Cement News tagged under: UK
New bulk terminal to serve UK construction market20 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsEureka Shipping has established a multipurpose floating bulk terminal at the Port of Tilbury in southeast England, under a four-year agreement with Cemineral and London Container Terminal. Cemineral will use the terminal to supply fly ash to the construction market in the southeast of the country. The 125m-long VESPER terminal has a 10,000t capacity and is designed to receive bulk powder both from self-discharging pneumatic cement carriers and from bulk vessels in a dust-free manner, accor... |
Tarmac sets up more flexible distribution model23 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsTarmac (CRH group) is to restructure the distribution model for its Cement and Lime division in the UK. A comprehensive strategic review will result in a more flexible regional model for both bulk and packed cement distribution, which have previously operated on a national basis. Tarmac's own fleet operations will handle around 50 per cent of bulk cement and 20 per cent of packed cement distribution, supported by six regional distribution providers selected through a rigorous procurement p... |
Tarmac plans Dunbar plant modernisation20 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsUK-based Tarmac has announced plans to modernise its plant in Dunbar, Scotland. The proposal, submitted for approval to the East Lothian Council, includes the addition of a grinding unit, storage silo and a rail loading facility. "These plans will help us take the Dunbar cement operation onto another level in terms of efficiency and use of the rail network for transportation across Scotland and England," said Oliver Curtin, plant manager. The company expects a response from the plannin... |
Cemex UK closes old Thorpe HQ building05 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsThis week Cemex UK's former office headquarters in Thorpe, Surrey, closes after 28 years and Cemex UK's HQ will now be run from Cemex House Rugby. The company has had close links with Rugby for nearly 150 years and today operates one of the most modern cement plants in the world located in the town. The new HQ was the former global head offices for the Rugby Group plc until 2000 and today, the legacy of the company is continued with the brand, Rugby Cement, one of most well-known brands in ... |
Breedon completes Tarmac asset swap02 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group announced it has completed an asset swap with Tarmac that secures 25Mt of additional mineral reserves and some 50,000tpa of extra asphalt capacity in four key UK locations. The Group has acquired from Tarmac three quarries near Inverness, Penrith and Wrexham, together with a quarry and asphalt plant near Porthmadog, in exchange for 23 of its ready-mixed concrete plants and a payment to Tarmac of GBP6.1m in cash. Commenting on today’s announcement Pat Ward, Breedon’s Grou... |
Martin Engineering opens new UK facility20 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsBulk handling specialist Martin Engineering has opened a new facility in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK, to offer an improved service to UK and Scandinavian customers. The team at Mansfield will be lead by Aaron Bartram, who has 30 years of experience running major production operations in the heavy building products sector. “The UK and Scandinavia are centres of excellence when it comes to bulk material handling and processing,” said Robert Whetstone, Martin Engineering’s European vice p... |
Cemex UK moves to Rugby19 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemex UK is moving its headquarters from Thorpe, Surrey, to its offices in Rugby, Warwickshire, to create a new HQ from 1 July 2018, said the company in a statement. The company has had close links with Rugby for nearly 150 years and operates one of the most modern plants in the town. To date the location has provided a regional centre for the company. From 1 July the senior leadership team and all back-office functions such as Taxation, Communications and Human Resources will be based at... |
Breedon Group Plc acquires Blinkbonny quarry01 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Northern Ltd, a subsidiary of Breedon Group plc, has completed the acquisition of Blinkbonny Quarry (Borders) Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Blinkbonny operates a quarry and ready-mixed concrete plant near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, employing 14 people. The acquisition provides Breedon with its first quarry in the region, with approximately 2.8Mt of high-quality basalt hard rock reserves and resources and a fleet of ready-mixed concrete mixers and tippers together with a volumetr... |
UKQAA appoints new chair person03 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA) has appointed Tarmac's Allan Everett as the association's new chair, taking over from Power Minerals' Ivan Skidmore who spent four years in the role. The UKQAA is the UK's leading authority on the use of quality ash in construction and engineering applications and represents a range of members from across the construction supply chain. Allan Everett, also Tarmac’s ash business manager, will help steer the association and work with its membership, to... |
Breedon to find remedies with CMA to conclude Tarmac quarry deals26 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group Plc's proposed phase 1 acquisition of certain assets from Tarmac, in exchange for a number of ready-mixed concrete plants and a cash payment, as announced on 13 December 2017 has been reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has cleared Breedon's acquisition of four quarries from Tarmac but has concluded that there is a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in three local areas in England and Wales in relation to the supply of r... |