New Zealand: Holcim New Zealand has acquired Auckland-based ready-mix concrete producer Stevenson. The company operates ready-mix concrete batching plants in Drury, East Tāmaki, Penrose and Rānui. Holcim New Zealand says that the acquisition will broaden customer access to its concrete range, including EcoPact reduced-CO₂ concrete and Hydromedia permeable concrete.
Spain: The National Association of the Precast Concrete Industry (ANDECE) recorded a 12% year-on-year rise in the total number of construction projects which used precast concrete in January and February 2026.
Local press has reported that ANDECE members comprise 70% of precast concrete sales across Spain.
US/Canada: Amrize has launched Evertect, a range of high-performance ready-mix concretes, across the US and Canada. The range comprises customisable mixes, including heat-dissipating Condutect concrete for buried cable applications, 30% reduced-CO2 Ecotect concrete, ultra-high strength fibre-enriched Maxtect and extreme temperatures-resistant Temptect.
US: A man died at a Tindall Corporation precast concrete plant in San Antonio, Texas, on 5 March 2026. Local press has reported that a ‘large piece of equipment’ struck and killed the man, who had been an employee of Tindall Corporation.
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation, which it will conclude within six months.
