Cement News tagged under: Hanson UK
Hanson UK appoints district sales managers for packed products16 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK (HeidelbergCement group) has appointed three district sales managers for its packed products business to improve customer service. Affy Matthew, Louisa Heron and Simon Cowling will report to Andrew Simpson, national commercial director – packed products, and will work with merchants to build partnerships and help maximise sales and profits. "Our three new packed products DSMs will work closely with merchants to help them in areas such as product selection, pricing queries and pr... |
Quarry Life 2018 Award winners announced25 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsA team from the University of South Wales has won HeidelbergCement Group's Quarry Life Awards 2018 for its biodiversity project. The project investigated the value of translocating ancient woodland soils with quarried landscapes at Forest Wood quarry, Mid-Glamorgan, in Wales. The winners picked up a prize of GBP4400 at the ceremony held at Hanson's former sand and gravel quarry at Middleton Hall, Tamworth. The winning team, led by Dr David Lee, senior lecturer in wildlife ecology, c... |
Hanson UK starts graduate recruitment drive22 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK is looking to recruit graduates of science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by offering starting salaries of GBP25,000 (US$32,190) rising to GBP50,000 in five years under a structured graduate trainee programme. The cement company aims to challenge new recruits by teaching them different areas of the business over a period of two to three years. Graduates could enjoy working in Germany at Hanson's parent company HeidelbergCement as well at plants in the UK, including... |
Hanson surpasses 2020 sustainability targets07 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK's latest sustainability report announces that the company has passed its 2020 targets for reducing both mains water use and waste to landfill while CO 2 emissions per tonne of product have fallen by 7.2 per cent to reach the lowest level for five years. The number of lost time injuries remained static at 21, but the frequency rate was down on the prior year and there was a three-month unbroken spell without a lost time injury. A major development during the year was the launc... |
Hanson makes two new management appointments31 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson Cement UK (HeidelbergCement group) has made two senior appointments within its bulk products division, as part of strategic drive to improve customer service. Phil Matthew joins the business as field sales manager, and John Doolan has been promoted to key account manager. Both new recruits will work together to strengthen new and existing customer relationships, reporting to Mark Hickingbottom, national commercial director – bulk products. Mr Matthew was previously at AB InBev, w... |
Hanson secures road project for Hinkley Point C24 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK (HeidelbergCement group) has extended its involvement with EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point C project in the UK, securing a roads construction contract for the Kier Bam joint venture (JV) through its contracting division. The contract includes supplying 40,000t of cement-bound granular material (CBGM) and 100,000t of asphalt over the next two years. The materials will be used to build access roads on site. Hanson Contracting has also secured contracts with Laing O’Rourke, to support... |
Hanson Cement seeks early approval for mill installation18 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson Cement (HeildebergCement group) could start work this year on a GBP20m investment in a new giant mill that will secure nearly 100 jobs, reports Daily Post. The company is upgrading its Padeswood cement plant in Flintshire to guarantee its long-term future of the plant. The plan is to mothball three of the old mills and install a new vertical roller mill capable of grinding up to 650,000tpa of clinker. The Padeswood plant currently has four operational mills but they are old and ine... |
UK: Hanson to develop Victoria Deep Water Terminal16 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson (HeidelbergCement group) is planning to invest GBP12m at its Victoria Deep Water Terminal (VDWT) on the Thames at Greenwich, UK, to upgrade and improve the site. A planning application has been submitted to the Royal Borough of Greenwich along with a full environmental impact assessment. Hanson is proposing to replace two existing concrete batching plants with three new ones enclosed within a building. This new building will also house the raw materials for concrete production, prin... |
UK: Hanson to invest GBP20m in new cement mill10 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson Cement plans to build a new finish mill at Padeswood cement plant in Flintshire, UK, that would secure around 100 jobs, reports Daily Post Wales. The company currently has four cement mills at the plant, but a scoping and screening opinion request has been submitted with Flintshire Council for the new mil project. The proposed large modern mill is expected to replace the four existing mills and enable the works to grind a larger volume of clinker than is currently the case. The comp... |
UK: Hanson reopens GGBS grinding plant21 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson has re-opened its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) grinding plant at Teesport Docks in Middlesbrough, UK, creating 20 new jobs. The plant was mothballed during the recession in 2009, but the upturn in construction activity prompted Hanson to reopen the site. The raw material was originally sourced from the nearby steel works, which has now closed. In future it will be imported, helping to sustain the docks. Site Manager, Duncan Felgate, said: "It has taken nine months to ... |