Building Products

CRH has agreed to acquire Swedish construction group NCC Industry’s aggregates operations in Denmark and Finland, expanding the building materials company’s presence across the Nordic markets. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Danish operations include a...

Chryso and Ecocem have launched a low-carbon concrete solution combining Ecocem's ACT cement technology with Chryso's new EnviroMix 3150 ACT admixture. The system was unveiled at BATIMAT 2026 and is designed to simplify the production and placement of high-performance concrete...

Egurtek 2026 will bring timber construction, architecture and building professionals together at Bilbao Exhibition Centre on 28 and 29 October, with its Technical Sessions focusing on fire safety, heritage restoration, habitability, comfort and pre-industrialised building systems. The 11th edition...

Modern construction projects demand unprecedented speed and precision, particularly when dealing with the logistical complexities of high-volume material placement. The evolution of concrete pumping systems has redefined how large-scale structures are erected, moving away from traditional bucket-and-crane methods toward...

Heidelberg Materials UK has successfully demonstrated a zero concrete waste process at its Greenwich plant in London through the implementation of a new concrete waste recycling system. The facility, located at Victoria Deep Water on the River Thames, utilizes...

Heidelberg Materials UK is supplying an innovative low carbon concrete solution to form the basement floors of a new retail and office development at 33-35 Piccadilly in London's West End — marking the first time this particular combination of...

Sampyo Cement is expanding the use of artificial intelligence at its Samcheok cement plant in Gangwon Province, South Korea, as the company works to strengthen process control and address a growing shortage of skilled workers in the region. The Samcheok...