(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted ULMA Group a €45 million loan to fund its construction-sector innovations and sustainability endeavors. The financing will cover advanced manufacturing technologies for polymer concrete solutions, the establishment of a new plant for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Antonio Lorenzo, Basque Country, building materials, construction sector, decarbonisation, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Iñaki Gabilondo, INNOVATION, partnership, polymer concrete, recycling, resource consumption, sustainability, ULMA Group, €45 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Jewson has launched a cutting-edge Croydon branch designed on STARK Group’s “branch of the future” model, featuring an expanded product range and an optimized floorplan for quick selection and availability checks. This addition cements STARK’s UK growth strategy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Denmark, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged branch of the future, building materials, Craigentinny hub, Croydon branch, customer experience, Farnborough, Jewson, logistics, Luton opening, net zero by 2050, partnership, professional builders, purpose-built facility, science-based targets, SKUs, Stark group, tradespeople, UK expansion, UN Global Compact
(IN BRIEF) BayWa AG has agreed to sell Cefetra to Peter Goedvolk’s First Dutch, subject to regulatory approval, trimming its bank debt by over €650 million. Combined with a €500 million liability reduction from Raiffeisen Ware Austria shares earlier in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged agricultural equipment, agriculture, antitrust approval, BayWa AG, building materials, Cefetra, debt reduction, divestment, Dr Frank Hiller, First Dutch, global supply chains, Heating & Mobility, liquidity, Michael Baur, partnership, Peter Goedvolk, Raiffeisen Ware Austria, transformation strategy
(IN BRIEF) BayWa AG has completed the sale of its 47.53% stake in RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (RWA AG), a move that reduces its bank liabilities by over €500 million. The transaction, worth €176 million, followed the necessary regulatory … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2028, agriculture, BayWa AG, building materials, ENERGY, financial position, liabilities reduction, liquidity, operational restructuring, partnership, RAIG, regulatory approval, RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria, sale, stake, sustainabulity, transformation, €176 million
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has filed the Form 10 Registration Statement for its North American business, Amrize, with the SEC, marking a significant step in the planned spin-off of Amrize. Upon completion, Amrize will be North America’s largest building solutions company, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged $2 trillion construction industry, Adjusted EBITDA, aggregates, Amrize, building envelope, building materials, building solutions, carve-out basis, Cement, construction markets, ELEVATE, financial statements, Form 10 Registration Statement, holcim, insulation, Investor Day, Jan Jenisch, market-leading brands, New York City, North America, OneCem, pro forma financial information, production and distribution facilities, Ready-mix concrete, revenue, roofing, SEC, SEC approval, shareholder approval, spin-off, U.S. GAAP
(IN BRIEF) GRC, the leading producer of building materials in Georgia, has partnered with the European Union (EU) and the EBRD to expand its product portfolio by introducing rain gutter systems. The EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line supported GRC’s investment in modern … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged building materials, construction, EBRD, EU, EU4Business, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Union, GEORGIA, GRC, home improvement materials, Jaba Janelidze, ProCredit Bank, rain gutter systems, roofing
(IN BRIEF) Ecopost, a Kenyan company that recycles plastic waste to create eco-friendly alternatives for fencing, signage, and building materials, has partnered with Borealis to boost waste recycling in Kenya and promote a circular economy. Borealis will fund Ecopost’s activities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management
Tagged Borealis, Borealis Social Fund, building materials, circular economy, deforestation, Ecopost, Kenya, Lorna Rutto, Markus Horcher, Nairobi, plastic waste, recycling, solid waste
(IN BRIEF) Builders’ merchant STARK has launched its second 24/7 branch, located in Aalborg, Jutland. This new location will allow customers to access building materials and tools at any time, providing greater flexibility and convenience for craftsmen working on tight … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Retail
Tagged 24/7, 24/7 builders’ merchant, Aalborg, building materials, construction, Jutland, STARK, Søren P. Olesen
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) STARK GROUP A / S a terminé la séparation accélérée de Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd., acquérant plus de 600 succursales de marchands, spécialistes et de distribution de constructeurs de constructeurs, ainsi qu’un important importateur et distributeur … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, builders’ merchant, building materials, Gibbs & Dandy, International Timber, Jewson, Jewson Civils Frazer, JP Corry, major timber importer, Minster, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd., STARK Group A/S, Søren P. Olesen
