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New factory erected on site of now defunct plant is much larger than its predecessor

A Shuttlelift DB70 double-beam mobile gantry crane has been delivered to concrete manufacturing site KW Precast in Burlington, Wisconsin, USA

Cement producer expands operations in sub-Saharan Africa with construction of clinker plant and cement grinding facility in Togo.

About 20 people were reported injured and sent to area hospitals on Friday at a casino construction site in Cincinnati when a metal beam fell on workers who were pouring concrete on the second floor of the site. The beam caused the structure's floor to buckle and collapse and the workers fell to the second floor. Luckily, no one was under the collapse.

Poland’s road authority awards project to construct 40km section of S8 expressway

Concrete construction projects are often helped by the expert input of equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

New York prosecutors accuse testing company and five engineers of lying to authorities for 12 years

KHL Group's latest directory, International Concrete Construction 2010, is now available via KHL.com's Information Store.

Holcim has reported a rise in cement and aggregate sales, though sees no signs of a global economic recovery.

Contract with GUPC consortium is for 0.5 million tonnes of cement.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks of today with nine South African cities playing host to 32 teams, playing 64 matches to find the 19th FIFA world champion.

Peri formwork is being used for the construction of five reinforced cores in four multi-storey towers in Saudi Arabia’s new financial district.

Work is progressing on the Tyne Tunnel, UK where formwork and falsework manufacturer RMD Kwikform is helping main contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics and Dunne Building & Civil Engineering on a difficult phase of the project.

Lock repairs are requiring the removal of surface concrete uisng an Aquajet hydrodemolition robot at Guttenbach

Basat Elektrik Uretim & Tic is using a Gomaco GP-2600 to slipform 3 km of new canal between Amasya and Tasova.

International cement giant Cemex is building a new plant in Riga, Latvia, with the help of a flat top LC 8952 tower crane from Linden Comansa

Cifa acquisition opens up global markets for Zoomlion

One of the most frequently used and established materials in construction; concrete continues to shape everything from kerb stones through to high rise towers. Steve Skinner looks at some of the support industries that keep concrete flowing.

When the German contractor Max Bogl was given the task of erecting the concrete structure for a new paper mill at Kings Lynn in the UK it approached, Loxam Access to help with the demanding access requirements.