Hope announces GBP1m wagon investment
Hope Construction Materials has announced a major investment in rail transportation from its flagship Derbyshire cement operation in the UK. The company is investing over GBP1...
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UK construction industry reports further growth
The latest Construction Trade Survey shows that firms across the construction industry reported an eighth consecutive quarter of growth in activity in the first quarter of 2015...
Lafarge-Tarmac in GBP4m JCB deal, UK
Lafarge Tarmac (UK) has bought 60 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe loaders in a deal worth GBP4m (EUR5.5m). The order marks a 25-year partnership between Lafarge Tarmac and JCB...
Lafarge Tarmac gears up with new fleet of machines, UK
Lafarge Tarmac has made a multi-million pound investment in a new fleet of cutting edge equipment and machinery. The UK-based company has invested in 12 Volvo and 16 Vogele pa...
UK building products: volumes up
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) reports that sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt improved again in the first quarter of 2015. Seasonally-adjust...
Cemex first company in UK to trial new Mercedes-Benz Econic tipper
Cemex is the first company in the UK to operate and trial the new Econic tipper, designed by Mercedes-Benz to provide the driver with an unrivalled field of vision. ”It’s clea...
Xoptix celebrates 10th anniversary, UK
The team at Xoptix have successfully reached their 10th year developing and manufacturing particle sizing instrumentation. Managing director, Stuart Barton, explains what th...
Hope launch search for new recruits to join their Apprenticeship Academy
Hope Construction Materials is once again on the lookout for top young talent to join its business in Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the northeast UK. The firm’s Apprenticeship Ac...
Aberthaw upgrade nears completion, UK
Lafarge Tarmac’s Aberthaw cement plant in Wales, UK, is in the final stages of its GPB2m upgrade programme and is set for completion during its annual shutdown later this month...
MPA response to government 2050 Carbon Reduction Roadmap for the cement sector
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) responded to the publication of the Government’s 2050 carbon reduction roadmap for the UK cement sector. The report, commissioned by the...