Cement News tagged under: UK
UK: the latest buzz about Hope biodiversity13 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsA UK cement company is helping out in the UK’s campaign to grow Britain’s bee population. Hope Construction Materials has introduced 100,000 honeybees to two Derbyshire quarries to help improve biodiversity in its nearby area. The UK’s leading independent supplier of concrete and cement, is farming the bees at two of its two largest operations – Hope Cement Works, Hope Valley, and Dowlow Quarry near Buxton, in Derbyshire. The hives have a three-mile radius of suitable nectar supply, predomi... |
CMA welcomes recent sale of UK plants07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed the sale of plants by Lafarge Tarmac and Hanson. In the Competition Commission’s (CC) market investigation report published in January 2014, the CC had ordered Lafarge Tarmac to sell one of two cement plants and Hanson to sell one of its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plants to enhance competition in the cement and GGBS markets in Great Britain. Lafarge Tarmac and Hope Construction Materials Ltd (Hope) both appealed... |
Francis Flower acquires Hanson Cement's GGBS unit, UK04 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsMineral resources company Francis Flower yesterday announced the acquisition of the ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) facility in Scunthorpe, UK, from Hanson Cement. The business is capable of producing more than half a million tonnes of GGBS every year and supplies customers in the Midlands and North of England. GGBS complements Francis Flower’s existing range of high quality powdered minerals, which originate as by-products from various industries reducing the need for mineral ... |
LafargeHolcim buys out 50% interest in Lafarge Tarmac as part of divestment process17 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs part of the preliminary steps to implement the disposals required by the European Commission for its approval of the merger to create LafargeHolcim and as previously announced, the group today completed the acquisition of the 50 per cent share in Lafarge Tarmac held by Anglo American for GBP992m (including changes in working capital). This step is required to allow for the full divestment of Lafarge Tarmac, with the exception of the Cauldon and Cookstown plants and certain non-operationa... |
CPA survey indicates construction product sales up in second quarter, UK17 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Construction Products Association's (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey for the second quarter of 2015 indicates construction product manufacturers’ sales increased for a ninth consecutive quarter, driven by growth in all key areas of the UK construction market, together with a rise in export demand. Key points include: • A balance of 78 per cent of heavy side firms and 73 per cent of light side firms reported that sales rose during the second quarter of 2015, compared to a year earli... |
MPA welcomes publication of government Productivity Plan15 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsMPA welcomes the Government’s initiative to improve UK productivity, which the trade body says is "a key to sustained long term growth." Issues such as the encouragement of private and public investment, the development of skills, effective and proportionate taxation and regulation and competitive energy supply are of prime importance to the UK Minerals Products industry, which underpins much of our national production and economic activity, the MPA said in a statement. "Government will l... |
CPA responds to government's Summer Budget announcement09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Construction Products Association (CPA) welcomed the government's 2015 Summer Budget Statement announced yesterday, which backs British manufacturers and industry. Dr Diana Montgomery, Chief Executive of the Association said: “we were pleased by plans – that were in line with our recommendations – of the permanent setting of the annual investment allowance of GBP200,000 from January 2016. This will offer industry confidence in the long-term to invest in new innovative plant and machin... |
Cemex UK to close all ready-mix plants for '90minutes Step-in' initiative09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsFor one and a half hours on Monday, 13 July 2015, all 200 Cemex UK's readymix plants will be shut. On this day, the Cemex 90minutes Step-in will take place, with 600 colleagues and 460 independent haulier contractors taking part in safety training to encourage them to ‘step-in’ and look after themselves and those working alongside them. Leeds plant is one of 200 plants to be closed on Monday for the Health & Safety awareness initiative The training has been developed internal... |
SAMSON Materials Handling appoints new MD09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSAMSON Materials Handling, part of the AUMUND Group, has appointed Malcolm Youll as its new managing director. Mr Youll will be based at the SAMSON office in Cambridgeshire, UK. Mr Youll brings vast international experience of the capital equipment industry and complex engineered solutions having worked for CNH, CAT and Cargotec, SAMSON said in a statement. His wide range of experience in the field of Mining and Ports & Terminals will expand the SAMSON Materials Handling activities in the v... |
British Precast presents Best Practice Awards26 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsBritish Precast held its Annual Black-Tie Dinner on 24 June at the Leicester Marriott Hotel, UK. Supported by Cemex, the event brought the industry together for an evening of entertainment and presentation of the prestigious Best Practice Awards. British Precast members who had submitted entries for the four award categories: Health & Safety, Innovation, Project and Sustainability were all congratulated and the winners were announced as follows: • Health & Safety: Aggregate Industries – f... |