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Liebherr introduces new versatile 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pumps
Liebherr introduces new versatile 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pumps Following extensive testing, sales of Liebherr’s completely newly developed 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pump are now start...
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When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts
When it comes to building bridges Doka are the experts People tend to cross bridges as quickly as possible; because you never know. Experts even have a term for this phenomenon: gephyrophobia or “brid...
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Lafarge ECOPact Zero Concrete put to the test in Eastern Canada
Lafarge ECOPact Zero Concrete put to the test in Eastern Canada Lafarge’s Kingston ready mix plant produced and delivered the first ECOPact Zero concrete in Eastern Canada utilizing ECOPlanet cement i...
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Peri Tunnel Formwork enables Werrington Grade Separation tunnel
Peri Tunnel Formwork enables Werrington Grade Separation tunnel For the construction of the Werrington Grade Separation tunnel, the VARIOKIT VTC Tunnel Formwork Carriage and other PERI standard compon...
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Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers
Cat introduces six new Primary and Secondary Concrete Demolition Pulverizers Caterpillar’s new generation of Primary and Secondary Pulverizers feature industry-leading technology to deliver up to 52%...
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World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors
World of Concrete Asia returns to Shanghai with over 700 exhibitors China continues to be the biggest Concrete market in the world and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon, the impl...
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AEEE Concrete Mix reduces Global Carbon Footprint while doubling strength
AEEE Concrete Mix reduces Global Carbon Footprint while doubling strength AEEE Capital Holding & Advisory Group announced the completion of a peer review led by Dr. Maher Tadros, Founding Principa...
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Robert Hauser takes over as chairman and CEO at Doka
Robert Hauser takes over as chairman and CEO at Doka The international formwork and scaffolding company Doka has welcomed a new CEO. On 1 July, Robert Hauser took over as chairman of the Executive Boa...
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Lynx Modular Roller Screed introduced by Curb Roller Manufacturing
Lynx Modular Roller Screed introduced by Curb Roller Manufacturing Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, introduces its first modular screed system, the patent...
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Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands
Aggregate Industries expands with new Coleshill RMX plant in West Midlands As part of ongoing plans to expand its concrete offering across the West Midlands, Aggregate Industries has opened a new read...
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Doka invests in the future with new powder coating plant
Doka invests in the future with new powder coating plant The new Doka powder coating plant is one of the most modern plants of its kind in Europe and one of the largest production investments Doka has...
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Cortec MCI-309 protects reinforcing metal in concrete from corrosion
Cortec MCI-309 protects reinforcing metal in concrete from corrosion Cortec’s Patented MCI® Technology designed to protect reinforcing metal in concrete from corrosion is widely used around the globe....
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Residential construction development propel fibre cement market outlook
Residential construction development propel fibre cement market outlook Rapidly increasing urbanization across the world has led to increased construction and infrastructure development activities. Th...
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Schwing America offers longer Concrete Booms for weight restricted roads
Schwing America offers longer Concrete Booms for weight restricted roads This spring Schwing America extended the pumping season for concrete contractors with a newly designed chassis for S 43 SX and...
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Cement shortages reignite concrete consumption and environmental impact concerns
Cement shortages reignite concrete consumption and environmental impact concerns There has been an increased demand for construction material supplies since the first lockdown in the UK. It is thought...
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MIT imaging technique visualises cement hydration on a molecular level
MIT imaging technique visualises cement hydration on a molecular level The concrete world that surrounds us owes its shape and durability to chemical reactions that start when ordinary Portland cement...
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Lafarge Western Canada goes green with EcoPlanet Ultra Low Carbon Cement
Lafarge Western Canada goes green with EcoPlanet Ultra Low Carbon Cement In 2020, LafargeHolcim announced a global commitment to creating building material products that meet lower CO² standards. Toda...
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Lafarge Canada helps Vancouver measure sustainability with Concrete EPDs
Lafarge Canada helps Vancouver measure sustainability with Concrete EPDs Vancouver’s building landscape is about to get a lot greener. As Lafarge Canada releases new Environmental Product Declarations...
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Non-residential polished concrete market estimated to reach $10 Billion by 2027
Non-residential polished concrete market estimated to reach $10 Billion by 2027 The Global Market Insights, Inc., suggests that the non-residential polished concrete market may surpass USD 10 billion...
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DokaXact wins CTBUH Innovation Award of Excellence
DokaXact wins CTBUH Innovation Award of Excellence Doka has been awarded an Innovation Award of Excellence by the CTBUH 2021 Awards Programme for its DokaXact system. The award will be presented durin...
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Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno
Wirtgen SP 154(i) Concrete Slipform Paving Train connects Prague and Brno During the modernization of the D1 freeway between the Czech Republic’s two largest cities, two slipform pavers and a texture...
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Quartz launches Concrete Deck Analysis software for pre-pour element verification
Quartz launches Concrete Deck Analysis software for pre-pour element verification Quartz Systems, a construction technology company leveraging advanced perception systems to track and understand every...
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Rapid strength concrete is bringing about a transformation in highway construction
Rapid strength concrete is bringing about a transformation in highway construction The construction industry is facing a big challenge in adopting sustainability owing to rapidly advancing infrastruct...
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CEMEX introduces VIABASE Engineered Asphalt Concrete for Housing Estate Roads
CEMEX introduces VIABASE Engineered Asphalt Concrete for Housing Estate Roads Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has presented VIABASE®, an engineered Asphalt Concrete specifically des...
