UK cement news
Hanson announces more land for wetland project with RSPB
The company is celebrating 20 years of its wetland project with the RSPB, with the announcement that a further 80 ha. of restored land from Hanson’s Needingworth site in Cambridgeshire will be transferred to the Ouse Fen nature reserve.
Tarmac awarded Team of the Year for Silverstone Circuit work
The company won the award for delivering exceptional resurfacing works at the Silverstone Circuit. The winning team was made up of 75 Tarmac employees from across the business.
CEMEX provides spray concrete for Thames Tideway Tunnel
The company is providing over 40 000 t of a spray concrete for the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, the biggest infrastructure project undertaken by the UK water industry.
World Cement Association launches Gender Focus Network
The World Cement Association has launched the Gender Focus Network, an initiative aiming to improve the representation of women within the global cement community.
GCCA announces new biodiversity policy
The new policy outlines the steps that GCCA members commit to taking to work towards the achievement of Net Positive Impact in cement, concrete and aggregates operations.
Tarmac agrees SRF pellet deal with Eco-Power Environmental Group
The contract with Eco-Power Environmental will increase Tarmac’s use of sustainable fuels, significantly reducing its carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels.
UK construction output growth accelerates in November 2020 despite new lockdown measures and Brexit difficulties, says GlobalData
Following the release of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing an acceleration in construction output growth in November, Moustafa Ali, Economist at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the outlook for the UK construction industry.
CEMEX provides low carbon concrete for Leeds office development
The company has provided Vertua low carbon concrete for a new office development in the Climate Innovation District in Leeds.
CEMEX Ventures makes investment in Modulous
The company has announced its investment in Modulous, a company with a disruptive offsite construction system, enabled by a digital platform, to allow the high-speed delivery of quality, sustainable and affordable homes.
MPA’s ‘Profile of the UK Mineral Products Industry’ reveals the minerals sector as the UK’s biggest producer
A total of 400 million t of essential aggregates, industrial minerals and other manufactured mineral products were produced in Great Britain in 2018, according to the latest figures published in ‘Profile of the UK Mineral Products Industry’, by the Mineral Products Association (MPA), making the sector the UK’s biggest producer by volume.