Europe & CIS

The company has appointed James Haluch as Managing Director of its GB Contracting business. He will join in March and will report to the Group’s Chief Executive.

The company has confirmed an investment of over £5 million into two new plastic packing lines for packed cement at its Rugby Cement Plant.

The construction company Bodner BaugesmbH & Co KG from Kufstein commissioned RTB with the delivery of concrete for twelve planned monolithic floor slabs. Rohrdorfer Transportbeton, is delivering around 22 000 m³ of concrete for the logistics centre of SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels AG in Wels.

The company has joined The 5% Club, which aims to create a shared prosperity by driving ‘earn and learn’ training opportunities, helping to address the skills shortage and youth unemployment in the UK.

The acquisition is in line with Aggregate Industries’ Strategy 2022 – ‘Building for Growth’ and will allow the company to strengthen its market position in order to support the much-needed major infrastructure schemes which will lead the economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company has confirmed that the sale of its award-winning Attenborough Nature Reserve to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has been finalised.

The company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Germany-based Möller business to French conglomerate REEL.

Hanson’s 2020 sustainability report, which covers the 2019 calendar year, highlights the progress the company has made towards its 2020 targets and how it is building on these with its 2030 commitments.

30 Tarmac apprentices are celebrating the successful completion of the company’s Professional Operator Development Programme (PODP).

This result represents a strong improvement from previous “F” rating and puts Cementir amongst the top players in the cement industry and much better than the average company, considering a CDP European and Global average rating of “C”.

The country exported 30 million t of cement in 2020, making it the world's second-largest exporter.

CEMEX España, S.A., an indirect subsidiary of CEMEX, will increase its shareholdings in CEMEX Latam Holdings.

The President of the World Cement Association (WCA), Song Zhiping, addressed an international audience of senior cement industry leaders with his keynote speech at the WCA 4th General Assembly Meeting, held virtually on 10 December.

The Norwegian parliament has approved the investment in a full-scale carbon capture facility at the HeidelbergCement Norcem plant in Brevik, Norway.

The company has received approval from Natural England to expand King’s Wood and Rushmere National Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire, an area of land dedicated to the conservation, study and enjoyment of England’s wildlife.