Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 28 January 2025

US: BPGC Management has acquired a majority stake in ready-mix concrete and aggregates producer PB Materials Holdings. PR Hub News has reported that BPGC Management serves the South East New Mexico and West Texas markets.

UK: Scotland-based Akela Ground Engineering has inaugurated a new plant in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Irish Construction News has reported that the plant will produce its ABeam precast concrete beam systems. The move purportedly aims to help overcome a local shortage of housing, thanks to Abeam systems’ rapid installation capabilities.

Spain: The National Association of the Precast Concrete Industry (ANDECE) has reported a 9% year-on-year rise in the total number of projects to use precast concrete during 2024. The association attributed this to ‘positive trends’ in construction activity during the final four months of the year.