CRH plc, the global building materials group, issued a Trading Update for the first quarter, noting: Positive start to the year, good underlying demand; First-quarter sales, EBITDA and margin ahead. Integrated solutions strategy continuing to deliver across all divisions. Year-to-date acquisition spend $0.6 billion; strong pipeline of opportunities. Albert Manifold, chief executive, said, “The continued delivery of our solutions strategy resulted…
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MSHA Releases Report on Jan. 28 Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 28, while driving downhill, the 56-year-old driver of a concrete mixer truck at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc., Greenlee County, Ariz., was fatally injured after he lost control of the truck. The truck overturned and the driver was ejected from the truck. Another miner, who was in the truck, was also…
Read MoreCompany Seeks to Grow Cement
By Mark S. Kuhar The only company in the world using biology to commercially produce cement, Biomason, employs natural microorganisms to grow biocement in ambient temperatures without emitting carbon dioxide. Yes, you heard that right. Laboratory grown cement. Its patented biocement technology mimics nature’s use of carbon as a building block, creating cement in a biological, circular system, rather than…
Read MoreTelling MSHA To Get Lost
What Not To Do; And What Happens If You Do Just That. By Brian Hendrix Denial of entry. You don’t need an attorney to tell you that you never want to see those words in an MSHA citation or order that MSHA has issued to you. You definitely do not want to see those words in a complaint against you…
Read MorePraise and Blame
We Need To Establish Parameters For Behavior If We Are Going To Live And Work Together. By Thomas J. Roach Ancient Greeks believed there should be an ongoing public dialogue of praise and blame; it was called epideictic discourse. It would benefit all of us as citizens and as workers and managers if we learned and practiced this almost lost…
Read MoreHire For What People Can Do, Not What They Have Done
Candidates’ Past Successes May Not Transfer To A New Environment. By Steve Schumacher Over my career, I have helped many hiring managers transition from horrible to highly effective hiring techniques. I have seen far too many hiring managers make a long-term investment in a new employee with a seat-of-the-pants interviewing process. Considering how much organizations spend on recruiters, advertising open…
Read MoreBKT Launches BKT Land, an Immersive Metaverse Experience
BKT has launched “BKT Land,” a place in the Metaverse without boundaries of space and time – an evolution that has been anticipated by the numerous virtual projects that the Indian multinational has fine-tuned over recent years. “For those who are a bit uncertain about the topic, the Metaverse is a virtual reality where you can live, interact and deepen…
Read MoreSandvik Showcasing Electric Concept Rig for Surface Drilling
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions brought a groundbreaking electric concept drill rig for surface drilling to the Vei og Anlegg 2022 exhibition, one of Scandinavia’s largest construction trade shows, May 11–14.
Read MoreU.S. Chamber Welcomes New Federal Focus on Permitting Process
The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is making a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness that will create good-paying union jobs, grow our economy, invest in communities, combat climate change, and help lower costs for families, according to a release from the White House.
Read MoreMotion Names 2021 Supplier of the Year
Motion Industries, Inc. named Gates Corp. as its 2021 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes companies that have shown exceptional commitment to Motion through quality products and services, as well as earning the highest score in the multi-faceted Supplier Stratification rating system.
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