Europe & CIS

With more buoyant demand so far in 2021, supply chain constraints are expected to hinder growth over the remainder of the year and into 2022.

The company will plant 800 Mediterranean forest trees, which will occupy one hectare of green space.

The company is building on its sustainability strategy to set out ambitious goals for the company to achieve by 2030, and beyond.

Hanson’s 2021 sustainability report highlights the company’s 2030 commitments and the progress made during the 2020 calendar year, despite the unprecedented challenges brought about by COVID-19.

The company has announced its 2030 people strategy to continue creating shared value and uplifting the wellbeing of communities worldwide.

The companies have announced their investment in Voyage Control, a UK-based startup that offers a digital platform to facilitate construction logistics and on-site coordination.

Jan Jenisch takes up the role with immediate effect and succeeds outgoing President, Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH.

The company’s British subsidiary Hanson UK and its partners in the HyNet North West consortium were chosen for funding under the British government’s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process.

The company has announced that it is supplying Vertua, its lower carbon concrete, for the construction of Warsaw’s P180 office building, a sustainable project that prioritises the environment and wellbeing of its occupants.

The companies have signed a letter of intent to establish a carbon separation plant based on Hereon's PolyActive™ membrane technology. The plant is to be built in Holcim's cement plant in Höver, near Hanover.

Continuing to strengthen its senior team, Aggregate Industries has appointed Lee Sleight as the new Managing Director of its Readymix Concrete division and member of the company’s Executive Committee.

The company has opened the innovation centre in Paris to accelerate the development of new technology and products that will help the cement and construction industries decarbonise more quickly.

With this cement plant, Votorantim Cimentos complements its current operations in Spain, and expects to increase its operational efficiencies, accelerate its decarbonisation roadmap and enhance its distribution network.

The company has signed the ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C’ Commitment, a global campaign led by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business coalition.

The company has invested in a new 50kW photovoltaic installation at its readymix concrete production plant in Pruszków, Poland.