Cement News tagged under: UK
MPA responds to chancellor’s speech, UK29 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsIn an open letter MPA’s Chief Executive has responded to the speech by the Chancellor, George Osborne MP last week, in which the Chancellor highlighted measures taken to boost business in the UK, by welcoming recent measures taken in the last Budget, but emphasising the onerous cumulative tax and cost burden which faces the industry, and encouraging Government to shift current spend into here and now capital projects particularly in construction, energy, water and transport infrastructure. ... |
Lafarge cement packer unveiled, UK20 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsLocal MP and member of Parliament, Ken Clarke, visited Lafarge Cement's Barnstone plant to officially unveil a state of the art cement packer which will significantly increase the plant's output. Lafarge operates the Barnstone plant for blending and packaging a unique range of over 26 ready to use cement-based products, mainly for the DIY market. The facility also exports specialist cements to some 27 countries. The latest investment in the cement packer follows an upgrade of the adminis... |
Fire at Hanson’s Ketton works, UK20 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsFirefighters were called to an underground blaze at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works where a conveyor belt caught fire. Once the power in the affected area was switched off, crews took just 30 mintues to extinguish the blaze. Plant manager, Mark Cox, said the fire began because one of the conveyor belts stopped and the clinker it was carrying set the rubber conveyor belt alight. Mr Cox added: “The hot clinker ignited a 10ft section of the belt. We phoned the fire brigade in line with our in... |
ContiTech buys British special-purpose belt company, UK19 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsContiTech has strengthened its industrial business in specialised conveyor belts by purchasing Specialised Belting Supplies Ltd, Thetford, UK. This British company has been in the market since 1984 and, with 50 employees, produces primarily steep-angle conveyor belts for the transport of bulk materials including ore, coal or gravel. “The purchase of this profitable and established company is strategically important and opens additional opportunities for us in the growing worldwide market ... |
ANH Refractories appoints senior engineer to target Euro cement market19 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsANH Refractories, based in North West UK, has hired Senior Refractory Engineer Stefan Frank to drive export sales across Europe. He has been charged with kickstarting a new campaign to increase ANH’s profile and drive sales in emerging cement markets in countries including Turkey, Ukraine and Italy. The American owned firm, which has a US turnover of $550m, delivers refractory solutions, services and products to many industries including aluminium, petrochemical, power, incineration, mine... |
UK construction output down, recession risk18 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published construction figures for April 2012 showing a fall of 8.5% compared with April 2011. Commenting on the figures, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association said: ‘With ONS reporting that both manufacturing and construction sectors fell in April, prospects for the UK economy escaping recession in Q2 are dissipating rapidly. It was unfortunately unsurprising to see the sharp fall in construction outpu... |
Latest UK construction new orders a 'worrying sign for housing'11 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe latest quarterly figures from the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) for construction new orders released Friday show that construction orders in 1Q12 were 3.6 per cent lower than the same quarter one year ago and new orders for housing were 21 per cent lower than a year earlier. However, there were some positive signs in some sectors. Commenting on the new orders data, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association said: “With government cuts impacti... |
UK construction sector activity 'slowed' in May - survey07 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsGrowth in the UK construction sector slowed to a three-month low in May, according to a survey. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for construction fell to 54.4 last month, from 55.8 in April. However, the reading indicates that the sector is still growing, as a figure above 50 implies expansion. Office for National Statistics figures found a fall in construction output in the first quarter of 2012 contributed to the economy contracting. The latest ONS figures, releas... |
Vision Holding raises stake in Pioneer Cement, Pakistan25 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsBritish Virgin Islands based - Vision Holdings Middle East Limited announced on that it will acquire 60,145,081 (26.47%) ordinary shares of Pakistan-based cement producer Pioneer Cement, at an offer price of PKR6.34 per share. Earlier it had held 21.61% shares in Pioneer. An official of Pioneer Cement told CemNet that Vision will gradually acquire 80-90% shares in due course to take control of the cement producer. By acquiring further shares in the Vision intends to improve Pioneer... |
UK construction recession deeper than estimated14 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsLatest data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that construction output fell by 5% in the first quarter of 2012, considerably worse than the estimate of -3% that ONS previously indicated for GDP in the 1Q. Commenting on these latest figures, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association said: “The construction industry is now firmly back in recession and, although there are some areas of growth, such as private housing, the overall picture s... |