Cement News tagged under: Mineral Products Association
MPA welcomes new chief executive31 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed Jon Prichard as its new chief executive, effective from 1 October 2022. Mr Prichard will succeed Nigel Jackson, who is stepping down as chief executive after 13 years in the role. Mr Prichard joins the MPA from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, where he is currently chief executive, and has previously held positions at the Engineering Council, consulting engineers Rendel and the Institution of Civil Engineers, following 19 years in th... |
MPA affiliates with CONSTRUCT03 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe trade association for the concrete structures sector CONSTRUCT has affiliated with the Mineral Products Association (MPA), which counts among its 500 members the vast majority of UK ready-mixed and precast concrete producers, plus all cement manufacturers and most aggregates suppliers. Representing nearly 80 per cent of UK concrete frame contractors, CONSTRUCT is dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of building in-situ concrete structures, from high-rise homes and offic... |
MPA responds to UK Hydrogen Strategy19 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the government's proposals to accelerate the development of a low-carbon hydrogen economy but has warned that the costs of production, transmission and distribution need to be shared by the whole UK economy. The UK Hydrogen Strategy sets out how progress will be made over the next decade to deliver 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for use across the economy, as part of the country's drive towards its net zero tar... |
UK construction industry challenges16 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsWith Brexit, the process of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, causing widespread uncertainty for the UK economy, the results of the country's general election last week have added an extra level of instability for the construction industry. Despite concerns over the Brexit effect and buoyed by better-than-expected GDP growth, the UK government has been pressing ahead with a number of significant infrastructure projects, including the first nuclear reactor to be b uilt in Britain in two dec... |