UK cement news

The company held its final WCA board meeting of 2019, at which climate change and Member Forums topped the agenda.

The company has joined The World Cement Association as a Corporate Member.

On GlobalData’s list of the leading 500 construction contractors around the world, four of the top five positions continue to be held by Chinese firms.

The value of all UK construction contract awards in November 2019 was £5.4 billion – an average increase of 9.1% on October.

SMT GB has been appointed as the official distributor for K-Tec articulated hauler scraper boxes across Great Britain.

RIBA are encouraging architects to sign up for their 2030 Climate Challenge, which sets targets for net-zero buildings by 2030.

The firm has halved plant wear costs and boosted its manufacturing capacity with an investment in its sixth UNTHA shredder.

Dubai is at the top of the list of ‘Construction Mega Cities’, with total project values amounting to US$611.2 billion, ahead of London in second place (US$342.9 billion) and New York in third (US$285.2 billion.)

Nature conservation charity, RSPB, and CEMEX are celebrating their decade-long biodiversity partnership, which has seen the restoration of over 1000 ha. of priority habitat.

A 27-year-old from West Yorkshire, UK, has become one of the first apprentices in the country to complete a new education programme in quarrying.