March 28, 2012
Construction of Germany’s Kaiserschleuse Bremerhaven is well on the way to completion following delivery of over 48,000m3 of ready mixed concrete to…
March 28, 2012
Lafarge has announced that it is to renew its agreement with Ecole des Ponts ParisTech for the Materials Science for Sustainable Construction (SMCD)…
March 28, 2012
UK Business organisation CBI’s director general John Cridland has said that green taxes places on cement and steel may be double taxing the…
March 28, 2012
UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched a new national campaign in a bid to reduce the risk of accidents between cyclists and…
March 28, 2012
Archaeological excavations at Lafarge’s Besthorpe sand and gravel quarry in Nottinghamshire, UK have helped to reveal some of the site’s history.…
March 28, 2012
The outlook for the economy over the next four to five years in the UK is weaker than seen after previous recessions, said Office for Budget…
March 28, 2012
Cemex’s aggregates production operation at Marseille Port has gained the ISO 14001 standard in recognition of its environmental performance – the…
March 27, 2012
Cemex’s French business has signed a deal with Novacom to provide digital information directly from 90 of its concrete pumps. The system will allow…
March 27, 2012
Despite gaining consent from local authorities to extend Gallagher Aggregates quarry in Kent, UK, the company's plans are to be put before a public…
March 27, 2012
Supply of innovative materials by Cemex has helped innovative training for the sports stars of the future to get underway at a new sports centre…
March 27, 2012
Tarmac says it is bolstering its sustainability team with the appointment of Andy Swain as sustainability manager. Reporting to Tarmac’s director of…
March 27, 2012
The Polish Ministry of Treasury has said that it wants to sell the remaining stake of 25.21% in the aggregate mining company Gornicze Zaklady…
March 27, 2012
Building materials group Readymix said its revenues dropped by 24% during the first six months of the year and this led to a pre-tax operating loss (…
March 27, 2012
Cars of the future are soon to be put through their paces at a new test track constructed by UK-based Lafarge Contracting for innovITS at the MIRA…
March 27, 2012
The UK’s aggregates association is calling on government to reinstate a sustainability fund that benefitted quarrying communities which was axed in…