UK cement news

The pause to construction work as a result of COVID-19 social distancing measures is the main cause of the fall, with 60% of planned construction output lost in April due to the measures.

Market growth for the bricks, blocks and precast concrete sector was at a steady 13% between 2015 – 2019, however AMA Research are predicting an almost complete reverse as the COVID-19 pandemic ensues.

The company had the strongest result of all 101 construction materials companies analysed.

The company developed a rapid concrete solution for the installation of essential oxygen tanks at an emergency coronavirus hospital in Wales.

Five industry leaders have launched the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry.

The company has issued more guidance on operating safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new document complements the MPA managers and employees pocket guides that were launched last week.

Dr John Irons, Halifax Fan UK, and Diane Wang, Halifax Fan China, provide an overview of how clinker cooler and sinter fans operate in cement plants.

The company has acquired Italian manufacturer Landini, including its entire production facility in Fabbrico, Italy, and its 140 staff.

The company forecasts that the worst of the pandemic’s impact on the UK construction industry is still to come.

It is anticipated that the proposal may result in redundancies of all the employees currently based at the South Ferriby cement plant.