The company has announced the framework of ‘Operation Resilience,’ its medium-term strategy, that incorporates the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and lays out a plan to enhance EBITDA growth over the next three years.
Steve Cox has been named as the new Executive Officer for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) National Steering Committee (NSC).
The company has welcomed the announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that the undertakings offered by Breedon in connection with its completed acquisition of certain assets and operations from CEMEX might be acceptable.
The company’s Vertua concrete range has been used as part of the construction of the new Cryfield residences for the University of Warwick.
The company has provided 80 000 cubic metres of concrete for the newly integrated transport network that will connect metro lines and redesigned bus routes to sea and air connections.
The company is currently in the final stage of negotiations with several large-scale industrial fuel users in the UK, Europe and MENA region for the supply of its alternative fuel pellets.
The company is to continue working with recycled concrete after conducting projects in which recycled material was used as Holcim exposed concrete.
The company notes that while cement demand still appears to be high, the coronavirus pandemic has created uncertainty for the industry.
The company has announced that it will host a virtual conversation with CEO, Fernando A. González, to discuss business and financial strategy.
The company has announced that Gonzalo Mendoza Morfin is the winner of the 2020 Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship, which consists of financial support for tuition and maintenance so that architecture students can carry out their postgraduate studies abroad.
Simon Willis, Chief Executive Officer of Hanson UK, has been appointed as Chairman of the Mineral Products Association (MPA) for the next two years.
Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies have unveiled a joint industry ‘2050 Climate Ambition’. The ambition statement demonstrates the commitment of the industry across the globe to drive down the carbon footprint of the world’s most used man-made product.
The company has appointed Regional Presidents for Australia and South America and has confirmed the start date of the incoming Regional President for India.
The 2019 Holcim Germany Group is to publish the environmental performances of the production sites Beckum, Bremen, Dortmund, Dotternhausen, Duisburg, Duisburg-Schwelgern, Höver, Lägerdorf and Salzgitter.
Walking Assembly, the company’s project with Matter Design, has received the R + D 2020 award as part of the 14th Annual R + D Awards, organised by Architect Magazine.