(IN BRIEF) STARK Group A/S has completed the accelerated separation of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd., acquiring more than 600 builders’ merchant, specialist, and distribution branches, and a major timber importer and distributor. The acquisition was initially planned to close … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, builders’ merchant, building materials, Gibbs & Dandy, International Timber, Jewson, Jewson Civils Frazer, JP Corry, major timber importer, Minster, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd., STARK Group A/S, Søren P. Olesen
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials acquires SER Group, a leading company in the demolition and construction materials recycling business based in Heilbronn, Germany. This acquisition expands Heidelberg Materials’ circular economy activities and its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. The company … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged acquisition, building materials, Christian Knell, circular economy, concrete recycling, construction materials recycling, demolition, Dr. Dominik von Achten, Heidelberg Materials, Herbert Röger, Michael Wiener, RWG Holding GmbH, SER Group
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, France, 12-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced the divestment of its distribution businesses in the United Kingdom for EUR 850 million to Stark group, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, builders, building materials, divestment, Jewson, Saint-Gobain, Stark group, timber
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, 22-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced that all regulatory approvals for its acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies Inc., a major global player in construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, France, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged acquisition, building materials, cement additives, CertainTeed, Chryso, concrete admixtures, Construction Chemicals, GCP, GCP Applied Technologies, High Performance Solutions, New York Stock Exchange, Saint-Gobain, sustainable construction
(PRESS RELEASE) COURVEVOIE, France, 6-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced its donation and support for the schools in Moravská Nová Ves (Czech Republic), destroyed by a tornado … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HEIDELBERG, 24-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement AG (ETR: HEI), one of the world’s largest building materials companies, has announced that its Managing Board and Supervisory Board will propose a dividend increase to the Annual General Meeting. The company … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LIVERPOOL, 31-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Liverpool, a public research university, has announced that its School of Architecture will host an exhibition that will explore the embodied carbon of some of the most common contemporary building materials, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Construction, Education, Environment, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged acrylic tubes, aluminium, building materials, carbon, Carbon Counts, carbon impacts, concrete, Embodied carbon, exhibition, FCB Studios, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Glasgow COP26 conference, Jamie Hole, Liverpool, Liverpool School of Architecture, low carbon architecture, LSA Climate Crisis, Manchester, Professor Ola Uduku, recycled wood, STEEL, timber, University of Liverpool
(PRESS RELEASE) HEIDELBERG, 29-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — HeidelbergCement sells 3.6% of Ciments du Maroc’s share capital to certain Moroccan institutional investors through a block trade. The sale of around 0.5 million shares was sold for an aggregate amount of approximately … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged aggregates, building materials, Cement, Ciments du Maroc, concrete, Dr. Bernd Scheifele, HeidelbergCement, investments, investors, shares, stake
(PRESS RELEASE) COURBEVOIE, France, 21-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain signs an agreement for the sale of its entire stake in Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland (SGBDD) following a competitive sale process. The buyer, the Stark group, is an important player in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, France, Germany, Investment, News
Tagged acquisition, building materials, divestment, Saint-Gobain, Stark group
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, 4-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The global leader in building materials and solutions LafargeHolcim adds one (1) precast and eight (8) ready-mix concrete plants as well as a sand quarry to its growing Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregates segments. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Alfons Greten Betonwerk, asphalt, building materials, building solutions, Cement, Continental Materials Corporation, LafargeHolcim, mortar, precast concrete, Ready-mix concrete, ready-mix concrete plants, sand quarry, Transit Mix Concrete
Northampton, UK, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest provider of building materials, was able to showcase its award-winning apprenticeship scheme to a senior delegation from the Chinese Government during a visit to the Group’s Northampton Head Office … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged apprenticeship, building materials, CHINA, Liu Jing, Sam Crichton, Tang Tao, Travis Perkins
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