UK cement news

The building materials solutions supplier has transported 2 million t of aggregates across the UK by rail this year, saving over 100 000 road movements and 12 500 t of carbon compared to using trucks.

The company has announced that James Brotherton will join the executive management team as Chief Financial Officer designate on 1st January 2021.

The company’s ultra low-carbon concrete is being used on an Environment Agency flood defence project in Birmingham.

Martin Engineering describes how engineers can design safer conveyors that also lower overall operating costs.

Following the release of UK GDP figures for Q3 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing a sharp quarter-on-quarter rise in UK construction output in Q3, Moustafa Ali, Economist at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

The company has agreed the disposal of certain assets to Tillicoultry Quarries Limited for £12.2 million on a cash and debt free basis.

The company has invested over £600 000 into its UK rail network this year, to increase safety standards and reliability while providing opportunities to grow and enhance service levels.

The company has added three new cement innovations to its portfolio, including High Performance and Instant Concrete products.

The company has extended its exclusivity deal with NBG. The deal will give NBG’s Merchants exclusive access in the GB market to the company’s Master Grade Cement until the end of 2024, extending the current partnership by three years.

The latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from industry analysts Barbour ABI, highlights levels of construction contract values awarded across Great Britain. Raw monthly data has seen significant uplift in September to £6.0 billion which is an increase of 52.5% on the £3.9 billion in August.