Lego-style concrete bricks: a new approach to construction?
Kite Bricks is developing the Smart Brick, made-to-order concrete blocks that fit together in a similar manner to Lego® pieces.
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Kite Bricks is developing the Smart Brick, made-to-order concrete blocks that fit together in a similar manner to Lego® pieces.
Vecoplan and Venture Measurement appoint new Vice Presidents, while Vortex has named Fenix Systems as the company’s exclusive representative in Poland.
MPA The Concrete Centre has published an update to its ‘Office Cost Study’ to include a summary of the revised data, comparing the costs of constructing office buildings with different structural solutions.
Officials visited Lafarge’s Villaluenga de la Sagra cement plant in Spain this week to learn more about its use of alternative fuels.
Volvo’s sales for 2Q14 fell 9%, as improvements in North America and Europe failed to compensate for weak demand from China.
Key figures in the UK waste industry met last week to discuss the issue of waste and recycling.
International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with CEMBUREAU and other partners, has developed the ‘Integrated Biodiversity Management System’ as a guide for cement and aggregates companies.
Italcementi’s self-cleaning cement was a finalist in the ‘industry’ category and took home second place in the Popular Prize, voted for by the public, at the European Inventor Awards 2014.
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, the CEO of Holcim said that regulators are being formally notified of the companies’ plans to tackle antitrust concerns.
Eurocement’s Podgorensky plant, located in Russia’s Voronezh region, has achieved ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification.
The UK’s Breedon Aggregates Ltd has reported a 25% y/y increase in sales revenue and a 37% y/y improvement in underlying EBITDA in the first six months of the year to 30 June.
Holcim Croatia is reportedly looking to post flat revenues for 2013, however remains optimistic for 2015, hoping to raise revenues by 15%.