UK cement news

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.

The company is supplying the full concrete specification free of charge for the new temporary build.

The constructions solutions company has launched a campaign to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals up and down the UK.

The company predicts that, across the globe, the construction industry will be heavily affected due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The company’s carbon fibre reinforced plates (CFRP) have been used as a strengthening solution for the Hills Meadow Culvert flood protection system in Reading, UK.

The association has welcomed a statement from the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for BEIS, which thanks the mineral products and construction industry for their efforts.