Cement News tagged under: UK
Hanson Building Products announces name change to Forterra06 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsHanson Building Products has changed its company name to Forterra, following a recent divestment by former owners HeidelbergCement. The rebranding brings with it a new logo and a fresh identity to the established business, which has a trading history spanning back several decades, while its wide selection of products and services will be unchanged, according to the company. Stephen Harrison, UK Managing Director of Forterra, said; “The Hanson name and logo may have been replaced by Forterr... |
Hanson Ketton benefits from Siemens control system/integrated drive solution05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsA control system/integrated drive system solution from Siemens at Hanson Cement’s Ketton plant in the UK has produced a number of significant benefits for the cement giant and has improved the operation’s sustainability, reports Siemens. The clinker cooler upgrade project at Ketton carried out by Siemens has resulted in an annual CO2 reduction of 771t and over GBP86,000 saved in energy use, much of it through the use of variable speed drive technology and Siemens‘ integrated drive systems t... |
SUEZ and Cemex launch new SRF facility, UK21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex and international recycling and waste management company SUEZ have launched a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) facility which will supply the Rugby cement plant in the UK with high-specification alternative fuel for the next 25 years. Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex and Jean-Marc Boursier, senior executive VP of SUEZ in charge of the Recycling and Waste Recovery division for Europe, along with Richard Dodd, Mayor of Rugby, officially opened the new facility on Friday. The SRF faci... |
Tarmac unveils GPB6.6m asphalt plant, UK17 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsTarmac yesterday unveiled a state-of-the-art asphalt plant in Hertfordshire, UK. The GBP6.6m plant replaces an older 1960s operation. It has greater capacity, is more efficient, and can manufacture a wider range of products, including lower temperature asphalts. Among the plant's highlights, it is the first UK plant to use high capacity cold Recycled Asphalt Planings (RAP) technology to create mixes containing up to 55 per cent recycled content, supporting Tarmac’s commitment to increase... |
New Group CEO for Breedon, UK26 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Aggregates Ltd, the UK’s largest independent aggregates business, announced that Pat Ward, currently CEO of Aggregate Industries Europe (a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim), has agreed to join the company as Group chief executive officer. He will succeed Simon Vivian, who, having led Breedon since its creation has indicated his wish to step down as Group CEO and will move to a non-executive role with the company. Mr Ward is expected to join Breedon early next year once the terms of hi... |
Tarmac leads responsible sourcing excellence19 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsTarmac has announced that its Cement and Lime business has been awarded an ‘Excellent’ rating under BES 6001. Tarmac’s UK business has held a BES 6001 rating of ‘Very Good’ across its entire product range since 2011. But the latest certification makes it the first company within the cement and lime sectors to be awarded the ‘Excellent’ rating. The independent BRE standard assesses the systems that a company has in place to ensure that materials are sourced and managed responsibly against... |
UK: the latest buzz about Hope biodiversity13 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsA UK cement company is helping out in the UK’s campaign to grow Britain’s bee population. Hope Construction Materials has introduced 100,000 honeybees to two Derbyshire quarries to help improve biodiversity in its nearby area. The UK’s leading independent supplier of concrete and cement, is farming the bees at two of its two largest operations – Hope Cement Works, Hope Valley, and Dowlow Quarry near Buxton, in Derbyshire. The hives have a three-mile radius of suitable nectar supply, predomi... |
CMA welcomes recent sale of UK plants07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed the sale of plants by Lafarge Tarmac and Hanson. In the Competition Commission’s (CC) market investigation report published in January 2014, the CC had ordered Lafarge Tarmac to sell one of two cement plants and Hanson to sell one of its ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plants to enhance competition in the cement and GGBS markets in Great Britain. Lafarge Tarmac and Hope Construction Materials Ltd (Hope) both appealed... |
Francis Flower acquires Hanson Cement's GGBS unit, UK04 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsMineral resources company Francis Flower yesterday announced the acquisition of the ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) facility in Scunthorpe, UK, from Hanson Cement. The business is capable of producing more than half a million tonnes of GGBS every year and supplies customers in the Midlands and North of England. GGBS complements Francis Flower’s existing range of high quality powdered minerals, which originate as by-products from various industries reducing the need for mineral ... |
LafargeHolcim buys out 50% interest in Lafarge Tarmac as part of divestment process17 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs part of the preliminary steps to implement the disposals required by the European Commission for its approval of the merger to create LafargeHolcim and as previously announced, the group today completed the acquisition of the 50 per cent share in Lafarge Tarmac held by Anglo American for GBP992m (including changes in working capital). This step is required to allow for the full divestment of Lafarge Tarmac, with the exception of the Cauldon and Cookstown plants and certain non-operationa... |