US: Suncrete has acquired fellow ready-mix concrete producer Hope Concrete. Hope Concrete operates 10 batching plants and 88 mixer trucks across North Texas and Southern Louisiana. The Financial Times newspaper has reported that the acquisition doubles the total number of states in which Suncrete operates from just two: its home state of Oklahoma and neighbouring Arkansas.
Austria: Precast concrete producer SW Umwelttechnik Stoiser & Wolschner (SWU) has announced that it is joining European precast concrete association International Bureau of Manufactured Concrete (BIBM). SWU’s Hungarian and Romanian subsidiaries will also join BIBM directly, making them the first BIBM members in their countries.
BIBM secretary general Alessio Rimoldi said "Expanding our network in Central and Eastern Europe is essential to ensure a truly representative and forward-looking industry dialogue at EU level."
Kyrgyzstan: Construction chemicals supplier Sika plans to open a new subsidiary in Kyrgyzstan, based out of the capital, Bishkek. The producer has noted forecast four-year gross domestic product growth of 7% up to 2030, driven by industrial, transport infrastructure and energy projects. The move will expand Sika's network of global subsidiaries to a total 103.
Regional Manager Europe, Middle East and Africa Christoph Ganz said "We are complementing our existing activities in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and thus strengthening our regional network in Central Asia. This provides a strong foundation for the targeted expansion of our market position in the region and for further growth."
UAE: NSL Group subsidiary Dubai Precast won a full precast building system supply contract for a 95-unit housing complex in Meydan, Dubai earlier in April 2026. The contract covers design, supply, delivery and installation of external sandwich walls, solid walls, structural elements, stairs, hollow-core and solid slabs and boundary walls. TradeArabia News has reported that this comprises 18,500m³ of reinforced precast concrete and 39,000m³ of hollow-core precast concrete. Execution of the contract is scheduled for completion later in 2026.
