Star Cement wins at 5th North East Consumer Awards
Star Cement received the Most Preferred Cement Brand of the Year 2014 award at the 5th North-East Consumer Awards in India.
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Star Cement received the Most Preferred Cement Brand of the Year 2014 award at the 5th North-East Consumer Awards in India.
Headwaters Inc. has reported its results for 1Q15, showing 26% growth in building products revenue and 14% growth in construction materials revenue.
Together with BCMI, Trimble has developed a new mobile application that provides real-time data, helping the ready-mix concrete industry to optimise day-to-day operations.
India’s ACC, part of the Holcim group, has reported its financial results for 2014, including an improvement in sales, profit after tax, cement prices and volumes.
The latest Markit Economics data showed a positive start to the year for the UK construction sector, with output and new business growth rebounding from the lows seen in December 2014.
Construction spending for December 2014 is estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$982.1 billion. This is 0.4% higher than the revised November 2014 estimate and 2.2% higher than the December 2013 estimate.
India’s Wonder Cement Ltd has announced plans to increase its production capacity from 3.25 million tpy to 6.75 million tpy. The company has also appointed a new Executive Director.
The Australian government will provide AUS$25 million in funding to the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies, which is running a carbon capture and storage project at its Otway site in Victoria.
SimpliVity’s hyperconverged infrastructure allows KHD to keep its IT resources onsite, while benefiting from cloud-like economics.
According to the latest figures from Carpet Recycling UK, a record amount of carpet was diverted from landfill in 2014. Carpet waste is often used as part of the SRF mix utilised by cement plants.
The Indian cement producer reported a decline in net profit of 18.9% due to higher input costs.
Skills shortages are on the increase across a number of trades and professions, with small construction firms experiencing particular difficulties.