UK cement news

The company has been given the Silver Employment Recognition Scheme (ERS) award by the Ministry of Defence.

Waste Knot Energy has secured funding from Gresham House’s British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) to build its first fuel pelleting plant in Middlesbrough.

The full impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy is expected to spell uncertainty for the construction industry according to the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest forecasting.

The latest statistics released by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that sales of heavy-side building materials saw unprecedented declines during the second quarter of the year.

A total of 39 deals worth US$2.73 billion were announced in Q2 2020, compared to the last four-quarter average of 65 deals.

The company has announced the completion on 31 July 2020 of its acquisition of certain assets and operations from CEMEX, as announced on 8 January 2020.

The company has launched its official response to the plan, which outlines how it is responding to the council’s recommendations following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company has achieved international recognition from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC), receiving a Gold Certificate at Glensanda.

The company has revealed its 2020 half-year financial report, which claims an encouraging outlook is to be expected for the second half of the year.

As part of efforts by CEMEX to help local communities and those who have been greatly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, the company has pledged a contribution to Warwickshire-based charity, The Myton Hospices.