The Ministry of Defence (MOD) accolade acknowledges that Aggregate Industries demonstrates its forces-friendly credentials as part of its recruitment process, and that it ensures its wider workforce is aware of the positive policies for defence personnel.
TITAN Cement Group is one of the first cement companies worldwide to have its CO2 emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)* as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The company’s Mountsorrel Quarry has helped a local Women’s Institute (WI) restore a living memory to Princess Diana, with a donation to help maintain a memorial garden in Quorn, Leicestershire.
The company has confirmed that use of the mp connect card, the one card solution to support management of contractors and hauliers, will be compulsory across its business by the end of 2021.
Following a difficult start to the year for Western Europe’s construction industry, which contracted by 6.4% in 2020, economic activity has picked up significantly since the spring and is forecasted to rise sharply and grow by 5.7% in 2021, according to GlobalData.
CEMBUREAU, the association of the European cement industry, is ready to engage on the Fit for 55 legislative package published by the European Commission on 14 July.
Students at Leuphana University Lüneburg have been working on practical digital business projects for the building materials manufacturer Holcim.
Tarmac has supported the charity for many years, donating materials to help maintain and extend the sanctuaries enclosures.
The highest Platinum rating under the ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ standard has been awarded to all of Titan’s cement plants in Greece – Kamari, Patra and Thessaloniki – in the context of the global transition towards a circular economy and the reduction of landfill waste.
The company has announced that it has successfully closed the previously announced sale of its white cement business, including its Buñol cement plant in Spain, to Çimsa Çimento Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., for a total consideration of approximately US$155 million.
Holcim has launched its new group identity uniting all its market brands behind its purpose to build progress for the people and the planet.
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) believes that new requirements for biodiversity net gain, and application of the ‘metric’, could lead to worse outcomes for nature than those delivered through the current minerals planning system.
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic Forum have launched ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), a collaborative platform that will help drive the industry’s journey to carbon neutral concrete by 2050.
The company believe that the bolt-on acquisition will support growth in the German market.
Calix and RHI Magnesita have agreed to undertake studies up to and including basic front-end engineering and design for a commercial-scale demonstration facility at an RHI Magnesita site.