UK cement news

Tarmac has installed hundreds of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at its Birmingham Asphalt Plant in Washwood Heath as part of the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business’s commitment to meeting its net zero targets.

European environmental technology group - Saxlund Group - a leading specialist in biomass combustion, Energy-from-Waste and bulk materials handling, will use RWM to showcase a range of innovative solutions for operators and investors for local, small-scale CHP plants in the 1 to 5MWe range, in addition to its full range of bulk materials handling solutions.

Three member companies of the Mineral Products Association (MPA) have been shortlisted for carbon capture technology funding under Phase 2 of the Government’s cluster sequencing process.

The threatened species, great crested newt, has been recorded in record numbers following the successful restoration of a raised bog between Tarmac’s Arcow and Dry Rigg Quarries in North Yorkshire, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting wildlife and biodiversity across the UK.

Hanson’s Padeswood cement works in Flintshire has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster Sequencing process.

Breedon Group confirms its entry into the marine aggregates business in Great Britain with the acquisition of Severn Sands Limited.

The Materials Processing Institute is leading a major £6.5 million project to develop the world’s first zero emission cement on an industrial scale.

CEMEX has provided over 3000 m³ of concrete for the development of the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, due to be used for the diving and swimming competition in the Commonwealth Games this month.

The team at CEMEX’s Willington Quarry in Egginton have welcomed some new members to the team – around 50 cows!

At CEMEX UK’s Rugby Cement plant, a new state-of-the-art bagging line is now operational.