Hewitt Equipment

Toromont Industries agreed to buy privately held Hewitt Group, operator of 45 Caterpillar dealerships in Quebec, the Maritimes, Labrador West and Ontario, for about C$1.02 billion in cash and shares, expected to close by mid-October.

Demix Aggregates is constructing a new state-of-the-art processing plant at its quarry north of St. Martin in the Renaud district of Laval, Quebec. The project includes two new Metso crushers and other equipment, with completion expected by the end of summer 2017.