UK cement news
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.
Jeremy Greenwood to chair UK Concrete
Jeremy will help marshall the collective resources within MPA in The Concrete Centre, MPA Cement, BRMCA and British Precast as part of the sector’s roadmap to go ‘Beyond Net Zero by 2050’.
Breedon appoints new Managing Director of its GB Contracting business
The company has appointed James Haluch as Managing Director of its GB Contracting business. He will join in March and will report to the Group’s Chief Executive.
CEMEX invests in new packing lines for Rugby Cement Plant
The company has confirmed an investment of over £5 million into two new plastic packing lines for packed cement at its Rugby Cement Plant.
Hanson joins The 5% Club
The company has joined The 5% Club, which aims to create a shared prosperity by driving ‘earn and learn’ training opportunities, helping to address the skills shortage and youth unemployment in the UK.
Aggregate Industries acquires Northumbrian Roads Limited
The acquisition is in line with Aggregate Industries’ Strategy 2022 – ‘Building for Growth’ and will allow the company to strengthen its market position in order to support the much-needed major infrastructure schemes which will lead the economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.