UK cement news

The company has published new guidelines that hope to mitigate the impact of extraction activity in quarries on wildlife.

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, MPA suggests that the construction sector is ready and able to supply to sites when it is safe to do so.

The company has summarised the danger zones surrounding high-volume conveyors and the best practices to avoid injury.

The company has issued a business update, describing the safeguarding measures in place for colleagues and customers and its operations during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

More than 200 representatives of the cement and concrete industry joined GCCA’s first online global health and safety forum.

Global construction output is expected to contract as a result of the economic shock caused by the lockdown measures, which were enforced due to the coronavirus.

The company has supplied concrete to transform a former factory into the new Swansea field hospital, which is being built to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company has announced a connector as part of its BHA portfolio to be used with pleated filter elements. The connector allows two, two-metre pleated filters to be joined together without the use of any tools.

Employees at Tarmac’s Tunstead quarry have shown their support for the NHS by joining in with the weekly Clap for Our Carers campaign to celebrate those working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.

Through the new Swinden Quarry Natural Environment Fund, Tarmac’s Swinden quarry has been able to support its first project.