS

The company has supplied a range of complex concrete mixes to BAM Nuttall to build a new sea wall in Marine Parade, Dawlish, Devon.

The company has supplied the material for Germany’s first printed residential building made of concrete.

The company has secured a contract to supply concrete to Align, the joint venture delivering the C1 package of the UK High Speed 2 line (HS2).

The World Cement Association has announced the launch of Phase I of its PEGASUS 2020 project, a multi-company benchmarking and performance-improvement initiative for WCA Corporate Members.

According to GlobalData, the Belgian construction industry is expected to post a recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, and grow at an annual average rate of 2.7% between 2021 – 2024.

The company has recently celebrated the ceremony for its new site covering over 45 000 metres squared.

The companies have announced the creation of Wallex, a company focused on design and engineering, manufacturing and on-site installation of offsite panelised and self-supporting construction systems.

The company has announced that it has earned 11 awards from the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), recognising the ongoing and longstanding commitments to environmental excellence and positive community relations at its aggregate operations.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) participated in the UN Secretary-General’s high-level roundtable on climate action yesterday, joining world leaders as a part of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In GlobalData’s recent quarterly construction update, the forecast for Argentina’s construction industry was revised downwards, with output now expected to contract by 23.5% in 2020 and -5.4% in 2021.

As part of its ambition to build the most sustainable high speed railway in the world, HS2 contractors in London have begun using Vertua, a new low carbon concrete product which provides a reduction of 42% in CO2 in comparison to a standard concrete.

The company has been included in the ‘FORTUNE 2020 Change the World’ list, which highlights companies around the world that have generated a social impact through activities that are part of their business strategy.

The Norwegian government has proposed to the Norwegian parliament the launch of the carbon capture project at the HeidelbergCement’s Norcem cement plant in Brevik, Norway.

The company has expanded its agreement with CheckProof, after having successfully digitised front line work on sites in China, India, Kazakhstan and Arizona, US.

The company has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C,’ becoming the first global building materials company to sign the pledge with intermediate targets for 2030, validated by SBTi2.