Heidelberg Materials reported third-quarter revenues up 10% to €6,413m, with financial result from continuing operations rising 9% to €1,281m, signalling strong demand across its cement, aggregates and ready-mix portfolio. Management is prioritising low carbon products, implying further investment in clinker substitution, alternative fuels and supplementary cementitious materials. For infrastructure contractors and designers, this points to wider availability of lower-CO₂ binders and concretes, potentially easing specification of reduced-embodied-carbon structures under tightening European climate regulations.

Terex Corporation has agreed to acquire Belgian mobile crushing and screening specialist Keestrack, folding it into the Terex Materials Processing division while retaining Keestrack as an independent brand. Keestrack, founded in 1988 and supplying mobile crushers, screening units and processing plants in more than 65 countries through over 70 distributors, will keep its existing management structure, with Peter and Frederik Hoogendoorn remaining in leadership roles. Completion is targeted for Q4 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, with both firms trading separately until closing.

Lawton Tubes has launched its first stainless steel product range after more than 100 years focused solely on copper tubes and fittings, adding systems specifically designed for corrosive environments. The new stainless steel lines target applications where copper suffers from pitting or stress corrosion, such as aggressive industrial process pipework and chemically treated water systems. For specifiers and contractors, this widens material options on mixed-metal installations and may shift lifecycle cost and corrosion-risk calculations on future building services and infrastructure projects.