Cement News tagged under: North America
CRH boosts American profitability27 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCRH's turnover improved by 3.2 per cent last year to €18,659m while the EBITDA was off by one per cent to €1640m. There were 36 acquisitions during the year and the outlook for acquisition opportunities is deemed positive. Trading profit declined by three per cent to €840m and after other charges, including a net interest charge 12.7 per cent higher at €258m and a €230m gain on disposals, compared with €55m in 2011, the pre-tax profit declined by 5.2 per cent to €674m. Excluding exceptional ... |
Babcock to manage Lafarge fleet, North America10 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has awarded Babcock International a UK£100m fleet management contract across its cement and aggregates sites in North America. The 10-year deal sees Babock providing a fleet managed serviced for Lafarge’s heavy mobile equipment. It follows the UK£50m fleet management contract that Babcock was awarded by Lafarge covering the UK aggregate and cement sites last July. Babcock is delivering the whole lifecycle of fleet management in the contract, from procuring and supporting the equipm... |