Holcim New Zealand has struck a deal with WeMix Wanaka. Image: Holcim New Zealand Holcim New Zealand will expand into New Zealand’s South Island after acquiring ready-mix concrete assets of WeMix Wanaka. WeMix Wanaka is a family-owned business based in the Otago region of the South Island with a strong reputation for its ready-mix …
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Image: Rose Makin/ stock.adobe.com Komatsu Australia has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards. The company has been listed as a finalist in the ISPT Investment in Brisbane Award category. The award recognises business that make strategic investments in Brisbane and helps the city’s growth and development. Komatsu Australia has …
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Image: Curioso.Photography/stock.adobe.com ‘Sand’ and ‘global shortage’ are not terms you’d necessarily expect to hear in the same sentence, yet this is the reality facing Australia. Without the steady influx of sand on which the country has come to rely, critical industries like construction will be unable to deliver the projects, homes and infrastructure needed to …
Workers laying the coffee concrete in a new footpath in Pakenham. Image: Pete Glenane/HiVis Pictures A concrete innovation from RMIT University has debuted in a major infrastructure project as part of Victoria’s Big Build. Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) and project contractor BildGroup have used concrete mixed with biochar made from spent coffee grounds, …
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Terex Campsie in 2024. Image: Terex Terex Campsie, one of the company’s main manufacturing facilities, has celebrated its five-year anniversary since it opened in 2019. The engineering and manufacturing facility works for several of the company’s brands, including ProStack, in the bulk handling sector. It also manufactures Terex Ecotec and Terex Green-Tec, focusing on …
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Astec Australia and Mineral Processing Solutions have made an announcement. Image: Astec Astec Australia has announced an expansion to the dealer agreement with Mineral Processing Solutions (MPS) to include construction materials product lines in Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. MPS will supply Astec’s range of material solutions including fixed and modular plant, equipment, parts and services throughout …
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Render of the new Peoria office. Image: Komatsu Komatsu has unveiled plans to upgrade its Peoria operations with a new office building to house key operations. The new office building will be a collaborative space for engineering, sales, manufacturing, management and other functions. Komatsu broke ground on the new building, which will incorporate innovative …
Vulcan Materials. Image: Timon/ stock.adobe.com Vulcan Materials has announced it will acquire the Wake Stone Corporation after it entered a definitive agreement. Vulcan Materials is one of the biggest producers of construction materials in the United States while Wake Stone is an aggregates supplier focusing on the Carolinas regions. According to Vulcan Materials, …
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Steve Huntly. Image: The Hills Group Hills Group has announced Steve Huntly will become the company’s divisional managing director for quarry products from later this year. Huntly takes over the new position after it was announced earlier this year that Pete Andrew will retire from his role as the group director for quarry products …
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Image: ONTRAC Group ONTRAC Group, one of Australia’s leading excavator bucket manufacturers, will showcase its most innovative products at the IQA National Conference 2024. The industry showcase returns for the first time since 2022. The Institute of Quarrying Australia will host the 64th national conference in Adelaide from October 15 to 17. As the significant …
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