Cement News tagged under: UK
UK: environment agency approves Cemex recycling plant13 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Environment Agency (UKEA) has given the go-ahead for a solid fuel recyling unit to supply Cemex's Rugby cement plant in Warwickshire. Work is expected to start later this summer with recycling firm SITA UK set to run the plant, first proposed six years ago, on behalf of Cemex. Climafuel, as it the secondary fuel is known, is a solid waste-based fuel made from paper and cardboard, wood, carpet and textiles that cannot be recycled. The UKEA has said it would issue an environmental per... |
UK: Hope chairman wins regional Institute of Directors award13 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsAmit Bhatia, chairman of Hope Construction Materials, has been crowned Young Director of the Year for London and the South East, alongside Ross Williams, CEO of Global Personals, at the Institute of Director’s (IoD) Director of the Year awards. Amit Bhatia fought off stiff competition from a number of high-profile nominees to claim the joint accolade. He will now go through to the national final, to be held in London on 24 October. Mr Bhatia founded Hope Construction Materials in January... |
Hope Construction Materials launches Apprenticeship Academy21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsBritain’s leading independent construction materials company, Hope Construction Materials is on the lookout for new talent to join its GBP300m (EUR369m) business in the Derbyshire and Yorkshire area of the UK. The company has launched an Apprenticeship Academy which is looking to appoint four new apprentices this year at its quarries at Dowlow near Buxton and Holme Hall near Rotherham, and its cement works in the Hope Valley. Industry experts are predicting a more buoyant time for the co... |
UK: Hanson Cement initiates solar power plant08 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsLark Energy, working in partnership with Armstrong Energy, has successfully completed and connected a 9MW solar power farm at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works in Rutland. The solar plant has been built on 20ha of former quarry belonging to Hanson Cement. The 38,544 modules will generate enough energy to cover around 10 per cent of the Cement work’s annual consumption. This will not only reduce the company’s carbon emissions but will also contribute to improving the per capita carbon emissions... |
Anglo American completes the sale of Tarmac Building Products to Lafarge Tarmac11 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsAnglo American plc announced the completion of its sale of Tarmac Building Products Limited (TBP) to Lafarge Tarmac Holdings Ltd (Lafarge Tarmac), following receipt of regulatory approval. Anglo American announced on 14 November 2013 that it had reached an agreement to sell TBP to Lafarge Tarmac Holdings Limited, the 50:50 joint venture of Lafarge’s and Anglo American’s construction materials and services businesses in the United Kingdom. The terms of the transaction remain confidential. T... |
Oyak eyes Europe, Africa acquisitions10 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsTurkey-based Oyak is looking into acquisitions in the cement sector, with a specific focus on Europe, Africa and Great Britain, its cement group chairman Celalettin Caglar said on Thursday. Speaking to Reuters, Caglar said that the group is also interested in acquisition opportunities that could arise through the Lafarge and Holcim merger as the groups look to divest in assets to appease potential concerns by antitrust regulators. The company’s said on Monday that two-thirds of divestments ... |
UK cement producer welcomes budget measures20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsAmit Bhatia, chairman of Hope Construction Materials, has welcomed several measures detailed in the UK Budget 2014 believing that there are a number of specific aspects that will work in favour of the country’s building materials sector. “With construction regularly used as a barometer of the economy, the Right to Build policy should see significant growth in housebuilding and with it the industries that provide the materials to do so. The GBP500m Builders’ Finance Fund should also kick-... |
Hope Construction Materials calls for UK stimulus measures18 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsAhead of the UK Budget announcement tomorrow, the chairman of the country’s leading independent cement producer is calling on the government to stimulate demand to ensure sustainable growth. Amit Bhatia, chairman of Hope Construction Materials, told CemNet News: “I’m a firm believer in British manufacturing and think the government should seek to stimulate demand in the economy to allow UK firms to do what they do best – make things, innovate, invest and develop. “Suppliers to the constru... |
MPA: going from strength to strength05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThis week marks the fifth anniversary of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), created in March 2009 by the merger of the Quarry Products Association, the British Cement Association and The Concrete Centre. MPA’s membership has grown from 266 to 482, a success it attributes to to continuously attracting new members, coupled with the affiliations and other close working relationships it has with QPA Northern Ireland, MPA Scotland, British Precast, the British Association of Reinforcement... |
UK: Flood-hit Ferriby works on target to resume production by end-Feb21 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex is on target to resume production at its flood-hit South Ferriby works by the end of this month, however, challenges remain to meet the start-up schedule. Production at the 0.75Mta cement works has been out of action since 5 December 2013 after the river Humber burst its banks. The Cemex factory stands across the road from the river and was swamped by millions of litres of water. The most serious damage was caused to the site's electrical network. Cemex has since been committed to... |