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Curb Roller Manufacturing introduces custom drums for challenging concrete pours
Curb Roller Manufacturing introduces custom drums for challenging concrete pours Curb Roller Manufacturing, a world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, makes challenging concrete pours achievabl...
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Swerock acquires cement and mineral aggregate operations in Luleå, Sweden
Swerock acquires cement and mineral aggregate operations in Luleå, Sweden Peab’s subsidiary Swerock continues to grow through the acquisition of cement and mineral aggregate operations in the Luleå ar...
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Cortec expands MCI cleaners for greener concrete cleaning
Cortec expands MCI cleaners for greener concrete cleaning Cortec® is pleased to announce a new addition to its line of MCI® cleaners for concrete. MCI®-2062 is another biological-based surface cleaner...
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Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting
Gammon Construction and Converge create worlds first digital twin of site concreting Gammon Construction in collaboration with Converge has created the world’s first digital twin of site concreting, t...
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Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk
Unique stainless steel and concrete bridge built in Cumbria to combat flooding risk A new stainless steel and concrete bridge, the first of its kind in the UK, has opened to pedestrians and vehicles i...
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Doka makes an impression with their fair-faced concrete
Doka makes an impression with their fair-faced concrete The new headquarters of Banca Transilvania, situated in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is an office building, which covers an area of more than 40,000 m²...
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CEMEX going global with Vertua Net-Zero CO2 Concrete
CEMEX going global with Vertua Net-Zero CO2 Concrete CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that Vertua®, its first-ever net-zero carbon concrete, will soon be available in its major markets worldwide af...
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Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet
Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a carbon sink for the plan...
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Stanton Bonna relies on bespoke compact Rapid International Static Concrete Batching Plant
Stanton Bonna relies on bespoke compact Rapid International Static Concrete Batching Plant Stanton Bonna is a leading UK manufacturer of precast concrete pipes, manholes and culverts for drainage, as...
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Aggregate Industries launches ECOPact to promote green concrete in the UK
Aggregate Industries launches ECOPact to promote green concrete in the UK Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today launched its new low carbon range of concrete – E...
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LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future
LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future In response to ever-increasing market demand for performance and sustainability, the LafargeHolcim family of...
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Minnich 50 CC backpack Vibrator named in Top 50 New Products in Equipment Today
Minnich 50 CC backpack Vibrator named in Top 50 New Products in Equipment Today The Minnich Manufacturing 50 cc gas-powered back pack concrete vibrator has been named to Equipment Today’s 2020 list of...
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Liebherr LCM 1.0 pours a concrete mixing plant into a smaller package for smaller budgets
Liebherr LCM 1.0 pours a concrete mixing plant into a smaller package for smaller budgets The demand for a smaller, reliable mixing plant is growing steadily with more and more contractors wanting to...
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LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States
LafargeHolcim introduces ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete in the United States Building on the success of its recent launch in Europe, Aggregate Industries, a member of the LafargeHolcim family of companie...
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Doka special formwork perfect for tunnel system construction at CERN
Doka special formwork perfect for tunnel system construction at CERN The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the biggest particle accelerator in the world – and growing: to equip the LHC for new, m...
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ULMA introduces complete Climbing Solutions for high-rise safety and productivity
ULMA introduces complete Climbing Solutions for high-rise safety and productivity The ULMA COMPLETE CLIMBING SOLUTIONS is an integral package that provides forming, climbing, and safety in a single pr...
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Doka Climbing Formwork at the core of Katara Towers
Doka Climbing Formwork at the core of Katara Towers Timed to be ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a new luxury hotel complex is emerging on Qatar’s coast: Katara Towers. In addition to hotel rooms, t...
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Two-layer concrete highway and runway paving with a Wirtgen SP154i Slipform Paver
Two-layer concrete highway and runway paving with a Wirtgen SP154i Slipform Paver Wirtgen has recently released the SP 154i, updating its family of large slipform pavers. The new paver is primarily us...
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New generation of Concrete Pavement could reduce traffic noise
New generation of Concrete Pavement could reduce traffic noise New developments in groove and grind concrete pavement techniques offer the holy grail of road surfaces: long-lasting roads with a possib...
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Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete
Bridges Israel raises $5m to build resilient coastlines with ECOncrete ECOncrete, an Israeli startup delivering high-performance bio-enhancing concrete technologies, announced today it is raising 5 mi...
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Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way
Concrete eRoads that charge electric vehicles could pave the way New research showing that in some parts of the UK there are 1,500 electric car owners competing for just one charging point supports ca...
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QUIKRETE celebrates 80th anniversary
QUIKRETE celebrates 80th anniversary On its 80th anniversary, The QUIKRETE Companies celebrates continued service to the infrastructure well-being of our country as a comprehensive building materials...
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Designing the Kinnet Tunnel to last a century
Designing the Kinnet Tunnel to last a century The Kinnet tunnel was designed to collect flood water from the entire Arava region and the city of Eilat, Israel. It is being constructed in a highly agg...
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Leading concrete manufacturer Besblock sees orders double in a matter of days
Leading concrete manufacturer Besblock sees orders double in a matter of days As the UK construction industry gears up to return to work, Shropshire-based concrete manufacturers Besblock has seen orde...
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Minnich Manufacturing expanding Western USA distribution with Ebbert Company
Minnich Manufacturing expanding Western USA distribution with Ebbert Company Minnich Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring syst...
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Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel
Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel Concrete pumps used in the construction of tall buildings need a boom structure that is strong and reliable while also st...
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