Cement News tagged under: UK
Trials begin on graphene-enhanced green cement20 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTrials on graphene-enhanced green cement are due to begin in June this year, lead by a consortium including First Graphene Ltd, Breedon Cement Ltd , Morgan Sindall Construction and The University of Manchester. The consortium first received funding for its research in February 2022 when its was awarded GBP190,034 (US$235,585) by the UK government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Since then, data from production sites at Breedon and First Graphene has shown that graphene-enhanced cement ... |
Laing O'Rourke makes low-carbon concrete mandatory in UK20 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsInternational engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has announced that low-carbon concrete is now standard on all its UK projects. The new mandate, which applies to all UK projects that begin main construction on or after 1 April 2023, will result in a significant reduction in the company’s scope 3 carbon emissions. According to the company, the overall carbon reduction will be 28 per cent when compared with the company’s concrete usage in 2022, equating to a saving of 14,400t CO ... |
Viking CCS project targets UK cement emissions20 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsHarbour Energy and BP have entered into an agreement to develop the Viking carbon capture transportation and storage project near the heavily industrialised Humber region in the UK. According to BP, the Viking CCS project has the potential to meet one third of the UK government’s target to capture and store up to 30Mta of CO 2 by 2030 from the local steelmaking, refining, chemicals and cement industries. The two companies already share an interest in the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gatheri... |
CASE appoint new head of sales in Europe17 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCASE Construction Equipment has announced the appointment of Graziano Cassinelli as new Head of Sales for Construction brands Europe at CNH Industrial, in addition to his responsibility for CE Global Rental & Used equipment. Mr Cassinelli brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role which will help boost dealer business. He has worked in senior roles for a number of leading construction equipment manufacturers across Europe and the Far East and also developed and run rental an... |
CEMEX invests in rail solutions14 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has completed a significant investment into its rail solutions facility at Somercotes, Derbyshire, UK. This development was undertaken to meet increasing customer demand for its concrete bearers for switches and crossings. As a result of this investment, CEMEX will be able to manufacture an additional 18,000 linear metres of bearers for switches and crossings every year. This additional capacity is vital to meet the requirements of CEMEX’s clients in the rail sector. The... |
Gareth Meese promoted to Eriez-Europe MD12 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMagnet specialist, Eriez ® has promoted Gareth Meese to Managing Director of Eriez-Europe. In this key leadership role within the company’s global group, Mr Meese will be responsible for driving the growth and development of Eriez-Europe, ensuring that its plans align with the organisation’s worldwide corporate strategies. Mr Meese began his career with Eriez as an export sales engineer at the company's Cardiff operations. Over time, he progressed to various other roles within Eriez and... |
Samson Materials Handling Ltd appoint new MD11 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMartin Dummigan has been appointed Managing Director of SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd, Ely, UK, member of the AUMUND Group of companies, effective from the 1 April 2023. He brings with him more than 30 years of leadership experience in manufacturing and business development with global organisations. "I am delighted to welcome Martin Dummigan to the AUMUND Group. He will be a tremendous asset to AUMUND and SAMSON with his extensive knowledge of manufacturing and his international expe... |
Hanson Padeswood to form part of new UK CCUS clusters06 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Government has confirmed Hanson ’s Padeswood carbon capture and storage project, based in north Wales, UK, as one of eight projects to be taken forward to negotiations to form the basis of the UK’s new carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters. This announcement follows the confirmation in the government’s spring budget of GBP20bn (US$25bn) investment for research into CCUS. Hanson UK is constructing a carbon capture facility at the Padeswood cement works, throug... |
Holcim acquires Sivyer Logistics06 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has acquired Sivyer Logistics, a leading producer of recycled construction and demolition waste (CDW) for the London construction market. Sivyer currently handles around 1Mta of materials, using state-of-the-art recycling and recovery technologies to recover over 500,000t of recycled aggregates and manufactured soils. The acquisition represents a further step toward driving circular construction to make cities more sustainable, according to Holcim. Miljan Gutovic, region head Eu... |
Buxton Net Zero project passes due diligence funding phase05 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTarmac ( CRH ) and LEILAC have moved a step closer to delivering the world’s first zero emissions lime plant, with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announcing that the Buxton Lime Net Zero project has successfully passed the due diligence phase of the Industrial Carbon Capture (ICC) funding scheme. LEILAC ’s technology uses a unique indirect heating approach to keep unavoidable process emissions uncontaminated, thereby enabling its efficient ca... |