Cement News tagged under: UK
UK: falls in construction output point to poor 1Q1311 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published on Friday show that construction output in the UK fell sharply in January, with falls across almost every sector. Overall, construction output in January was 6.3 per cent lower than in December and 7.9 per cent lower than it was one year ago. Commenting on these latest figures, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association said: “Although poor weather during January undoubtedly exacerba... |
UK: new orders indicate cautious optimism for construction04 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsNew UK construction orders for the final quarter of 2012, released on Friday by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), rose three per cent compared to the third quarter and were 11 per cent higher than the same quarter a year earlier. Although new orders remain at historic lows, this is a second consecutive quarter of growth and potentially provides positive signs for the industry going forward. Commenting on the ONS figures, Milja Keijonen, Economist at the Construction Products Associat... |
CRH and Cementos Portland Valderrivas confirm asset swap agreement26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc and Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA have reached agreement on an asset swap in relation to certain Spanish assets, effective immediately. The deal involves operations in Spain and the UK. CRH said in a statement that it will transfer its 26 per cent stake in Corporacion Uniland SA to CPV. In consideration, CPV will transfer its 99 per cent stake in Cementos Lemona SA to CRH. Cementos Lemona is an integrated cement, ready-mix and aggregates business located close to Bilbao ... |
CPA: calls for chancellor to recognise construction potential driver as growth26 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Construction Products Association (CPA) has called on the Chancellor to recognise the potential construction and product manufacturing has to drive short-term growth and enable long-term prosperity for the UK. In a statement, the CPA said it is vital government spend the GBP4.69bn capital investment boost announced in the 2011 Autumn Statement and the additional GBP5.5bn announced in December. Together these investments would provide at least an additional 0.8 per cent growth in GDP i... |
UK: recovery in Q4 masks longer-term trend11 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe latest Construction Trade Survey (CTS) published last Friday, shows that the majority of the construction industry endured a difficult 4Q12, due to declining output and orders on the demand side, combined with rising costs on the supply side. Large firms, especially those working in the infrastructure sector, have reported improving conditions, but the bulk of the industry still faces a very difficult year ahead especially those further down the supply chain, who are experiencing a con... |
UK construction contracts for the third month05 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsUK construction output fell for a third consecutive month in January, according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). January was the first month since last summer in which none of the three construction sub-sectors monitored by CIPS achieved growth. The civil engineering sub-sector suffering its first drop in activity since August. Housebuilding activity continued to fall, and commercial property construction stagnated in January,. CIPS' seasonally-a... |
UK construction: calls for real activity04 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsFollowing disappointing 2012 figures, the UK construction sector is braced for another tough year ahead and industry bodies are stressing the need to boost activity across the sector to prevent further declines in the industry and the wider economy. Evidence of a rapid decline in construction activity was confirmed by Mineral Products Association (MPA) sales survey results for 2012, which indicate a reduction of nine per cent in cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete in 2012 and an 1... |
UK construction falls 11% YoY, further declines ahead28 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsLatest figures by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that UK construction edged ahead on a quarterly basis in the final three months of 2012. However, activity declined by 11 per cent YoY and further falls are expected in the year ahead. ONS figures published on Friday show the UK economy fell by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012 compared to the previous quarter and was flat compared to the same quarter a year ago. The main contributors to this fall were the manufacturi... |
Cemex awards CCTV order to VUE, UK25 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsUK-based vehicle CCTV firm, VUE, has won a contract to supply vehicle CCTV systems to Cemex UK, as part of the company’s ‘Cyclist safety’ strategy. Cemex operates more than 400 vehicles which transport cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. The company has been playing a leading role in improving safety awareness among cyclists and has made numerous safety improvements to its fleet of vehicles, including additional signage, mirrors and proximity sensors. The latest phase o... |
Low carbon cement adds to Pembroke’s green credentials, UK15 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe new 2160MW natural gas power station in Pembroke boosted its green credentials during the construction phase through the use of low-carbon Phoenix Portland fly-ash cement (BS EN 197-1 CEM II/B-V 42,5N) produced just 90 miles away which incorporated fly-ash from its sister power station. Operator RWE npower worked closely with Aberthaw-based CelticAsh and Lafarge Tarmac’s Cement Works at East Aberthaw during the plant’s construction phase to overcome a number of tricky technical chall... |