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Cemcor completes upgrade work

14 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Cemcor has completed the upgrade work on its Cookstown plant in Northern Ireland, UK. Following the company's acquisition of the plant, it committed GBP6m (US$7.54m/EUR6.98m) to replace the electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) with a state-of-the-art bag filter at the plant. Within 14 months from final design agreement in March 2022, the new bag filter was commissioned and operational by May 2023. This investment project is centred around the abatement filter, with the filter separated ...

Cookstown Cement rebranded as Cemcor

03 January 2023, Published under Cement News

The Cookstown cement plant acquired in January 2022 by LCC Group and David Millar for GBP56m has been rebranded to Cemcor following significant investment from its new ownership. The Cookstown plant, originally known as Lafarge Cement Ireland, was acquired by Cookstown Cement from its parent company, the Switzerland-headquartered construction materials giant Holcim. Since then Cookstown Cement has been led and co-owned by David Millar, a former executive with Lafarge, who has 38 years o...

Cookstown Cement rebrands to Cemcor

04 November 2022, Published under Cement News

Cookstown cement plant in Northern Ireland acquired in January by LCC Group and David Millar for GBP56m (US$64.3m) has changed its name to Cemcor. The Cookstown plant, originally known as Lafarge Cement Ireland, was acquired by Cookstown Cement from Holcim. Since then Cookstown Cement has been led and co-owned by David Millar, a former executive with Lafarge. Cemcor has already begun to grow in stature with a GBP15m fleet of new branded tanker and curtain-sided vehicles on the roads ...