Cement News tagged under: UK
CPA survey indicates construction product sales up in second quarter, UK17 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Construction Products Association's (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey for the second quarter of 2015 indicates construction product manufacturers’ sales increased for a ninth consecutive quarter, driven by growth in all key areas of the UK construction market, together with a rise in export demand. Key points include: • A balance of 78 per cent of heavy side firms and 73 per cent of light side firms reported that sales rose during the second quarter of 2015, compared to a year earli... |
MPA welcomes publication of government Productivity Plan15 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsMPA welcomes the Government’s initiative to improve UK productivity, which the trade body says is "a key to sustained long term growth." Issues such as the encouragement of private and public investment, the development of skills, effective and proportionate taxation and regulation and competitive energy supply are of prime importance to the UK Minerals Products industry, which underpins much of our national production and economic activity, the MPA said in a statement. "Government will l... |
CPA responds to government's Summer Budget announcement09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Construction Products Association (CPA) welcomed the government's 2015 Summer Budget Statement announced yesterday, which backs British manufacturers and industry. Dr Diana Montgomery, Chief Executive of the Association said: “we were pleased by plans – that were in line with our recommendations – of the permanent setting of the annual investment allowance of GBP200,000 from January 2016. This will offer industry confidence in the long-term to invest in new innovative plant and machin... |
Cemex UK to close all ready-mix plants for '90minutes Step-in' initiative09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsFor one and a half hours on Monday, 13 July 2015, all 200 Cemex UK's readymix plants will be shut. On this day, the Cemex 90minutes Step-in will take place, with 600 colleagues and 460 independent haulier contractors taking part in safety training to encourage them to ‘step-in’ and look after themselves and those working alongside them. Leeds plant is one of 200 plants to be closed on Monday for the Health & Safety awareness initiative The training has been developed internal... |
SAMSON Materials Handling appoints new MD09 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSAMSON Materials Handling, part of the AUMUND Group, has appointed Malcolm Youll as its new managing director. Mr Youll will be based at the SAMSON office in Cambridgeshire, UK. Mr Youll brings vast international experience of the capital equipment industry and complex engineered solutions having worked for CNH, CAT and Cargotec, SAMSON said in a statement. His wide range of experience in the field of Mining and Ports & Terminals will expand the SAMSON Materials Handling activities in the v... |
British Precast presents Best Practice Awards26 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsBritish Precast held its Annual Black-Tie Dinner on 24 June at the Leicester Marriott Hotel, UK. Supported by Cemex, the event brought the industry together for an evening of entertainment and presentation of the prestigious Best Practice Awards. British Precast members who had submitted entries for the four award categories: Health & Safety, Innovation, Project and Sustainability were all congratulated and the winners were announced as follows: • Health & Safety: Aggregate Industries – f... |
Hope Construction Materials supplies Scottish wind farm, UK19 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials, Britain’s leading independent concrete producer has just completed the supply of almost 12,000m3 of ready-mixed concrete to a new Scottish wind farm being built by renewable energy specialists Community Windpower Ltd. Hope Construction Materials supplies Aikengall II Community Wind Farm with 12,000m3 of ready-mixed concrete (Photo credit: 360 Aerial Photography) The concrete has provided the foundations for 19 new wind turbines at Aikengall II C... |
Hope Partnership Agreement launched, UK17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsUnion representatives have joined with Hope Construction Materials to launch an agreement which will bring benefits to 200 colleagues working at the Hope Works in the UK, the company said in a statement on Monday. Regional Officers from the GMB and Unite Unions visited the cement works in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire to meet senior Hope managers and works-based National Union Representatives to launch the Hope Partnership Agreement. This agreement continues the cement works’ strong track r... |
UK construction output update16 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsConstruction output in the UK increased by 1.5 per cent in April 2015 compared to the year before, marking the 23rd consecutive month of YoY growth but at the weakest rate since November 2013. Output was down by 0.8 per cent in April 2015 compared to the month before, after increasing by 1.4 per cent in March 2015, latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows. Repair and maintenance (R&M) decreased by 4.8 per cent while all new work increased by 1.6 per cent. Within... |
Cemex invests GBP1m in new concrete plant16 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex has invested GBP1m in a new concrete plant at its existing site in Leeds, UK. Cemex demolished the old plant in January 2015 after 63 years of operations. The new plant can batch 6m3 in around four minutes, or approximately 90m3 an hour. “The new plant has a simple and logical layout, and is well engineered,” said regional director Craig Williamson. “So for example, there is overhead storage for 500t of aggregates enabling it to go directly from the storage into the mixing area. We a... |