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ASTEC PARTNERS WITH CARBONCURE TO OFFER SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR CONCRETE PRODUCTION
ASTEC has entered a strategic partnership with CarbonCure Technologies, whose product enables concrete producers to reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing its quality and strength.
The interest in low carbon concrete is increasing due to government regulations and incentives, requirements for green building certifications, and corporate sustainability initiatives. ASTEC has rights as CarbonCure’s exclusive channel partner in the U.S. and Canada to offer its technology to customers looking for sustainable building solutions.
Because the building and construction sector is responsible for 40 percent of global carbon emissions, environmental experts recommend carbon dioxide emissions be reduced in the built environment to positively impact global warming. Concrete has a large carbon footprint due to cement production.
CarbonCure’s technology easily integrates within ASTEC’s new and existing ready-mix concrete plants. Their equipment reduces embodied carbon by injecting CO2 during the batching process, sequestering it within the concrete. Additionally, the CO2 creates a chemical reaction resulting in a strong, high-performing concrete while utilizing less cement. According to CarbonCure’s test data, the concrete made with its technology maintains the same quality and benefits as traditional concrete mix designs.
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Canada’s largest general contractors, PCL Construction and EllisDon, are implementing vaccination verification requirements in the continued effort to provide safe workplaces for their employees.
EllisDon and PCL will require Canadian employees working at any location on company business to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1, 2021. As of this date, testing will not be offered as an alternative to full immunization.
Any employee may request an exemption to the vaccination verification requirement due to proven medical condition(s) and other applicable human rights grounds.
“Being fully vaccinated is the most effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” said PCL President and CEO, Dave Filipchuk. “PCL has instituted strict safety protocols throughout the pandemic, and this vaccination requirement is the next step in our ongoing commitment to keeping employees, clients, business partners and our communities safe. We are especially pleased to participate in this initiative with EllisDon, a respected industry peer. It is our hope that most general contractors and subtrade partners across Canada will soon join us.”
PCL and EllisDon will continue to comply with existing protocols and rules with respect to physical distancing, masking, screening, rapid testing, personal protective equipment and any other measures intended to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
VOLVO NORTH AMERICAN PROTOTYPE LONG-HAUL AUTONOMOUS TRUCK REVEALED
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora have unveiled the prototype truck integrated with driving technology that will form the basis for further development to establish autonomous trucking in the North American market.
The two companies have introduced a Volvo VNL long-haul on-highway truck as the next step toward launching fully autonomous Class 8 trucks in North America.
While research and development are supported by global team efforts, on-highway autonomous truck applications are also being designed and engineered in the U.S., in preparation for future production at Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley Assembly Operations in Dublin, Virginia.
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Turn to page 30 for cold weather tips for operating MEWPS, and on page 70 find out how utilizing your wheel loaders for snow removal can be a savvy business opportunity.
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NEW TEREX RECYCLING SYSTEMS DIVISION LAUNCHED
Terex Materials Processing has launched Terex Recycling Systems which will design and build modular recycling systems that can be combined to provide customers with a tailored, one-stop-shop to meet their recycling needs. Terex Recycling Systems will initially focus on construction and demolition and commercial and industrial waste applications.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and SmartEquip have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire SmartEquip for approximately US$175 million. SmartEquip supports approximately $1 billion in annual transaction volume with more than 600 OEM brands, on behalf of fleet locations across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
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UTILITY EXPO 2021 MARKS LARGEST TURNOUT IN SHOW’S HISTORY
Utility professionals gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, as The Utility Expo brought the industry together for the 2021 show. Taking place from September 28 to 30, the 2021 installment was the largest in the show’s history with more than 950 companies spread across more than 1.4 million square feet of the Kentucky Exhibition Center.
BAUMA INNOVATION AWARDS ANNOUNCES NEW CATEGORIES
bauma has added new categories to the bauma Innovation Award ceremony, taking place from October 24 to 30, 2022. To do justice to technical progress as well as social and political developments, the event’s task force has revised the categories. The new categories are: Climate Protection, Digitalization, Mechanical Engineering, Building and Research.
