UK cement news

Hanson UK will transport a surplus vertical roller mill from Spain for installation at its Padeswood cement plant in north Wales.

Construction industry growth in the UK will gather pace in the second half of the year to bring annual growth down to 1.4% - but brighter times return in 2018.

Hanson UK has reported “disappointing” safety performance in 2016, as lost time injuries remain level with the previous year.

BULKEX has released the details of five more speakers that will present at this year’s event in Nottingham, UK.

World Cement recently visited the Cauldon cement plant, to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Cemex UK has appointed Michel Andre as the new head of its Cemex UK business.

Growth in the UK construction sector slowed in June from highs of May, as uncertainty over trading conditions play on the industry’s mind.

LafargeHolcim subsidiary, Aggregate Industries, has signed a servicing and maintenance contract with United Plant Services.

The deadline for entry submissions to the Materials Handling Engineers Excellence Awards is the end of July.

With less than four months until BULKEX17, James Bullock of the Materials Handling Engineers Association Executive Committee shares his views on the importance of the event.