Lafarge Cement UK, which owns Cauldon Works at Cauldon Low, near Leek, received a ‘Big Tick Award’ in Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence.  Lafarge’s entry to the awards, Cementing Continual Improvement, focused on measures to reduce its use of natural raw materials and fossil fuels by introducing more waste streams.  National environment manager at Lafarge, Danny Lawrence, said: "This award is a pat on the back for all the people in Lafarge who are working to increase our use of waste and decrease our impact on the environment."