Home Our News Press Releases Press Releases HERACLES Group: Riviera Tower is built with ultimate performance DYNAMax concrete It was with pleasure and emotion that HERACLES Group celebrated its 100th anniversary of the founding of its historic plant in Volos and held a celebration event on Saturday, October 19. The event took place in the courtyard of the plant and was attended by current and former workers, local bodies and partners from the broader area. HERACLES Group: Riviera Tower is built with ultimate performance DYNAMax concrete HERACLES Group, a pioneer in the field of sustainable building materials, is taking part in the construction of the iconic Riviera Tower, developed within The Ellinikon project, with its ultimate performance DYNAMax concrete series used for the first time in Greece. HERACLES Group sets sail for sustainability with CEMCREATOR True to its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint and pursuing its concerted effort towards a climate-neutral economy, HERACLES Group announces the advent of the newly built CEMCREATOR, a state-of-the-art, low emission and alternative-fuel capable pneumatic cement carrier. HERACLES Group awarded at ITC 2024 – 7th Infrastructure & Transport Conference HERACLES Group received the special award “CONSTRUCTION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR 2023” at the 7th Infrastructure & Transport Conference - ITC 2024 for the foundation of the iconic “Riviera Tower” in The Ellinikon, Athens. Charis Papoulidis is the new Commercial Director at HERACLES Charis Papoulidis is assuming the Commercial Director position at HERACLES on September 9, 2024. The Emergency Department of the Palamas Health Centre reopens with the support of HERACLES Group 30 May 2024 HERACLES Group inaugurates the new state-of-the-art ready-mix concrete plant in Heraklion, Crete With the vision of leading growth and prosperity for society, the national economy and the green development of the country, through its people, investment plan, solutions and facilities, HERACLES Group inaugurated the new ready-mix concrete plant in Heraklion, Crete, on Tuesday, May 28. 28 March 2024 HERACLES Group at the helm of decarbonisation with a dedicated event at the Technical Chamber of Magnesia HERACLES Group organised an evening event at the Auditorium of the Technical Chamber of Magnesia in Volos, on the subject: “The Transition to Net Zero Carbon.” 11 January 2024 New strategic investment in the Recycling sector with the acquisition of W.A.T.T. Recycling HERACLES Group, a member of Holcim, has agreed to acquire 100% of W.A.T.T. Recycling. With this acquisition, HERACLES Group incorporates two state-of-the-art Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) in Fyli and Koropi, Attica, with a processing capacity of over 150,000 tons of municipal waste annually. 05 December 2023 HERACLES Group secures a strategic investment in its green transformation with the support of the EU Innovation Fund The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest funding programmes for the development of large-scale innovative decarbonisation technologies, has chosen to co-finance HERACLES Group’s “OLYMPUS” CO2 capture project. 09 November 2023 HERACLES Group reduces its energy footprint installing PV parks at its plants HERACLES Group proceeds to the installation of photovoltaic parks for self-generation and self-consumption of electricity at its two plants, in Volos and Milaki, Evia. This initiative is intended to considerably reduce the Group's environmental footprint and contributes to the national energy-saving effort through the higher penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in the country's energy mix. 02 November 2023 HERACLES Group introduces the first 100% electric concrete mixer trucks to Greece Incessantly pursuing its coordinated journey towards a climate-neutral economy, HERACLES Group announces the launch of the first purely electric, emission-free concrete mixer trucks in Greece, thus boosting the national effort for the transition to e-mobility. HERACLES Group donates a vehicle for the fire protection of the Municipality of Penteli True to its commitment to the protection of the natural environment and the substantial support of communities, HERACLES Group is donating a vehicle to the Municipality of Penteli in order to actively contribute to the increased requirements for the protection of the area from wildfires. The Riviera Tower foundation - HERACLES Group successfully completed the largest concreting project in Greece Firmly commitment to building decarbonisation and sustainable regeneration of modern cities, HERACLES Group is redefining the sustainable building construction. It performed the foundation project of the iconic Riviera Tower in The Ellinikon, delivering modern solutions of extremely low carbon footprint, ideal for this new sustainability architectural landmark in the country. 26 September 2023 HERACLES Group and its employees side by side with our affected colleagues and fellow citizens in Thessaly In this unprecedented humanitarian and ecological disaster experienced by the region of Thessaly as a result of Storm Daniel, the people of HERACLES Group -several of us working at the Volos plant and living in the affected areas- share the suffering of our fellow human beings and express our support and commitment to contribute in any way we can. 19 September 2023 Geocycle Hellas, a member of HERACLES Group, is launching the “Leaf it clean” initiative in Aspropyrgos On the occasion of the World Cleanup Day, Geocycle Hellas, a member of HERACLES Group, is once again demonstrating its commitment to a "greener", cleaner and more sustainable waste-free future by implementing the “Leaf it clean” cleanup and tree planting action. 01 August 2023 HERACLES Group and E.D.E. Contracting join forces for the sustainable and innovative “the SPOT” building True to its vision to lead developments in the construction industry and accelerate the transition to innovative and climate-neutral constructions, HERACLES Group is entering into a collaboration with E.D.E. Contracting for the application of modern 3D concrete printing technology in the construction of “the SPOT” (Sustainable Practices of Tomorrow). 13 July 2023 DYNAMax: HERACLES Group's new high strength and ultimate performance concrete range pushes the boundaries of architectural design With a firm focus on innovation and added-value creation in contemporary sustainable construction, HERACLES Group is enlarging its product offer with the new DYNAMax concrete range. It is a high-performance concrete, characterized by very high strength (C 60/75 to C 120/135), high rigidity (over 40 GPa) and superior durability, making it ideal for high-rise buildings and complex infrastructure projects with... 12 July 2023 HERACLES Group to meet the healthcare needs of Nisyros residents True to its commitment to contribute substantially to the real needs of local communities where it operates, HERACLES Group will cover all healthcare needs of Nisyros residents with the Emergency Medical Assistance plan of Interamerican insurance. 04 July 2023 HERACLES Group and SYMVOLI join forces on “the SPOT” HERACLES Group is announcing its collaboration with SYMVOLI for the preparation of electromechanical designs of the sustainable building “the SPOT”. 30 June 2023 ECOPlanet: The green cement range of HERACLES Group With a comprehensive portfolio of green solutions with an improved carbon footprint through the ECOPlanet and ECOPact series, HERACLES Group is leading the transition to sustainable construction. 22 June 2023 HERACLES Group inaugurates the new building of the HERACLES Technology Research Center (EKET) HERACLES Group inaugurated on 21/6/2023 the new building of the Technology Research Center (EKET) signalling its firm commitment to innovation to accelerate the transition to sustainable construction. 15 June 2023 ConcreteDirect: : The new Lafarge mobile app that modernizes and simplifies concrete orders True to its commitment to seek and offer innovative solutions focusing on the actual needs of its customers and partners, Lafarge, a member of HERACLES Group, is launching ConcreteDirect. A pioneering mobile app that opens up new ways in the digital transformation of the building materials industry offering multiple benefits for all stakeholders, from customers to production... HERACLES Group and DCARBON join forces on “the SPOT” HERACLES Group announces its collaboration with DCARBON, with a view to minimizing the carbon footprint of the innovative “the SPOT” (Sustainable Practices of Tomorrow) building throughout its life cycle. It is the sustainable and energy-efficient building of tomorrow that will be created at the Patras University Campus, Rio, with the aim to promote sustainable practices through both the construction itself... Pagination 1 2 Next › Next page Last » Last page